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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 1841.

Dinosaurs

On June 30, Sir Richard Owen presents his findings regarding some enormous bones that the Reverend William Buckland had acquired at an earlier date. He names the new genus to which these bones belong "Cetiosaurus." This event marks the first scientific description of a sauropod.[2]
Owen presents his treatise on British fossil reptiles to the British Association in August. This treatise marks the creation of a taxon called "Dinosauria."[2]

Newly named dinosaurs

Name	Status	Authors	Location	Notes	Images
Cardiodon	Nomen dubium	Sir Richard Owen,	UK	Possible subjective synonym of Cetiosaurus
Cetiosaurus	Valid	Sir Richard Owen,	France Switzerland Morocco UK	A European Sauropod	Cetiosaurus.
Cladeiodon	Misidentification	Sir Richard Owen,	Germany	Dubious non-dinosaurian archosaur.
Suchosaurus	Nomen dubium	Sir Richard Owen	England Portugal	Possible subjective synonym of Baryonyx.

Plesiosaurs

New taxa

Name	Status	Authors	Location	Notes	Images
Pliosaurus	Valid	Owen	Argentina Chile France Norway Poland Russia Tunisia UK	A Giant Pliosaur.	Pliosaurus
Polyptychodon	Valid	Owen	Czech Republic France Germany Japan Russia Switzerland UK
"Thaumatosaurus"	Valid	Meyer

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Name	Status	Authors	Age	Location	Notes	Images
Rhopalodon	Valid	Fischer

References

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.
Farlow, James O.; M. K. Brett-Surmann (1999). The Complete Dinosaur. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 9. ISBN 0-253-21313-4.

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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.

[Farlow_1999_9-2] Farlow, James O.; M. K. Brett-Surmann (1999). The Complete Dinosaur. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 9. ISBN 0-253-21313-4.