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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 1891.
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Comb nov | jr synonym | (Mayr, 1868) | Middle Eocene | Baltic amber | Fossil myrmicine ant, |  | ||
Sp nov | valid | A myrmicine ant. |  | |||||
Sp nov | valid | A myrmicine ant. |  | |||||
Sp nov | valid | An ectatommine ant. |  | |||||
Gen et sp nov | valid | A myrmicine ant. |  | |||||
Sp nov | valid | A formicine ant. |  | |||||
Sp nov | valid | A ponerine ant. |  |
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Gen et sp nov | Possible jr. synonym | Possible junior subjective synonym of Thecodontosaurus . | ||||||
Gen nov | synonym |
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Gen et comb nov | a possible basal coelurosaurian |  | ||||||
Gen et comb nov | Type species S. flabellatus |  | ||||||
Gen et 2 sp | Valid |  | ||||||
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Agostino Scilla was an Italian Baroque painter, paleontologist, geologist, numismatist, and a pioneer in the study of fossils and in scientific illustration. In addition to his paintings, he published an early text on paleontology: La vana speculazione disingannata dal senso which was introduced to English audiences by William Wotton of the Royal Society in 1696. He was among the first to promote a scientific understanding of fossils in contrast to fantastic Biblical and divine interpretations.
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Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. 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 1901.
Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. 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 1864.
Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. 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 1895.
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