1880 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 1880.
Ichthyosaurs
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen et comb nov |
valid |
Marsh |
Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) |
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Pterosaurs
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Synapsids
Non-mammalian
| Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images | |
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Gaudry |
Late Carboniferous |
Coal deposits |
A member of Eothyrididae. |
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