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 1867.

List of years in paleontology (table)
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Arthropods

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Insects

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Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Camponotus induratus[2]

Comb nov

valid

(Heer)

Burdigalian

Radoboj

  Croatia

A formicine ant.
New combination forFormica indurata

 
Camponotus induratus

Aphaenogaster fuliginosa[2]

Comb. nov

jr synonym

(Heer)

Burdigalian

Radoboj

  Croatia

A formicine ant.
jr synonym of Liometopum imhoffii

Aphaenogaster livida[2]

Comb. nov

jr synonym

(Heer)

Burdigalian

Radoboj

  Croatia

A formicine ant.
jr synonym of Liometopum imhoffii

Hypoclinea haueri[2]

Sp nov

Synonym

Mayr

Burdigalian

Radoboj

  Croatia

A dolichoderine ant.
synonym of Emplastus haueri

Liometopum antiquum[2]

Sp nov

Synonym

Mayr

Burdigalian

Radoboj

  Croatia

A dolichoderine ant.
synonym of Emplastus antiquus

Liometopum imhoffii[2]

Comb. nov

Valid

(Heer)

Burdigalian

Radoboj

  Croatia

A formicine ant

 
Liometopum imhoffii

Poneropsis affinis[2]

Comb. nov

jr synonym

(Heer)

Burdigalian

Radoboj

  Croatia

A formicine ant.
jr synonym of Liometopum imhoffii

Ponera livida[2]

Sp. nov

jr synonym

Heer

Burdigalian

Radoboj

  Croatia

A formicine ant.
jr synonym of Liometopum imhoffii

Ponera lugubris[2]

Sp. nov

jr synonym

Heer

Burdigalian

Radoboj

  Croatia

A formicine ant.
jr synonym of Liometopum imhoffii

Ponera morio[2]

Sp. nov

jr synonym

Heer

Burdigalian

Radoboj

  Croatia

A formicine ant.
jr synonym of Liometopum imhoffii

Archosauromorphs

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Newly named dinosaurs

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Name Status Authors Location Notes Images

Acanthopholis

Nomen dubium

Thomas Henry Huxley

Orosaurus

Jr. synonym

Thomas Henry Huxley

Junior subjective synonym of Euskelosaurus.

Paleontologists

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References

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  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.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Dlussky, G.M.; Putyatina, T.S. (2014). "Early Miocene ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Radoboj, Croatia". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen. 272 (3): 237–285. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.692.9292. doi:10.1127/0077-7749/2014/0409.
  3. ^ Farlow, James O.; M. K. Brett-Surmann (1999). The Complete Dinosaur. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-253-21313-6.