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            List of years in paleontology       (table)
 1836 .  1837 .  1838 .  1839  . 1840  . 1841  . 1842 
1843 1844 1845 -1846- 1847 1848 1849
 1850 .  1851 .  1852 .  1853  . 1854  . 1855  . 1856 

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 1846.

Dinosaurs[]

Newly named dinosaurs[]

Name Status Authors Notes

Smilodon[1]

Misidentification.

Plieninger

A misidentified phytosaur. The name was also preoccupied by the well known species of prehistoric cat. The genus was later renamed Zanclodon.

Zanclodon

Misidentification.

Plieninger

A misidentified phytosaur formerly known as Smilodon.

Rutiodon BW

Zanclodon was actually a phytosaur like this Rutiodon.

Pterosaurs[]

New taxa[]

Name Status Authors Notes

Cimoliornis

Jr. synonym.

Owen

Jr. synonym of Ornithocheirus.


Rhamphorhynchus

Valid

von Meyer

References[]

  1. ^ Plieninger, T. 1846. Ueber ein neues Sauriergenus. Jahreschefte Verein fur Vaterlandische Naturkunde in Wurttemberg 2.
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