1841 in paleontology

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Paleontology or palaeontology (from Greek: paleo, "ancient"; ontos, "being"; and logos, "knowledge") 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 1841.

Dinosaurs

• On June 30, Sir Richard Owen presents his findings regarding some enormous bones that the Reverend William Buckland had acquired at an earlier date. He names the new genus to which these bones belong "Cetiosaurus." This event marks the first scientific description of a sauropod.^[2]
• Owen presents his treatise on British fossil reptiles to the British Association in August. This treatise marks the creation of a taxon called "Dinosauria."^[2]

Newly named dinosaurs

Name Status Authors Notes Cardiodon Nomen dubium Sir Richard Owen, Possible subjective synonym of Cetiosaurus Cetiosaurus Valid Sir Richard Owen, Cladeiodon Misidentification Sir Richard Owen, Dubious non-dinosaurian archosaur. Rhopalodon Misidentification Fischer von Waldheim Misidentified therapsid. Suchosaurus Nomen dubium Sir Richard Owen Possible subjective synonym of Baryonyx.		Cetiosaurus.

Plesiosaurs

New taxa

Name Status Authors Notes Pliosaurus Valid Owen Polyptychodon Valid Owen "Thaumatosaurus" Valid Meyer

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Name	Status	Authors	Discovery year	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Rhopalodon	Valid	Fischer

References

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.
2. Farlow, James O.; M. K. Brett-Surmann (1999). The Complete Dinosaur. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 9. ISBN 0-253-21313-4.