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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 1878.
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Aranea columbiae[2] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Quesnel |
An orb-web spider egg sack ichnogenus. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Bothromicromus[2] |
Gen et Sp nov |
valid |
Quesnel |
A possibly megalomine[4] hemerobiid lacewing. |
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Euschistus antiquus[2] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Quesnel |
A shield bug |
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Gen et sp nov |
valid |
A holcorpid scorpionfly |
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Lachnus quesneli[2] |
Sp nov |
jr synonym |
Quesnel |
An aphidoid of uncertain placement |
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Sciara deperdita[2] |
Sp nov |
valid |
Quesnel |
A sciarine dark-winged fungus gnat. |
O. W. Lucas recovers more material which would be referred to Laelaps trihedrodon from Morrison Formation strata near Garden Park, Colorado.[7]
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian to Tithonian) |
Possible synonym of Amphicotylus.[8] |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp nov |
Late Jurassic (Tithonian) |
Unknown |
Moved to Maraapunisaurus fragillimus (2018).[9] |
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Gen nov |
jr synonym |
Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian to Tithonian) |
Junior synonym of Camptosaurus. |
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Gen nov |
Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian to Tithonian) |
Synonym of Allosaurus fragilis. |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian to Tithonian) |
A diplodocine diplodocid. |
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Gen et sp nov |
Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian to Tithonian) |
An allosaurid theropod. |
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Gen et sp nov |
Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian to Tithonian) |
possibly a synonym of Stegosaurus. | ||||||
Gen et sp nov |
Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian to Tithonian) |
A dubious Neornithischine of uncertain placement. |
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Gen et sp nov |
Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian to Tithonian) |
Junior synonym of Camarasaurus. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Gaudry |
Unknown |
A possible pliosauroid |
Name | Status | Authors | Discovery year | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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