The French word 'paléontologie' was introduced in 1822.
Notes on verification
Corroborated by multiple independent sources including dictionaries, French Wikipedia/Wiktionary, and a specialized paleontology history article, all attributing the term's coinage to Henri Ducrotay de Blainville in 1822. [cascade flags: wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=unverified indep_score=0.3 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable] [rescored 2026-09-15: curated origin-host map (PR #65); unclassified hosts no longer scored as aggregators]
Sources
- Paleontology (wikipedia)
- https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paleontology (corroboration)
- https://palaeo-electronica.org/content/2012-issue-1-articles-2/79-palaeontology-in-france (corroboration)