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            List of years in paleontology       (table)
 1833 .  1834 .  1835 .  1836  . 1837  . 1838  . 1839 
1840 1841 1842 -1843- 1844 1845 1846
 1847 .  1848 .  1849 .  1850  . 1851  . 1852  . 1853 

Paleontology, palaeontology or palæontology (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, coprolites, palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because mankind has 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 in the year 1843.


Pterosaurs[]

New taxa[]

Name Status Authors Notes

Ornithopterus

Junior synonym.

Fitzinger

Junior synonym of Rhamphorhynchus.

Pachyrhamphus

Preoccupied

Fitzinger

preoccupied name; now known as Scaphognathus

References[]

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