1872 in paleontology

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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 1872.

Dinosaurs

Taxon	Novelty	Status	Author(s)	Age	Unit	Location	Notes
Agathaumas sylvestris	Gen. et sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Maastrichtian	Lance Formation	Wyoming	Dubious ceratopsid
Colonosaurus mudgei	Gen. et sp. nov.	Jr. synonym	Marsh	Santonian	Niobrara Formation	Kansas	Misidentified as a marine reptile, before association with body of Ichthyornis recognized
Eucamerotus	Gen. nov.	Nomen dubium	Hulke	Barremian	Wessex Formation	England	Later given the type species E. foxi
Hadrosaurus agilis^[2]	Sp. nov.	Valid	Marsh	Santonian	Niobrara Formation	Kansas	Later given the genus name Claosaurus
Tylosteus ornatus	Gen. et sp. nov.	Jr. synonym	Leidy	Maastrichtian	Lance Formation	Montana	Suppressed synonym of Pachycephalosaurus

References

^ 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.
^ Marsh, O.C. (1872). "Notice of a new species of Hadrosaurus". American Journal of Science and Arts. 3: 301.

[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.

[marsh1872a-2] Marsh, O.C. (1872). "Notice of a new species of Hadrosaurus". American Journal of Science and Arts. 3: 301.

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