1857 in paleontology

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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 1857.

Dinosaurs

Newly discovered dinosaurs

Holotype specimen of Temnodontosaurus crassimanus (Ichthyosauria) from the Early Jurassic at Kettleness, Yorkshire, England.^[2]

Newly named dinosaurs

Name	Status	Authors		Location	Notes	Images
Stenopelix^[3]	Valid	von Meyer		Germany	A Marginocephalian.	Stenopelix

Paleontologists

Birth of William Diller Matthew.^[4]

References

OCLC 46769716
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S2CID 225116735
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^ Meyer, H. von. 1857. Beitrage zur naheren Kenntnis fossiler Reptilien. N. Jb. Mineral. Geol. Palaeontol. (1857): pp. 532-543.

ISBN 0-253-21313-4
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[1] OCLC 46769716
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[2] S2CID 225116735
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[3] Meyer, H. von. 1857. Beitrage zur naheren Kenntnis fossiler Reptilien. N. Jb. Mineral. Geol. Palaeontol. (1857): pp. 532-543.

[4] ISBN 0-253-21313-4
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