1886 in paleontology

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Paleontology, palaeontology or palæontology (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. This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because mankind has 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 1886.

Ichthyosaurs

New taxa

Name	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes
Ichthyosaurus cornalianus	Valid	Bassani	Late Triassic (Carnian)	Besano Formation	Italy	Type species of the mixosaurid genus Mixosaurus Baur, 1887.

Archosaurs

Newly named basal archosauromorphs

Name	Status	Authors		Age	Unit	Location	Notes
Tribelesodon	Junior synonym	Bassani		Late Triassic		Italy	Junior synonym of Tanystropheus, a member of Protorosauria.

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Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Name	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Naosaurus	Invalid	Cope	Early Permian	Red beds	USA