List of years 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 1873.
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp nov | Cretaceous | A brown algae species. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp nov | jr synonym | Described as a moss species. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp nov | jr synonym | Cretaceous | Described as a watermoss species. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp nov | jr homonym | Cretaceous | A possible spikemoss species. | ||||||
Sp nov | Cretaceous | A possible spikemoss species. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp nov | jr synonym | Cretaceous | Described as a coast redwood species. | ||||||
Sp nov | jr synonym | Cretaceous | Described as an African cypress species. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp nov | Cretaceous | Described as an anacharioid hydrocharitaceous species. | |||||||
Sp nov | jr synonym | Cretaceous | Described as a water cabbage species. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp nov | jr synonym | Eocene | First described as a betulaceous species. | ![]() | |||||
Sp nov | jr synonym | Eocene | A walnut species. | ![]() | |||||
Sp nov | Cretaceous | A Fagaceous or Juglandaceous species. | |||||||
Sp nov | valid | Cretaceous | A Fagaceous or Juglandaceous species. | ![]() | |||||
Sp nov | valid | Cretaceous | A platanaceous species. | ||||||
Sp nov | jr synonym | Eocene | A walnut species. | ||||||
Sp nov | Cretaceous | A possible laural species. | |||||||
Sp nov | valid | Cretaceous | A cottonwood/aspen species. | ||||||
Sp nov | Cretaceous | A sumac species. | |||||||
Sp nov | valid | Cretaceous | A possible water caltrop species. | ||||||
Sp nov | jr homonym | Cretaceous | A Viburnum species. | ||||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp nov | jr homonym | Cretaceous | A fungi species. | ||||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Comb nov | Jr synonym | (Mayr) | Fossil Dolichoderin ant | ![]() | ||||
Comb nov | Jr synonym | Fossil Dolichoderin ant, jr synonym of Anonychomyrma geinitzi | ![]() | |||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen et sp nov | Valid | Sauvage | |||||
Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Valid | late Albian/early Cenomanian | ||||||
Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Valid | Silurian | ||||||