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1865 in paleontology

List of years in paleontology
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1862
1863
1864
1865
1866
1867
1868

Paleontology or palaeontology (from Greek: paleo, "ancient"; ontos, "being"; and logos, "knowledge") 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 1865.

Ankistrodon

Nomen dubium

Thomas Henry Huxley

Early Triassic

Panchet Formation

 India

A proterosuchid.

Coelosaurus

Preoccupied.

Joseph Leidy

Late Cretaceous (early Maastrichtian)


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