1845 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 1845.

Plesiosaurs[]

New taxa[]

Name	Status	Authors		Notes
Spondylosaurus	Jr. synonym	Fisher		Junior synonym of Pliosaurus.

Synapsids[]

Non-mammalian[]

Name	Status	Authors	Age	Location	Notes	Images
Dicynodon	Valid	Owen	255 Million years ago.	Brazil South Africa Tanzania Zambia		Dicynodon

Mammals[]

Name	Authors	Age	Location	Notes	Images
Coryphodon	Owen	52 Million years ago.	Belgium Canada ( Northwest Territories) China France UK USA ( Alabama, Colorado, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Texas, Utah and Wyoming)	A hippo-like mammal.	Coryphodon

References[]

^ 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.

[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.

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