1856 in paleontology

none 1856 paleontology science 1856 Insects New taxa Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesOsmylus pictaMakarkin V.N. Archibald S.B. Mathewes R.W. 2021 New Protosmylinae (Neuroptera: Osmylidae) from the early Eocene of western North America, with taxonomic remarks Zootaxa 4980 1 142–156Sp. novSynonymHagenPriabonianBaltic amberEuropeA protosmyline Osmylid lance lacewing Moved to "Protosmylus" picta (1913) moved to Osmylidia picta (2021) Conodonts New taxa Taxon Novelty Status Author(s) Age Unit Location Notes Images AcodusMonographie der fossilen fische des silurischen systems des Russisch-baltischen gouvernements. CH Pander, 1856 Valid Pander Gnathodus valid Pander Early Carboniferous Prioniodus validPander Archosauromorphs Dinosaurs New taxa Taxon Novelty Status Author(s) Age Unit Location Notes Images Deinodon horridusLeidy, J. 1856. Notices of the remains of extinct reptiles and fishes, discovered by Dr. F.V. Hayden in the badlands of the Judith River, Nebraska Territory. Proc Acad. Nat. Sci. 1856: pp. 72-72. Gen. et sp. nov. Nomen dubium Leidy Campanian Judith River Formation Montana Might be a subjective synonym of Gorgosaurus or Daspletosaurus. "Dinosaurus gresslyi"Rutimeyer. L. 1856. (Dinosaurus gresslyi). Biblio. Universelle Geneve Arch. September 1856: p. 53. Invalid Nomen nudum Rütimeyer Rhaetian Knollenmergel Switzerland Preoccupied by a therapsid but invalid as published in an abstract. Later named Gresslyosaurus Palaeoscincus costatus Gen. et sp. nov. Nomen dubium Leidy Campanian Judith River Formation Montana Possible subjective synonym of Edmontonia or Panoplosaurus. Thespesius occidentalis Gen. et sp. nov. Nomen dubium Leidy Maastrichtian Lance Formation Montana A dubious hadrosaurid. Trachodon mirabilis Gen. et sp. nov. Nomen dubium Leidy Campanian Judith River Formation Montana A dubious hadrosaurid. Troodon formosus Gen. et sp. nov. Disputed Leidy Campanian Judith River Formation Montana A potentially dubious troodontid. Pterosaurs Albert Oppel reported the discovery of a pterosaur lower jaw from the Posidonia shales of Holzmaden. This was the first pterosaur specimen to be reported from these deposits, which would go on to produce many pterosaur fossils of exceptional quality. wellnhofer-2008 Wellnhofer, Peter 2008 A short history of pterosaur research. Zitteliana B 28 7–19 Phytosaurs New taxa Taxon Novelty Status Author(s) Age Unit Location Notes Images CentemodonLea, I. 1856. Description of Centemodon sulcatus. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 10: pp. 77-78. Nomen dubium Lea Crocodylomorphs New taxa Taxon Novelty Status Author(s) Age Unit Location Notes Images DakosaurusQuenstedt, F. A. 1856. Sonst und Jetzt. Populäre Vorträge über Geologie. Tübingen: Laupp. [pp. 128, 130]. Valid Quenstedt Germany A metriorhynchid thalattosuchian belong to Geosaurinae. 200px References 30em Category:1850s in paleontology Paleontology, 1856 In