1849 in paleontology

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 1849.

Arthropods

Insects

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Attopsis anthracina [2]	Sp. nov	jr synonym	Heer	Burdigalian	Radoboj	Croatia	A formicine ant. jr synonym of Oecophylla obesa
Attopsis longipennis [2]	Sp. nov	valid	Heer	Burdigalian	Radoboj	Croatia	A formicine ant.	Attopsis longipennis
Attopsis longipes [2]	Sp. nov	jr synonym	Heer	Burdigalian	Radoboj	Croatia	A formicine ant. jr synonym of Oecophylla obesa
Attopsis nigra [2]	Sp. nov	jr synonym	Heer	Burdigalian	Radoboj	Croatia	A formicine ant. jr synonym of Oecophylla obesa
Formica imhoffii [2]	Sp. nov	jr synonym	Heer	Burdigalian	Radoboj	Croatia	A formicine ant. jr synonym of Liometopum imhoffii	Formica imhoffii
Formica indurata [2]	Sp nov	sr syn	Heer	Burdigalian	Radoboj	Croatia	A formicine ant. synonym of Camponotus induratus	Camponotus induratus
Formica longiventris	Sp nov	sr syn	Heer	Burdigalian	Radoboj	Croatia	An Amblyoponin ant. synonym of Casaleia longiventris	Casaleia longiventris
Formica ocella [2]	Sp nov	Synonym	Heer	Burdigalian	Radoboj	Croatia	A dolichoderine ant. synonym of Emplastus (?) ocellus
Formica ocella var paulo major [2]	Sp nov	Synonym	Heer	Burdigalian	Radoboj	Croatia	A dolichoderine ant. synonym of Emplastus (?) ocellus	Formica ocella var paulo major
Formica schmidtii [2]	Sp. nov	jr synonym	Heer	Burdigalian	Radoboj	Croatia	A formicine ant. jr synonym of Liometopum imhoffii	Formica imhoffii
Ponera affinis [2]	Sp. nov	jr synonym	Heer	Burdigalian	Radoboj	Croatia	A formicine ant. jr synonym of Liometopum imhoffii	Ponera affinis
Ponera fuliginosa [2]	Sp. nov	jr synonym	Heer	Burdigalian	Radoboj	Croatia	A formicine ant. jr synonym of Liometopum imhoffii	Ponera fuliginosa
Ponera fuliginosa oeningensis [2]	Sp. nov	valid?	Heer	Miocene	Oeningen	Germany	A formicine ant?'
Ponera fuliginosa radobojana [2]	Sp. nov	jr synonym	Heer	Burdigalian	Radoboj	Croatia	A formicine ant. jr synonym of Liometopum imhoffii	Ponera fuliginosa radobojana
Plecia bucklandi [3]	Sp. nov	Valid	Heer	Chattian		France	A bibionid	Plecia bucklandi

References

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. Dlussky, G.M.; Putyatina, T.S. (2014). "Early Miocene ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Radoboj, Croatia". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen. 272 (3): 237–285. CiteSeerX   10.1.1.692.9292 . doi:10.1127/0077-7749/2014/0409.
3. Skartveit, J.; Nel, A. (2017). "Revision of fossil Bibionidae (Insecta: Diptera) from French Oligocene deposits" (PDF). Zootaxa. 4225 (1): 1–83. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4225.1.1. PMID   28187637.