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1870 in paleontology

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Cope, 1870. Observations on the Reptilia of the Triassic formations of the Atlantic region of the United States. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 11, 444-446.
314:. Because humans have encountered fossils for millennia, paleontology has a long history both before and after becoming formalized as a 1653: 318:. This article records significant discoveries and events related to paleontology that occurred or were published in the year 1870. 425: 1757: 36: 1752: 747: 161: 51: 30: 502: 1762: 1471:
At first it was thought to be a Triassic pterosaur, but is now known to be (at least in part) a kuehneosaurid
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Grande, L. (1984). "Paleontology of the Green River Formation, with a review of the fish fauna".
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It was a protomammal that had fangs very similar to those of a walrus.
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Earlier it was believed that the fossils were those of a
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Echoes from the past: world history to the 16th century
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List of years in paleontology
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