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18:Overview of the events of 1870 in paleontology
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648:Asineops squamifrons
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1629:Paleontology portal
1087:Harry Govier Seeley
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1450:Rhabdopelix
1360:Amblydectes
1212:Plesiosaurs
1105:Switzerland
1070:Ornithopsis
882:P. peloreus
876:protostegid
674:Jr synonym
455:jr synonym
378:jr synonym
273:prehistoric
228:Archaeology
1747:Categories
1615:References
1549:Antarctica
1325:Pterosaurs
1285:New Jersey
1056:Allosaurus
1026:Antrodemus
977:New Jersey
866:New Jersey
828:Cretaceous
465:Oligocene
388:Oligocene
322:Arthropods
304:coprolites
276:life forms
248:Philosophy
238:Literature
175:In science
1505:Location
1481:Synapsids
1346:Location
1299:Uronautes
1233:Location
1113:pterosaur
1012:Location
926:Location
789:Location
733:Moved to
544:Location
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416:moved to
352:Location
1706:28187637
1664:46769716
1499:Authors
1343:Authors
1330:New taxa
1230:Authors
1217:New taxa
1117:Sauropod
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780:Authors
774:Novelty
691:Ypresian
588:Ypresian
558:Asineops
535:Authors
529:Novelty
497:in 2017
489:bibionid
420:in 2017
412:bibionid
373:Sp. nov
343:Authors
337:Novelty
292:ichnites
1686:Zootaxa
1511:Images
1496:Status
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1410:Seeley
1372:Seeley
1352:Images
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1197:Hungary
1184:Romania
1158:Austria
1141:Bunzel
1018:Images
1006:Status
937:Laornis
920:Status
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