1840 in paleontology

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Paleontology, palaeontology or palæontology (from Greek: paleo, "ancient"; ontos, "being"; and logos, "knowledge") is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils.[1] This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because mankind has encountered fossils for millennia, paleontology has a long history both before and after becoming formalized as a science. This article records significant discoveries and events related to paleontology that occurred in the year 1840.

Dinosaurs

Newly named dinosaurs

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list[2] and Dr. Jeremy Montague's dinosaur genus database.[3]

Name Status Authors Notes

Hylosaurus[4]

Valid

Fitzinger

Junior objective synonym of Hylaeosaurus.

Palaeosaurus

Preoccupied

Fitzinger

Preoccupied by a non-dinosaurian archosaur named by Geoffroy Saint-Hilare in 1833. Renamed Sphenosaurus. Also turned out to be a misidentified procolophonid.

Paleosaurus

Misidentification.

Riley

Stutchbury

Misidentified non-dinosaurian archosaur. The name is also dubious.

Squalodon

Misidentification.

Grateloup

Misidentified cetacean.

Therosaurus[4]

Valid

Fitzinger

Junior objective synonym of Iguanodon.

Plesiosaurs

Newly named plesiosaurs

Name Status Authors Notes

Hexatarsostinus

Valid

Hawkins

Pentatarsostinius

Jr. synonym

Hawkins

Junior synonym of Plesiosaurus

References

  1. ↑ Gini-Newman, Garfield; Graham, Elizabeth (2001). Echoes from the past: world history to the 16th century. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. ISBN 9780070887398. OCLC 46769716. 
  2. ↑ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Retrieved 2008-08-07. 
  3. ↑ Montague, Jeremy. "Dr. Montague's Database". Retrieved 2008-10-29. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fitzinger, L.J. 1840. Über Palaeosaurus sternbergii, eine neue Gattung vorweltlicher Reptilien und die Stellung dieser Thiere im Systeme überhaupt. Wiener Mus. Annalen II: pp. 175-187 + plate XI.
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