1871 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 1871.

Archosauromorphs[]

Newly named pseudosuchians[]

Name	Status	Authors		Notes
Zatomus	Nomen dubium	Edward Drinker Cope		Dubious genus of non-dinosaurian archosaur.

Newly named dinosaurs[]

Name	Status	Authors		Notes
Danubiosaurus	Nomen dubium	Bunzel		Possible subjective synonym of Struthiosaurus.

Pterosaurs[]

New taxa[]

Name	Status	Authors		Notes
Diopecephalus	Jr. synonym.	Seeley		Jr. synonym of Pterodactylus.
Ornithostoma	Valid	Seeley

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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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