1886 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 1886.
Ichthyosaurs
New taxa
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Bassani |
Late Triassic (Carnian) |
Besano Formation |
Type species of the mixosaurid genus Mixosaurus Baur, 1887. | ||
Archosaurs
Newly named basal archosauromorphs
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Bassani |
Junior synonym of Tanystropheus, a member of Protorosauria. | ||||||
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Synapsids
Non-mammalian
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Invalid |
Early Permian |
Red beds |
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