2016 in paleontology

List of years in paleontology (table)
In paleobotany
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
In arthropod paleontology
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
In paleoentomology
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
In paleomalacology
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
In paleoichthyology
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
In reptile paleontology
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
In archosaur paleontology
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
In mammal paleontology
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019

Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils.[1] 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 2016.

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  1. ^ Gini-Newman, Garfield; Graham, Elizabeth (2001). Echoes from the past: world history to the 16th century. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. ISBN 9780070887398. OCLC 46769716.