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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 1840.

Anapsids
Newly named anapsids ==Archosauromorphs==
Archosauromorphs
Newly named basal archosauromorphs Newly named dinosaurs Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list. PterosaursThomas Hawkins published The Book of the Great Sea-Dragons, wherein he suggested that the great reptiles of the Mesozoic were created by the devil. He described pterosaurs as "an engrafted-by-Evil stock" and depicted them as bat-like scavengers that combed the ancient seashore. ==Plesiosaurs==
Plesiosaurs
Newly named plesiosaurs ==Mammals==
Mammals
Newly named cetaceans ==References==
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