Paleontology or palaeontology is the study ofprehistoriclife forms onEarth through the examination of plant and animalfossils.^[1] This includes the study of body fossils,tracks (ichnites),burrows, cast-off parts, fossilisedfeces (coprolites),palynomorphs andchemical residues. Because humans have encountered fossils for millennia, paleontology has a long history both before and after becoming formalized as ascience. This article records significant discoveries and events related to paleontology that occurred or were published in the year 1876.

Taxon	Novelty	Status	Author(s)	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Aublysodon lateralis[2]	Sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Campanian	Judith River Formation	Montana	A species ofAublysodon
Chondrosteosaurus gigas	Gen. et sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Owen	Barremian	Wessex Formation	England	Asauropod
Diclonius pentagonus[2]	Gen. et sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Campanian	Judith River Formation	Montana	Ahadrosaurid
Diclonius calamarius[2]	Sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Campanian	Judith River Formation	Montana	A species ofDiclonius
Diclonius perangulatus[2]	Sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Campanian	Judith River Formation	Montana	A species ofDiclonius
Dysganus encaustus[2]	Gen. et sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Campanian	Judith River Formation	Montana	Aceratopsid
Dysganus bicarinatus[2]	Sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Campanian	Judith River Formation	Montana	A species ofDysganus
Dysganus haydenianus[2]	Sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Campanian	Judith River Formation	Montana	A species ofDysganus
Dysganus peiganus[2]	Sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Campanian	Judith River Formation	Montana	A species ofDysganus
Laelaps explanatus[2]	Sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Campanian	Judith River Formation	Montana	A species ofLaelaps
Laelaps falculus[2]	Sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Campanian	Judith River Formation	Montana	A species ofLaelaps
Laelaps incrassatus[2]	Sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Campanian	Judith River Formation	Montana	A species ofLaelaps
Macrurosaurus semnus	Gen. et sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Seeley	Albian	Cambridge Greensand	England	Asauropod
Monoclonius crassus[2]	Gen. et sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Campanian	Judith River Formation	Montana	Aceratopsid
Paronychodon lacustris[2]	Gen. et sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Campanian	Judith River Formation	Montana	Atroodontid
Zapsalis abradens	Gen. et sp. nov.	Nomen dubium	Cope	Campanian	Judith River Formation	Montana	Adromaeosaurid

Name Status Authors Location Notes Images Anthodon Sir Richard Owen  South Africa  Tanzania Apareiasaur. Pareiasaurus Sir Richard Owen  South Africa  Zambia A pareiasaur

Name Status Authors Location Notes Images Nyctosaurus Valid Marsh  USA ( Kansas) A Pterosaur with an antenna-like crest . Pteranodon Valid Marsh  USA Kansas  England  Japan An Crested Pterosaur, Erroneously known as "Pterodactyl"

Name	Status	Authors	Age	Location	Notes	Images
Cistecephalus	Valid	Owen	255 Millions of years ago.	South Africa	Box-Headed animal
Endothiodon	Valid	Owen	257 Millions of years ago.	Brazil  India  Malawi  South Africa  Tanzania  Zambia
Gorgonops	Valid	Owen	257 Millions of years ago.	Malawi  South Africa	A Gorgonopsian.
Scaloposaurus	Valid	Owen	251 Millions of years ago.	South Africa
Tapinocephalus	Valid	Owen	261 Millions of years ago.	South Africa	A Dome-headedDinocephalian.
Theriognathus	Valid	Owen	255 Millions of years ago.	Tanzania
Titanosuchus	Valid	Owen	261 Millions of years ago.	South Africa	Titanic crocodile.

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