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Timeline Of Paleontology In Michigan
This timeline of paleontology in Michigan is a chronologically ordered list events in the history of paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the U.S. state of Michigan. 19th century 1830s 1839 in paleontology, * The state's first scientifically documented American mastodon remains were discovered. 1870s 1877 in paleontology, * Five Pleistocene peccaries (''Platygonus compressus'') were discovered in an Ionia County peat bog located near the town of Belding. The find was credited to L. N. Tuttle and the specimens are now catalogued as UMMP 7325. 20th century 1900s 1903 in paleontology, * Wagner reported Tuttle's peccaries to the scientific literature. 1910s 1914 in paleontology, * Ezra Smith made another interesting Pleistocene-aged discovery, finding the fossil penis bone of a Late Pleistocene walrus seven miles northwest of Gaylord, Michigan, Gaylord. The specimen was referred to the genus ''Odobenus'' and is now catalogued as UMMAA 490. 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paleontological
Paleontology (), also spelled palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene epoch (geology), epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present). It includes the study of fossils to classify organisms and study their biological interaction, interactions with each other and their environments (their paleoecology). Paleontological observations have been documented as far back as the 5th century BC. The science became established in the 18th century as a result of Georges Cuvier's work on comparative anatomy, and developed rapidly in the 19th century. The term itself originates from ancient language, Greek (, "old, ancient"), (, (Genitive, gen. ), "being, creature"), and (, "speech, thought, study"). Paleontology lies on the border between biology and geology, but differs from archaeology in that it excludes the study of anatomically modern humans. It now uses techniques drawn from a wide range ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
