1845 in paleontology

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 1845.

Plants

Gnetophytes

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Synonymized taxa	Notes	Images
Ephedrites^[2]	Gen et sp. nov	jr synonym	Göppert & Berendt	Eocene Lutetian-Priabonian	Baltic Amber	Europe Baltic Sea Coast		First named as an Ephedra relative. Type species E. johnianus Species moved to Ephedra johniana (1853)^[3] Moved to Patzea johniana (1886)^[4] Moved to Arceuthobium johnianum (2017).^[5]

Plesiosaurs

New taxa

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Spondylosaurus		Jr. synonym	Fisher				Junior synonym of Pliosaurus.

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Name	Status	Authors	Age	Location	Notes	Images
Dicynodon	Valid	Owen	255 Million years ago.	Brazil South Africa Tanzania Zambia

Mammals

Name	Authors	Age	Location	Notes	Images
Coryphodon	Owen	52 Million years ago.	Belgium Canada ( Northwest Territories) China France UK USA ( Alabama, Colorado, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Texas, Utah and Wyoming)	A hippo-like mammal.

References

^ Gini-Newman, Garfield; Graham, Elizabeth (2001). Echoes from the past: world history to the 16th century. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. ISBN 9780070887398. OCLC 46769716.
^ Göppert, J.H.R.; Berendt, G.C. (1845), "Der Bernstein und die in ihm befindlichen Pflanzenreste der Vorwelt", Nicolaische Buchhandlung, vol. 1(1), Berlin, pp. 1–125, doi:10.5962/bhl.title.66910, hdl:2027/coo1.ark:/13960/t03z00r64
^ Göppert, J.H.R. (1853), "Über die Bernsteinflora", Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlich Preußischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1853, Berlin: 450–476
^ Conwentz, H.W. (1886). "Die Angiospermen des Bernsteins". In Göppert, J.H.R.; Menge, F.A. (eds.). Die Flora des Bernsteins und ihre Beziehungen zur Flora der Tertiärformation und der Gegenwart. Vol. 2. Commission-Verla von Wilhelm Engelmann, Danzing. pp. 1–140.
^ Sadowski, E. M.; Seyfullah, L. J.; Wilson, C. A.; Calvin, C. L.; Schmidt, A. R. (2017). "Diverse early dwarf mistletoes (Arceuthobium), ecological keystones of the Eocene Baltic amber biota". American Journal of Botany. 104 (5): 694–718.

[1] Gini-Newman, Garfield; Graham, Elizabeth (2001). Echoes from the past: world history to the 16th century. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. ISBN 9780070887398. OCLC 46769716.

[Amber1845-2] Göppert, J.H.R.; Berendt, G.C. (1845), "Der Bernstein und die in ihm befindlichen Pflanzenreste der Vorwelt", Nicolaische Buchhandlung, vol. 1(1), Berlin, pp. 1–125, doi:10.5962/bhl.title.66910, hdl:2027/coo1.ark:/13960/t03z00r64

[Amber1853-3] Göppert, J.H.R. (1853), "Über die Bernsteinflora", Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlich Preußischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1853, Berlin: 450–476

[Conwentz1886-4] Conwentz, H.W. (1886). "Die Angiospermen des Bernsteins". In Göppert, J.H.R.; Menge, F.A. (eds.). Die Flora des Bernsteins und ihre Beziehungen zur Flora der Tertiärformation und der Gegenwart. Vol. 2. Commission-Verla von Wilhelm Engelmann, Danzing. pp. 1–140.

[Sadowski2017-5] Sadowski, E. M.; Seyfullah, L. J.; Wilson, C. A.; Calvin, C. L.; Schmidt, A. R. (2017). "Diverse early dwarf mistletoes (Arceuthobium), ecological keystones of the Eocene Baltic amber biota". American Journal of Botany. 104 (5): 694–718.

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