1835 in paleontology

none January 2021 1835 paleontology science 1835 Adam Sedgwick and Roderick Murchison In 1835, Adam Sedgwick began naming the Cambrian System, "recognizing the first rich assemblage of fossils in the rock record".Strange Science: Timeline https://www.strangescience.net/timeline.htm 2021-12-21 www.strangescience.net Roderick Murchison names the Silurian system in the same year. He believes that (not accurately) that the Silurian era predates any fossils of land plants and consequently any "economically valuable coal seams". In later years, Murchison and Sedgwick would have many a heated debate over the priority of these systems. See also Paleontology 1835 References Category:1830s in paleontology Paleontology