1860 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 1860.

Arthropods

Insects

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Limnobiorhynchus brevipalpa^[2]	comb. nov	jr synonym	(Loew) Osten-Sacken	Middle Eocene	Baltic amber	Europe	A Limoniid cranefly, syn of Elephantomyia brevipalpa	Elephantomyia brevipalpa
Limnobiorhynchus pulchella^[2]	comb. nov	jr synonym	(Loew) Osten-Sacken	Middle Eocene	Baltic amber	Europe	A Limoniid cranefly, syn of Elephantomyia pulchella	Elephantomyia pulchella

Plesiosaurs

New taxa

Name	Status	Authors		Notes
Goniosaurus	Valid	Meyer

Pterosaurs

New taxa

Name	Status	Authors		Location	Notes	Images
Dorygnathus	Valid	Wagner		France Germany	A Seagull-like pterosaur.	Dorygnathus

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Name	Status	Authors	Age	Location	Notes	Images
Deuterosaurus	Valid	Eichwald	267 Millions of years ago	Russia	The scientists believed that they had found a Dinosaur, but in Reality it was a ProtoMammal.	Deuterosaurus
Eurosaurus	Valid	Eichwald
Oudenodon	Valid	Owen	254 Millions of years ago.	India Madagascar Malawi South Africa Zambia		Oudenodon