1860 in paleontology
# 1860 in paleontology

Paleontology or palaeontology 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 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 1860.

## Arthropods

### Insects

| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Limnobiorhynchus brevipalpa | comb. nov | jr synonym | (Loew) Osten-Sacken | Middle Eocene | Baltic amber | Europe | A Limoniid cranefly, syn of Elephantomyia brevipalpa | Elephantomyia brevipalpa |
| Limnobiorhynchus pulchella | comb. nov | jr synonym | (Loew) Osten-Sacken | Middle Eocene | Baltic amber | Europe | A Limoniid cranefly, syn of Elephantomyia pulchella | Elephantomyia pulchella |

## Plesiosaurs

### New taxa

| Name | Status | Authors | Authors | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Goniosaurus | Valid | Meyer | | |

## Pterosaurs

### New taxa

| Name | Status | Authors | Authors | Location | Notes | Images |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dorygnathus | Valid | Wagner | | France  Germany | A Seagull-like pterosaur. | Dorygnathus |

## Synapsids

### Non-mammalian

| Name | Status | Authors | Age | Location | Notes | Images |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Deuterosaurus | Valid | Eichwald | 267 Millions of years ago | Russia | The scientists believed that they had found a Dinosaur, but in Reality it was a ProtoMammal. | Deuterosaurus |
| Eurosaurus | Valid | Eichwald | | | | |
| Oudenodon | Valid | Owen | 254 Millions of years ago. | India  Madagascar  Malawi  South Africa  Zambia | | Oudenodon |
