1882 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 1882.
Diapsids
Newly named choristoderes
| Name | Status | Authors | Location | Notes | |
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Sauvage |
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Newly named ichthyosaurs
| Name | Status | Authors | Notes | |
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Sauvage |
An ichthyosaur.[2] | |||
Newly named dinosaurs
| Name | Status | Authors | Location | Notes | |
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Preoccupied. |
Preoccupied by Barkas, 1870. Later renamed Anchisaurus. | ||||
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An iguanodont. | |||||
Synapsids
Non-mammalian
| Name | Status | Authors | Age | Location | Notes | Images |
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Valid |
Cope | 280 Million of years ago |
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a Sail-Backed ProtoMammal. |  | |
Paleontologists
- The fossil collection of the recently deceased Reverend William Fox, which contained over 500 specimens, was bought by the trustees of the British Museum of Natural History.[3]