1832 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 1832.
Crocodylomorphs
New taxa
| Taxon | Novelty | Status | Author(s) | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metriorhynchus[2] | Gen. nov. | Valid | von Meyer | Kimmeridgian | La Voulte-sur-Rhône |  France |
Many species have been referred to Metriorhynchus since 1830, yet recent studies show that only three species are valid and referrable to the genus, the type M. geoffroyii, M. superciliosus, and M. hastifer.[3] |  |
Dinosaurs
New taxa
| Taxon | Novelty | Status | Author(s) | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iguanodon mantelli | Sp. nov. | Jr. synonym | von Meyer[2] | Barremian | Tilgate Forest |  England |
A species for Iguanodon, which had already been given by Holl in 1829 as I. anglicus. |  |
| Streptospondylus[2] | Gen. nov. | Valid | von Meyer | Oxfordian, 161 mya | Vaches Noires | France |
The remains of Streptospondylus were the first dinosaurian remains to be described (by Cuvier in 1808), however, their identification was thought to be teleosaurid or metriorhynchid.[4] |  |
Pterosaurs
New taxa
| Taxon | Novelty | Status | Author(s) | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pterodactylus bucklandi[2] | Sp. nov. | Nomen dubium | von Meyer | Bathonian | Stonesfield Slate | England |
While von Meyer reported the locality as Stonesfield, these fossils are likely misrepresented and originally came from Solnhofen limestone.[5] | |
| "Ornithocephalus giganteus"[2] | Nomen nudum | von Meyer | Kimmeridgian | Solnhofen limestone |  Germany |
Meyer attributes the name to Sommerring, 1820,[2] while Wellnhofer attributes the name to Oken, 1819.[6] Neither Sommerring nor Oken used the name.[7][8] | ||
Paleontologists
- Death of Georges Cuvier[9]