1876 in paleontology

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 1876.

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Taxon	Novelty	Status	Author(s)	Age	Unit	Location	Notes
Aublysodon lateralis^[2]	Sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Campanian	Judith River Formation	Montana	A species of Aublysodon
Chondrosteosaurus gigas	Gen. et sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Owen	Barremian	Wessex Formation	England	A sauropod
Diclonius pentagonus^[2]	Gen. et sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Campanian	Judith River Formation	Montana	A hadrosaurid
Diclonius calamarius^[2]	Sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Campanian	Judith River Formation	Montana	A species of Diclonius
Diclonius perangulatus^[2]	Sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Campanian	Judith River Formation	Montana	A species of Diclonius
Dysganus encaustus^[2]	Gen. et sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Campanian	Judith River Formation	Montana	A ceratopsid
Dysganus bicarinatus^[2]	Sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Campanian	Judith River Formation	Montana	A species of Dysganus
Dysganus haydenianus^[2]	Sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Campanian	Judith River Formation	Montana	A species of Dysganus
Dysganus peiganus^[2]	Sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Campanian	Judith River Formation	Montana	A species of Dysganus
Laelaps explanatus^[2]	Sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Campanian	Judith River Formation	Montana	A species of Laelaps
Laelaps falculus^[2]	Sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Campanian	Judith River Formation	Montana	A species of Laelaps
Laelaps incrassatus^[2]	Sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Campanian	Judith River Formation	Montana	A species of Laelaps
Macrurosaurus semnus	Gen. et sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Seeley	Albian	Cambridge Greensand	England	A sauropod
Monoclonius crassus^[2]	Gen. et sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Campanian	Judith River Formation	Montana	A ceratopsid
Paronychodon lacustris^[2]	Gen. et sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Campanian	Judith River Formation	Montana	A troodontid
Zapsalis abradens	Gen. et sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Campanian	Judith River Formation	Montana	A dromaeosaurid

Name	Status	Authors	Age	Location	Notes	Images
Cistecephalus	Valid	Owen	255 Millions of years ago.	South Africa	Box-Headed animal	Cistecephalus
Endothiodon	Valid	Owen	257 Millions of years ago.	Brazil India Malawi South Africa Tanzania Zambia		Endothiodon
Gorgonops	Valid	Owen	257 Millions of years ago.	Malawi South Africa	A Gorgonopsian.	Gorgonops
Scaloposaurus	Valid	Owen	251 Millions of years ago.	South Africa		Scaloposaurus
Tapinocephalus	Valid	Owen	261 Millions of years ago.	South Africa	A Dome-headed Dinocephalian.	Tapinocephalus
Theriognathus	Valid	Owen	255 Millions of years ago.	Tanzania		Theriognathus
Titanosuchus	Valid	Owen	261 Millions of years ago.	South Africa	Titanic crocodile.	Titanosuchus

1876 in paleontology

Dinosaurs

Anapsids

Newly named anapsids

Plesiosaurs

Newly named plesiosaurs

Pterosaurs

New taxa

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

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