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1868 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 1868.

Arthropoda

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Newly named crustaceans

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Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Astacus politus[2]

Sp nov

Jr synonym

Schlüter

Early Cretaceous

Bückeberg Formation

 Germany

Moved to the genus Protastacus in 1983.

Enoploclytia paucispina[2]

Sp nov

Valid

Schlüter

 Germany

An erymid.

Eurycarpus[2]

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Schlüter

 Germany

A decapod, type species is E. nanodactylus.

Hoploparia macrodactyla[2]

Sp nov

Valid

Schlüter

 Germany

A lobster

Necrocarcinus senonensis[2]

Sp nov

Valid

Schlüter

 Germany

A necrocarcinid.

Palaeocorystes laevis[2]

Sp nov

Jr synonym

Schlüter

Late Cretaceous (Upper Santonian)

 Germany

Moved to Bournelyreidus in 2012.

Squilla cretacea[2]

Sp nov

Valid

Schlüter

Cretaceous

 Germany

A mantis shrimp

Newly named insects

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Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Aphaenogaster berendti[3]

Sp nov

jr synonym

Mayr

Middle Eocene

Baltic amber

 Europe

A myrmicine ant.
Moved to Stenamma berendti in 1915

Stenamma berendti

Aphaenogaster sommerfeldti[3]

Sp nov

valid

Mayr

Middle Eocene

Baltic amber

 Europe

A myrmicine ant.

Aphaenogaster sommerfeldti

Camponotus constrictus[3]

Sp nov

Jr synonym

Mayr

Middle Eocene

Baltic amber

 Europe

Fossil formicine ant.,
moved to Formica constrictus in 1915
Synonym of Cataglyphoides constrictus

Cataglyphoides constrictus

Camponotus mengei[3]

Sp nov

valid

Mayr

Middle Eocene

Baltic amber

 Europe

Fossil formicine ant.

Camponotus mengei

Enneamerus[3]

Gen et 2 sp nov

valid

Mayr

Middle Eocene

Baltic amber

 Europe

A myrmecine ant. 2 species

Enneamerus reticulatus

Formica flori[3]

Sp nov

valid

Mayr

Middle Eocene

Baltic amber

 Europe

Fossil formicine ant

Formica flori

Hypoclinea balticus[3]

Sp nov

Jr synonym

Mayr

Middle Eocene

Baltic amber

 Europe

Fossil Dolichoderine ant, moved to Dolichoderus balticus in 1893

Dolichoderus balticus

Hypoclinea constricta[3]

Sp nov

Jr synonym

Mayr

Middle Eocene

Baltic amber

 Europe

Fossil Dolichoderine ant, jr synonym of Yantaromyrmex constricta

Yantaromyrmex constricta

Hypoclinea cornuta[3]

Sp nov

Jr synonym

Mayr

Middle Eocene

Baltic amber

 Europe

Fossil Dolichoderine ant, moved to Dolichoderus cornutus in 1893

Dolichoderus cornutus

Hypoclinea geinitzi[3]

Sp nov

Jr synonym

Mayr

Middle Eocene

Baltic amber

 Europe

Fossil Dolichoderine ant,
jr synonym of Yantaromyrmex geinitzi

Yantaromyrmex geinitzi

Hypoclinea goepperti[3]

Sp nov

Jr synonym

Mayr

Middle Eocene

Baltic amber

 Europe

Fossil Dolichoderine ant,
moved to Bothriomyrmex goepperti in 1893,
jr synonym of Ctenobethylus goepperti

Ctenobethylus goepperti

Hypoclinea longipennis[3]

Sp nov

Jr synonym

Mayr

Middle Eocene

Baltic amber

 Europe

Fossil Dolichoderine ant, moved to Dolichoderus longipennis in 1893

Dolichoderus longipennis

Hypoclinea sculpturata[3]

Sp nov

Jr synonym

Mayr

Middle Eocene

Baltic amber

 Europe

Fossil Dolichoderine ant, moved to Dolichoderus sculpturata in 1893

Dolichoderus sculpturatus

Hypoclinea tertiaria[3]

Sp nov

Jr synonym

Mayr

Middle Eocene

Baltic amber

 Europe

Fossil Dolichoderine ant, moved to Dolichoderus tertiaria in 1893

Dolichoderus tertiarius

Myrmica duisburgi[3]

sp nov

jr synonym

Mayr

Middle Eocene

Baltic amber

 Europe

Fossil Agroecomyrmecine ant, moved to Agroecomyrmex duisburgi in 1910

Myrmica duisburgi

Pheidologeton antiquus[3]

sp nov

jr synonym

Mayr

Middle Eocene

Baltic amber

 Europe

Fossil myrmicine ant,
moved to Aeromyrma antiqua in 1891
Synonym of Carebara antiqua

Carebara antiqua

Ponera succinea[3]

Sp nov

jr synonym

Mayr

Middle Eocene

Baltic Amber

 Europe

A ponerine ant, moved to Pachycondyla succinea in 1995

Pachycondyla succinea

Prenolepis pygmaea[4]

Sp nov

Jr synonym

Mayr

Middle Eocene

European amber

 Europe

Fossil formicine ant, jr synonym of Nylanderia pygmaea

Nylanderia pygmaea

Stigmomyrmex[3]

Gen et sp nov

valid

Mayr

Middle Eocene

European amber

 Europe

A myrmicin ant.
Type species S. venustus

Stigmomyrmex venustus

Archosauromorphs

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Newly named dinosaurs

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Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Aublysodon

Gen et sp nov

Nomen dubium

Leidy

Late Cretaceous

Judith River Formation

( Montana)

Possible subjective synonym of Albertosaurus or Deinodon.

Aublysodon may be a synonym of Albertosaurus.

Diplotomodon

Gen nov

Nomen dubium

Leidy

Late Cretaceous

Navesink Formation or Hornerstown Formation

 USA ( New Jersey)

Possible subjective synonym of Dryptosaurus.

Plesiosaurs

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New taxa

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Name Status Authors Notes

Elasmosaurus

Valid

Cope

Synapsids

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Non-mammalian

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Name Status Authors Discovery year Age Unit Location Notes Images

Pristerodon

Valid

Huxley

References

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  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. ^ a b c d e f g von der Marck, W.; Schlüter, C. (1868). Neue fische und krebse aus der kreide von Westphalen (PDF). Stuttgart: Palaeontographica. pp. 269–305. OCLC 39999779.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Wheeler, W. M. (1915). "The ants of the Baltic amber". Schriften der Physikalisch-Okonomischen Gesellschaft zu Konigsberg. 55 (4): 56–59.
  4. ^ LaPolla, J.S.; Dlussky, G.M. (2010). "Review of fossil Prenolepis genus-group species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 112 (2): 258–273.