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 1860.
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Arthropods
Insects
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comb. nov | jr synonym | A Limoniid cranefly, |  | |||||
comb. nov | jr synonym | A Limoniid cranefly, | _pulchella_Fig_12_body_01.jpg) |
Plesiosaurs
New taxa
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Pterosaurs
New taxa
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Synapsids
Non-mammalian
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Valid | Eichwald | 267 Millions of years ago | The scientists believed that they had found a Dinosaur, but in Reality it was a ProtoMammal. |  | ||
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Valid | Owen | 254 Millions of years ago. |  |
