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1871 in paleontology

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Paleontology or palaeontology 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 humans have 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 1871.

"Fish"

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Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Erismatopterus'[2]

Gen et Sp et comb nov

valid

Cope

Eocene
Ypresian

Green River Formation

 US
 Wyoming

A percopsid fish.
The type species is E. rickseckeri
Also includes Cyprinodon levatus (1870)
E. rickseckeri synonymized into E. levatus (1969)

Erismatopterus levatus

Archosauromorphs

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Newly named pseudosuchians

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Name Status Authors Notes

Zatomus

Nomen dubium

Edward Drinker Cope

Dubious genus of non-dinosaurian archosaur.

Newly named dinosaurs

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Name Status Authors Notes

Danubiosaurus

Nomen dubium

Bunzel

Possible subjective synonym of Struthiosaurus.

Pterosaurs

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New taxa

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Anhanguera
Name Status Authors Notes

Diopecephalus

Jr. synonym.

Seeley

Jr. synonym of Pterodactylus.

Ornithostoma

Valid

Seeley

References

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  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. ^ Grande, L. (1984). "Paleontology of the Green River Formation, with a review of the fish fauna". Bulletin of the Wyoming State Geological Survey. 63 2nd ed. Laramie, Wyoming.