1821 in paleontology

none 1821 paleontology science 1821 Dinosaurs On 21 June, Gideon Algernon Mantell displays the fossils he would later name Iguanodon to the Geological Society, but arouses little interest. Farlow James Orville M. K. Brett-Surmann The Complete Dinosaur Indiana University Press 1999 Bloomington, Indiana 8 9780253213136 37107117 Plesiosaurs New taxa Taxon Novelty Status Author(s) Age Unit Location Notes Images PlesiosaurusDe la Beche, H. T. & W. D. Conybeare. (1821). Notice of the discovery of a new fossil animal, forming a link between the Ichthyosaurus and crocodile, together with general remarks on the osteology of the Ichthyosaurus. Transactions of the Geological Society of London 5: 559–594 Gen. nov. Valid De la Beche & Conybeare Sinemurian Blue Lias England Conybeare named the genus in Plesiosaurus 1821 without designating a type species. The genus was named on the basis of a complete skeleton discovered by Mary Anning.Storrs G.W. 1997 Morphological and taxonomic clarification of the genus Plesiosaurus 145–190 Callaway J.M Nicholls E.L. Ancient Marine Reptiles Academic press frameless References Category:1820s in paleontology Paleontology