1852 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 1852.
Scientific advances
Vertebrate paleozoology
| Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aepisaurus[2] | Nomen dubium | Gervais | Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
Grès vert |
 France |
A possible camarasaurid. |  Aepisaurus limb bone. | |
| Nomen dubium | Gervais | Early Cretaceous (Barremian) | Wessex Formation |  England |
A sauropod of unknown affinities. | |||
| Name | Status | Authors | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brachytrachelus | Preoccupied. | Geibel | preoccupied name; now known as Scaphognathus | |
| Ctenochasma | Valid | von Meyer | ||
| Macrotrachelus | Jr. synonym. | Giebel | Jr. synonym of Pterodactylus. | |
People
Awards and recognition
Deaths
- Gideon Algernon Mantell died.
Popular culture
Literature
- Bleak House by Charles Dickens was published. The story told by this novel is unrelated to paleontology, but it does briefly mention a Megalosaurus, which happened to be the first reference made to dinosaurs in fiction.[3]
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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gervais, P. 1852. Zoologie et paleontology francaise (animauz vertebras): Paris v. 1, iv + 271 (text), v. 2, explanation of plates, v. 3, Plates;
- ↑ Sarjeant, W. A. S., 2001, Dinosaurs in fiction: In: Mesozoic Vertebrate Life, edited by Tanke, D. H., and Carpenter, K., Indiana University Press, pp. 504-529.