1856 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 1856.

Dinosaurs

Newly named dinosaurs

Name Status Authors Notes

Centemodon[2]

Misidentification.

Lea

Dubious genus of misidentified phytosaur.

Dakosaurus[3]

Misidentification.

Quenstedt

Misidentified thalattosuchian.

Deinodon[4]

Nomen dubium

Joseph Leidy

Might be a subjective synonym of Albertosaurus.

Dinosaurus[5]

Preoccupied.

Rütimeyer

Preoccupied by a genus erected by Fischer von Waldheim in 1847. Renamed Gresslyosaurus

Gresslyosaurus[6]

Disputed.

Rütimeyer

Possible subjective synonym of Plateosaurus

Palaeoscincus[4]

Nomen dubium

Joseph Leidy

Possible subjective synonym of Edmontonia or Panoplosaurus.

Thespesius[4]

Nomen dubium

Joseph Leidy

Trachodon[4]

Nomen dubium

Joseph Leidy

Troodon[4]

Valid

Joseph Leidy
Trachodon teeth

Paleontologists

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. ↑ Lea, I. 1856. Description of Centemodon sulcatus. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 10: pp. 77-78.
  3. ↑ Quenstedt, F. A. 1856. Sonst und Jetzt. Populäre Vorträge über Geologie. Tübingen: Laupp. [pp. 128, 130].
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Leidy, J. 1856. Notices of the remains of extinct reptiles and fishes, discovered by Dr. F.V. Hayden in the badlands of the Judith River, Nebraska Territory. Proc Acad. Nat. Sci. 1856: pp. 72-72.
  5. ↑ Rutimeyer. L. 1856. (Dinosaurus gresslyi). Biblio. Universelle Geneve Arch. September 1856: p. 53.
  6. ↑ Rutimeyer. L. 1856. Reptilienknochen aus dem Keuper. Allg. Schweiz. Ges. Ge samt. Naturwiss. Verh. 41: pp. 62-64.
  7. ↑ Farlow, James O.; M. K. Brett-Surmann (1999). The Complete Dinosaur. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 7. ISBN 0-253-21313-4. 
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