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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 1872.
Taxon | Novelty | Status | Author(s) | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Agathaumas | Gen. et sp. nov. | Nomen dubium | Cope | Maastrichtian | Lance Formation | ![]() | Dubious ceratopsid | |
Colonosaurus | Gen. et sp. nov. | Jr. synonym | Marsh | Santonian | Niobrara Formation | ![]() | Misidentified as a marine reptile, before association with body of Ichthyornis recognized | |
Eucamerotus | Gen. nov. | Nomen dubium | Hulke | Barremian | Wessex Formation | ![]() | Later given the type species E. foxi | |
Hadrosaurus agilis [2] | Sp. nov. | Valid | Marsh | Santonian | Niobrara Formation | ![]() | Later given the genus name Claosaurus | |
Tylosteus | Gen. et sp. nov. | Jr. synonym | Leidy | Maastrichtian | Lance Formation | ![]() | Suppressed synonym of Pachycephalosaurus | |