1876 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. 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 Location Notes Images Chondrosteosaurus Nomen dubium Sir Richard Owen UK Diclonius Nomen dubium Edward Drinker Cope USA (Montana) A hadrosaurid. Macrurosaurus Valid Harry Govier Seeley UK Monoclonius Nomen dubium Edward Drinker Cope Canada (Alberta) USA (Montana A centrosaurine ceratopsid File:Paläontologisches Museum in München Monoclonius.JPG Monoclonius Paronychodon Nomen dubium Edward Drinker Cope USA (Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming) Zapsalis Nomen dubium Edward Drinker Cope Canada (Alberta) USA (Montana

Anapsids

Newly named anapsids

Name Status Authors Location Notes Images Anthodon Sir Richard Owen South Africa Tanzania A pareiasaur. File:Anthodon.png Anthodon Pareiasaurus Sir Richard Owen South Africa Zambia A pareiasaur File:Pareiasaurus serridens.jpg Pareiasaurus

Plesiosaurs

Newly named plesiosaurs

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

Pterosaurs

New taxa

Name Status Authors Location Notes Images Nyctosaurus Valid Marsh USA (Kansas) A Pterosaur with an antenna-like crest . File:Nyctosaurus DB.jpg Nyctosaurus Pteranodon Valid Marsh USA Kansas England Japan An Crested Pterosaur, Erroneously known as "Pterodactyl" File:Pteranodon longiceps mmartyniuk wiki.png Pteranodon

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Name	Status	Authors	Age	Location	Notes	Images
Cistecephalus	Valid	Owen	255 Millions of years ago.	South Africa	Box-Headed animal	File:Cistecephalus1DB.jpg Cistecephalus
Endothiodon	Valid	Owen	257 Millions of years ago.	Brazil India Malawi South Africa Tanzania Zambia		File:Endothiodon12DB.jpg Endothiodon
Gorgonops	Valid	Owen	257 Millions of years ago.	Malawi South Africa	A Gorgonopsian.	File:Gorgonops whaitsii1.jpg Gorgonops
Scaloposaurus	Valid	Owen	251 Millions of years ago.	South Africa		File:ScaloposaurusDB.jpg Scaloposaurus
Tapinocephalus	Valid	Owen	261 Millions of years ago.	South Africa	A Dome-headed Dinocephalian.	File:Tapinocephalus DB.jpg Tapinocephalus
Theriognathus	Valid	Owen	255 Millions of years ago.	Tanzania		File:Theriognathus.jpg Theriognathus
Titanosuchus	Valid	Owen	261 Millions of years ago.	South Africa	Titanic crocodile.	File:Titanosuchus ferox.jpg Titanosuchus