1870 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 1870.
Turtles
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Misidentification. |
Misidentified dubious marine turtle remains. | |||
Archosauroomorphs
Newly named birds
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Misidentification. |
Misidentified bird. | |||
Newly named non-avian dinosaurs
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Possible subjective synonym of Allosaurus. |
 Antrodemus may be the same as Allosaurus. | ||||
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Bunzel |
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Plesiosaurs
New taxa
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Cope |
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Valid |
Cope |
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Pterosaurs
New taxa
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Jr. synonym. |
Seeley |
Junior synonym of Coloborhynchus. | ||
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Seeley |
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Misidentification |
Cope |
At first it was thought to be a Triassic pterosaur, but is now known to be (at least in part) a kuehneosaurid.[2] | ||
Synapsids
Non-mammalian
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Cope |
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