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            List of years in paleontology       (table)
 1864 .  1865 .  1866 .  1867  . 1868  . 1869  . 1870 
1871 1872 1873 -1874- 1875 1876 1877
 1878 .  1879 .  1880 .  1881  . 1882  . 1883  . 1884 

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 1874.

Dinosaurs[]

Newly named dinosaurs[]

Name Status Authors Notes

Cionodon

Nomen dubium

Edward Drinker Cope

Craterosaurus

Nomen dubium

Harry Govier Seeley

Possible subjective synonym of Regnosaurus.

Ischyrosaurus

Preoccupied.

Hulke, 1874 vide Richard Lydekker, 1888

Preoccupied by Edward Drinker Cope, 1869.

Morinosaurus

Nomen dubium

Sauvage

Possible subjective synonym of Pelorosaurus.

Polyonax

Jr. synonym

Edward Drinker Cope

Junior subjective synonym of Triceratops.

Plesiosaurs[]

New taxa[]

Name Status Authors Notes

Colymbosaurus

Valid

Seeley

Eretmosaurus

Valid

Seeley

Mauisaurus

Valid

Hector

Muraenosaurus

Valid

Seeley

Pterosaurs[]

Newly named pterosaurs[]

Name Status Authors Notes

Coloborhynchus

Valid

Owen

Criorhynchus

Jr. synonym

Owen

Jr. synonym of Ornithocheirus.

References[]

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