List of years in paleontology

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The following entries cover events related to the study of paleontology which occurred in the listed year.

Contents

Before 1800s

1800s

1800s: 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 1806 1807 1808 1809
1810s: 1810 1811 1812 1813 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 1819
1820s: 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829
1830s: 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839
1840s: 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849
1850s: 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859
1860s: 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869
1870s: 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879
1880s: 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
1890s: 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899

1900s

1900s: 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
1910s: 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920s: 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930s: 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940s: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
1950s: 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960s: 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s: 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s

2000s: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020s: 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029
2030s: 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039
2040s: 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049
2050s: 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059
2060s: 2060 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069
2070s: 2070 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079
2080s: 2080 2081 2082 2083 2084 2085 2086 2087 2088 2089
2090s: 2090 2091 2092 2093 2094 2095 2096 2097 2098 2099

Subcategories by group

Plants

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Arthropods

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Insects

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Molluscs

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Fishes

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Reptiles

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Archosaurs

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Mammals

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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