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'''Paleontology in Yonderre''' refers to the academic discipline of studying pre-{{wpl|Holocene}} lifeforms in [[Yonderre]] and its associated influences on [[Yonderian culture]] and society. Paleontology developed as a scientific field at the height of the [[Yonderian Golden Age]], a period of substantial scientific advancement and moreover a period of unprecedented printing and readership in all levels of society owing to skyrocketing literacy. Although initially confined to the world of academia, paleontology became a subject of public interest after high profile finds like ''[[Vollardisaurus]]'' and ''[[Joanusaurus]]'' were made in Yonderre. Such finds became headlines in Yonderian newspapers and thousands at a time would gather to attend open air lectures on paleontology by leading scientists of the time, and indeed the word "dinosaur" itself was coined by Yonderian paleontologist [[Killian Lange]]. Some sociologists like [[Nicolas Boucault]] argue that the "dinosaur craze" was in many ways a Yonderian equivalent to the exploration and colonizing carried out by the [[Bergendii]] in the years after the [[Great Confessional War]], stating that "where [[Brother Auggie]] travelled out into the world, Brother Joanus dug into it". | '''Paleontology in Yonderre''' refers to the academic discipline of studying pre-{{wpl|Holocene}} lifeforms in [[Yonderre]] and its associated influences on [[Yonderian culture]] and society. Paleontology developed as a scientific field at the height of the [[Yonderian Golden Age]], a period of substantial scientific advancement and moreover a period of unprecedented printing and readership in all levels of society owing to skyrocketing literacy. Although initially confined to the world of academia, paleontology became a subject of public interest after high profile finds like ''[[Vollardisaurus]]'' and ''[[Joanusaurus]]'' were made in Yonderre. Such finds became headlines in Yonderian newspapers and thousands at a time would gather to attend open air lectures on paleontology by leading scientists of the time, and indeed the word "dinosaur" itself was coined by Yonderian paleontologist [[Killian Lange]]. Some sociologists like [[Nicolas Boucault]] argue that the "dinosaur craze" was in many ways a Yonderian equivalent to the exploration and colonizing carried out by the [[Bergendii]] in the years after the [[Great Confessional War]], stating that "where [[Brother Auggie]] travelled out into the world, Brother Joanus dug into it". | ||
Since [[Killian Lange]] in the early 1840s discovered and described ''[[Vollardisaurus]]'', the first described theropod dinosaur in the world,<ref>Unless otherwise noted, all mentions of dinosaurs refer to extinct species that lived prior to the {{wpl|Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event}}.</ref><ref>While ''Scrotum humanum'', part of a theropod tibia, had already been described in 1677, it was not recognized as a dinosaur fossil until the late nineteenth century.</ref> paleontology, particularly of extinct {{wpl|Archosaur|Archosaurs}} like {{wpl|Dinosauromorpha}} and {{wpl|Pterosauria}}, became an intensely studied subject in [[Yonderre]]. Further work by Lange's prodigy [[Thibault d'Avignon]] in the latter half of the nineteenth century established a strong academic tradition of paleontology centred initially around the [[University of Collinebourg]], and his discovery and description of ''[[Joanusaurus]]'' in the mid-1870s sparked renewed public interest in the subject. With [[Phillipe d'Everard (paleontologist)|Phillipe d'Everard's]] discovery and description of ''[[Caphirosaurus]]'' in the early 1900s, paleontology was cemented as a topic of general public interest and fascination in [[Yonderre]]; some writers of fiction had already begun incorporating extinct creatures like pterosaurs and icthyosaurs into their work in the early | Since [[Killian Lange]] in the early 1840s discovered and described ''[[Vollardisaurus]]'', the first described theropod dinosaur in the world,<ref>Unless otherwise noted, all mentions of dinosaurs refer to extinct species that lived prior to the {{wpl|Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event}}.</ref><ref>While ''Scrotum humanum'', part of a theropod tibia, had already been described in 1677, it was not recognized as a dinosaur fossil until the late nineteenth century.</ref> paleontology, particularly of extinct {{wpl|Archosaur|Archosaurs}} like {{wpl|Dinosauromorpha}} and {{wpl|Pterosauria}}, became an intensely studied subject in [[Yonderre]]. Further work by Lange's prodigy [[Thibault d'Avignon]] in the latter half of the nineteenth century established a strong academic tradition of paleontology centred initially around the [[University of Collinebourg]], and his discovery and description of ''[[Joanusaurus]]'' in the mid-1870s sparked renewed public interest in the subject. With [[Phillipe d'Everard (paleontologist)|Phillipe d'Everard's]] discovery and description of ''[[Caphirosaurus]]'' in the early 1900s, paleontology was cemented as a topic of general public interest and fascination in [[Yonderre]]; some writers of fiction had already begun incorporating extinct creatures like pterosaurs and icthyosaurs into their work in the early nineteenth century, adding dinosaurs to their work soon after the discovery of ''[[Vollardisaurus]]'' in the 1840s. [[Primo Kino]]'s second ever movie, ''[[World of Ancient Reptiles]]'', premiered in 1906, whose 1993 reboot ''[[Dinosaur Island (Franchise)|Dinosaur Island]]'' became an internationally acclaimed media franchise. | ||
While the fossil record in [[Yonderre]] stretches in places from the {{wpl|Precambrian}} period up until the present period offering substantial fossil beds, Yonderian paleontologists have also done considerable work abroad and earned a reputation as among the world's best in the field. Paleontology has on occasion been a driver of Yonderian diplomacy, a notable example being the 1887 [[Treaty of Winsome]] signed between [[Yonderre]] and [[Anglei]], allowing Yonderian paleontologists into Anglei for the purpose of uncovering fossils, the first ever official treaty between Yonderre and any Ænglish state. | While the fossil record in [[Yonderre]] stretches in places from the {{wpl|Precambrian}} period up until the present period offering substantial fossil beds, Yonderian paleontologists have also done considerable work abroad and earned a reputation as among the world's best in the field. Paleontology has on occasion been a driver of Yonderian diplomacy, a notable example being the 1887 [[Treaty of Winsome]] signed between [[Yonderre]] and [[Anglei]], allowing Yonderian paleontologists into Anglei for the purpose of uncovering fossils, the first ever official treaty between Yonderre and any Ænglish state. | ||