1825 in paleontology

none 1825 paleontology science 1825 Dinosaurs New taxa Name Novelty Status Author(s) Age Unit Location Notes Images IguanodonMantell G.A. 1825 Notice on the Iguanodon, a newly discovered fossil reptile, from the sandstone of Tilgate Forest, in Sussex Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society 115 179–186 10.1098/rstl.1825.0010 0261-0523 107739 free Gen. nov. Valid Mantell Barremian, 126–125 mya Wessex Formation England In a presentation to the Royal Society of London, Mantell reports his conclusion that the newly named Iguanodon is a new giant herbivorous reptile.Farlow J.O. Brett-Surmann M.K. The Complete Dinosaur Indiana University Press 1999 9 0-253-21313-4 frameless Birds New taxa Name Novelty Status Author(s) Age Unit Location Notes Images Larus toliapicusKoenig E. 1825 none Icones Fossilium Sectilis 1–44 Sp. nov Valid Koenig Early Eocene (Ypresian) London Clay Formation England Described as a genus of Laridae, but transferred to a new genus Halcyornis Owen, 1846.frameless Pterosaurs Paleontologist Georg Graf Munster discovered an unusual skull. He sent the fossil to Soemmering, who thought it belonged to an ancient sea bird. He also sent a cast of the skull to August Georg Goldfuss, who recognized it as a pterosaur. He would name it in 1831. wellnhofer-2008 Wellnhofer, Peter 2008 A short history of pterosaur research. Zitteliana B 28 7–19 References Paleontology Category:1820s in paleontology Paleontology