1838 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 or were published in the year 1838.
Dinosaurs
Newly named dinosaurs
Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list.[2]
| Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Valid |
Eudes-Deslongchamps |
Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) |
Jacques Amand Eudes-Deslongchamps discovers the remains of the first major French dinosaur find. He names the animal Poekilopleuron, and mistakenly believes it to be marine.[4] | ||||
Plesiosaurs
New taxa
| Name | Status | Authors | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Valid |
Meyer |
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Ischyrodon |
Valid |
von Meyer |
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Synapsids
Non-mammalian
| Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kutorga |
Late Permian |
A member of Dinocephalia. |
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Nomen dubium |
Kutorga |
Late Permian |
A member of Dinocephalia. | ||||
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Valid |
Kutorga |
Middle Permian |
A member of Dinocephalia. | ||||
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ↑ Eudes-Deslongchamps, J.A. 1838. Memoire sur le Poekilopleuron bucklandi, grande saurien fossile, intermediaire entre les crocodiles et les lezards. Memoires de la Societe linneenne de Normandie, Caen 6: pp. 37-146.
- ↑ Farlow, James O.; M. K. Brett-Surmann (1999). The Complete Dinosaur. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 16. ISBN 0-253-21313-4.