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In science: 1873; 1874; 1875; 1876; 1877; 1878; 1879

Paleontology or palaeontology (from Greek: paleo, "ancient"; ontos, "being"; and logos, "knowledge") 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.

Dinosaurs

Name	Status	Authors
Chondrosteosaurus	Nomen dubium	Sir Richard Owen
Diclonius	Nomen dubium	Edward Drinker Cope
Dysganus	Nomen dubium	Edward Drinker Cope
Macrurosaurus	Valid	Harry Govier Seeley
Monoclonius	Nomen dubium	Edward Drinker Cope
Paronychodon	Nomen dubium	Edward Drinker Cope
Zapsalis	Nomen dubium	Edward Drinker Cope

Anapsids

Newly named anapsids

Name	Status	Authors		Notes
Anthodon		Sir Richard Owen		A pareiasaur.
Pareiasaurus		Sir Richard Owen		A pareiasaur

Plesiosaurs

Newly named plesiosaurs

Name	Status	Authors	Notes
Plesiosaurus longirostris	Valid	Blake	Now referred to Hauffiosaurus.^[2]
Plesiosaurus propinquus	Junior synonym	Blake	A junior synonym of Rhomaleosaurus zetlandicus.^[3]
Uronautes	Valid	Cope

Pterosaurs

New taxa

Name	Status	Authors		Notes
Nyctosaurus	Valid	Marsh
Pteranodon	Valid	Marsh

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Name	Status	Authors	Images
Cistecephalus	Valid	Owen	Cistecephalus Gorgonops
Endothiodon	Valid	Owen
Gorgonops	Valid	Owen
Scaloposaurus	Valid	Owen
Tapinocephalus	Valid	Owen
Theriognathus	Valid	Owen
Titanosuchus	Valid	Owen

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.
↑ Roger B. J. Benson, Hilary F. Ketchum, Leslie F. Noè and Marcela Gómez-Pérez (2011). "New information on Hauffiosaurus (Reptilia, Plesiosauria) based on a new species from the Alum Shale Member (Lower Toarcian: Lower Jurassic) of Yorkshire, UK". Palaeontology 54 (3): 547–571. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2011.01044.x.
↑ P. Vincent and A. S. Smith. 2009. A redescription of Plesiosaurus propinquus Tate & Blake, 1876 (Reptilia, Plesiosauria), from the Lower Jurassic (Toarcian) of Yorkshire, England. Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society 57(3-4):133-142

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