1843 in paleontology

none 1843 paleontology science 1843 Pterosaurs Edward Newman interpreted pterosaurs as mammals in a similar fashion to Soemmering. However, Newman specifically considered pterosaurs to be carnivorous flying marsupials. wellnhofer-2008 Wellnhofer, Peter 2008 A short history of pterosaur research. Zitteliana B 28 7–19 Sharks Louis Agassiz named a new taxon, Otodus and renamed Lamna obliqua as new Otodus species, the O. obliquus. Louis Agassiz named and renamed species, such as the Oxyrhina xiphodon, Oxyrhina hastalis, a new species of White Shark, the Carcharodon subauriculatus (now, replaced in Otodus genus and known as O. chubutensis) was named also. New taxa Name Status Authors NotesPachyrhamphusPreoccupiedFitzingerPreoccupied name; now known as Scaphognathus. See also Paleontology 1843 References Category:1840s in paleontology Paleontology