1859 in paleontology

none 1859 1859 paleontology science Plants Angiosperms Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Synonymized taxa Notes ImagesAnchietea borealisCorrea-Narvaez J. E. Manchester S. R. 2021 Distribution and Morphological Diversity of Palaeocarpinus (Betulaceae) from the Paleogene of the Northern Hemisphere. The Botanical Review 88 2 161–203 10.1007/s12229-021-09258-y 237795532 Sp novjr synonymHeerPaleocenelate PaleoceneMenat FormationFrancePuy-de-DômeFirst described as a violaceous species.Moved to Atriplex borealis inn 1912. Moved to Palaeocarpinus borealis in 2021. Dinosaurs New taxa Taxon Novelty Status Author(s) Age Unit Location Notes Images Compsognathus longipes Gen. et. sp. nov. Valid Wagner Tithonian Solnhofen Limestone Germany A compsognathid. 200px Hadrosaurus foulkiiLeidy, J. 1859. Extinct vertebrata from the Judith River and Great Lignite Formations of Nebraska. American Philosophical Society Transactions 11:pp. 139-154. Gen. et sp. nov. Valid Leidy Campanian Woodbury Formation New Jersey A hadrosaurid. "Scelidosaurus"Owen, R. 1859. On the order of fossil and recent reptilia, and their distribution in time. Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science: pp. 153-166. Invalid Nomen nudum Owen Sinemurian Blue Lias UK A basal thyreophoran. 200px Pterosaurs Buckman described a clutch of 4.5 cm long oval-shaped fossil eggs from Middle Jurassic marine rock in the United Kingdom. He erected the new oogenus and oospecies Oolithes bathonicae for them, the first time fossil eggs had been given their own unique taxonomic name. wellnhofer-2008 Wellnhofer, Peter 2008 A short history of pterosaur research. Zitteliana B 28 7–19 New taxa Taxon Novelty Status Author(s) Age Unit Location Notes ImagesDimorphodon Gen. nov. Valid Owen Sinemurian Blue Lias UK A new generic name for Pterodactylus macronyx. 200px Synapsids Non-mammalian Taxon Novelty Status Author(s) Age Unit Location Notes ImagesGalesaurus252 Millions of years agoSouth Africa References Paleontology Category:1850s in paleontology Paleontology