1869 in paleontology

Insects New taxa Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesElephantomyia brevipalpacomb. novValid(Loew) Osten-SackenMiddle EoceneBaltic amber

A Limoniid cranefly,Elephantomyia longirostriscomb. novValid(Loew) Osten-SackenMiddle EoceneBaltic amber A Limoniid cranefly,Elephantomyia pulchellacomb. novValid(Loew) Osten-SackenMiddle EoceneBaltic amber

A Limoniid cranefly,

Reptiles

Turtles New taxa Taxon Novelty Status Author(s) Age Unit Location Notes Images Rhinochelys Gen. nov. Valid Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand A new genus for Chelone pulchriceps Owen, 1851. "Rhinochelys mastocephalus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of turtle. "Rhinochelys eurycephalus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of turtle. "Rhinochelys stenicephalus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of turtle. "Rhinochelys cardiocephalus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of turtle. "Rhinochelys sphenicephalus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of turtle. "Rhinochelys dayi" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of turtle. "Rhinochelys platyrhinus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of turtle. "Rhinochelys rheporhinus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of turtle. "Rhinochelys graptocephalus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of turtle. "Rhinochelys dacognathus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of turtle. "Rhinochelys colognathus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of turtle. "Rhinochelys dimerognathus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of turtle. "Rhinochelys gryphus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of turtle. "Rhinochelys platycephalus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of turtle. "Rhinochelys leptognathus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of turtle. "Emys sphenognathus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of Emys. Trachydermochelys phlyctaenus Gen. et sp. nov. Valid Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand "Testudo cantabrigiensis" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of Testudo. Pleurosternon sedgwicki Sp. nov. Nomen dubium Seeley Berriasian Purbeck Group A species of Pleurosternon. Pleurosternon vansittarti Sp. nov. Nomen dubium Seeley Berriasian Purbeck Group A species of Pleurosternon. Pleurosternon oweni Sp. nov. Nomen dubium Seeley Berriasian Purbeck Group A species of Pleurosternon. Pleurosternon typocardium Sp. nov. Nomen dubium Seeley Berriasian Purbeck Group A species of Pleurosternon. Enaliochelys chelonia Gen. et sp. nov. Jr. synonym Seeley Kimmeridgian Kimmeridge Clay Formation Synonym of Achelonia.

Crocodylomorphs New taxa Taxon Novelty Status Author(s) Age Unit Location Notes Images "Crocodilus cantabrigiensis" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of Crocodilus. "Dakosaurus lissocephalus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Kimmeridgian Kimmeridge Clay Formation An informal species of Dakosaurus.

Dinosaurs

New taxa Taxon Novelty Status Author(s) Age Unit Location Notes Images "Cryptosaurus eumerus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Oxfordian Oxford Clay Formation An informal designation for an informal species of dinosaur known from a femur. Named in 1875. Gigantosaurus megalonyx Gen. et sp. nov. Nomen dubium Seeley Kimmeridgian Kimmeridge Clay Formation A possible chimaera of non-ichthyosaur, plesiosaur, crocodilian, or turtle remains. Hypselosaurus priscus Gen. et sp. nov. Nomen dubium Matheron Maastrichtian Grès à Reptiles Originally believed to be a crocodilian, now a sauropod. Hypsibema crassicaudaE.D. Cope, (1869), "Remarks on Eschrichtius polyporus, Hypsibema crassicauda, Hadrosaurus tripos, and Polydectes biturgidus", Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 21: 191-192 Gen. et sp. nov. Nomen dubium Cope Campanian Tar Heel Formation Hypsilophodon foxii Gen. et sp. nov. Valid Huxley Barremian Wessex Formation A small and agile ornithopod. Ornithotarsus immanisCope, ED. 1869. Synopsis of the extinct Batrachia, Reptilia and Aves of North America. Trans. Am. Phil. Soc. Philadelphia 14, 105–252. Gen. et sp. nov. Nomen dubium Cope Campanian Merchantville Formation A hadrosaurid. Rhabdodon priscus Gen. et sp. nov. Valid Matheron Maastrichtian Grès à Reptiles A dwarf relative of Iguanodon. "Acanthopholis platypus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of Acanthopholis. "Acanthopholis macrocercus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of Acanthopholis. "Acanthopholis stereocercus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of Acanthopholis. "Macrurosaurus semnus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal genus and informal species of dinosaur. "Iguanodon phillipsi" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Barremian Wealden Group An informal species of Iguanodon. Later named Priodontognathus.

Birds New taxa Taxon Novelty Status Author(s) Age Unit Location Notes Images "Enaliornis barretti" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal genus and informal species of bird. "Enaliornis sedgwicki" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of bird.

Pterosaurs New taxa Taxon Novelty Status Author(s) Age Unit Location Notes Images Ornithocheirus Gen. nov. Valid Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand A new genus name for multiple species including Pterodactylus simus Owen, 1861. "Ornithocheirus carteri" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of pterosaur. "Ornithocheirus platyrhinus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of pterosaur. "Ptenodactylus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal designation for multiple informal species of pterosaur including Pterodactylus sedgwicki Owen, 1859. "Ptenodactylus oweni" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of pterosaur. "Ptenodactylus polyodon" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of pterosaur. "Ptenodactylus microdon" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of pterosaur. "Ptenodactylus scaphorhynchus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of pterosaur. "Ptenodactylus macrorhinus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of pterosaur. "Ptenodactylus brachyrhinus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of pterosaur. "Ptenodactylus crassidens" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of pterosaur. "Ptenodactylus dentatus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of pterosaur. "Ptenodactylus nasutus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of pterosaur. "Ptenodactylus tenuirostris" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of pterosaur. "Ptenodactylus capito" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of pterosaur. "Ptenodactylus eurygnathus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of pterosaur. "Ptenodactylus machaerorhynchus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of pterosaur. "Ptenodactylus platystomus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of pterosaur. "Ptenodactylus enchorhynchus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of pterosaur. "Ptenodactylus colorhinus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of pterosaur. "Ptenodactylus oxyrhinus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of pterosaur. Pterodactylus macrurus Sp. nov. Nomen dubium Seeley Berriasian Purbeck Group A species of Pterodactylus.

Ichthyosaurs New taxa Taxon Novelty Status Author(s) Age Unit Location Notes Images "Ichthyosaurus angustidens" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Cenomanian Chalk Group An informal species of Ichthyosaurus. "Ichthyosaurus walkeri" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of Ichthyosaurus. "Ichthyosaurus doughtyi" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of Ichthyosaurus. "Ichthyosaurus bonneyi" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of Ichthyosaurus. "Ichthyosaurus platymerus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of Ichthyosaurus. "Ichthyosaurus chalarodeirus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Kimmeridgian Kimmeridge Clay Formation An informal species of Ichthyosaurus. "Ichthyosaurus hygrodeirus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Kimmeridgian Kimmeridge Clay Formation An informal species of Ichthyosaurus. Ichthyosaurus megalodeirus Sp. nov. Nomen dubium Seeley Oxfordian Oxford Clay Formation A species of Ichthyosaurus.

Plesiosaurs New taxa Taxon Novelty Status Author(s) Age Unit Location Notes Images Crymocetus Valid Cope Polycotylus Valid Cope (, and ) An advanced Short-Necked plesiosaur. "Plesiosaurus ichthyospondylus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of Plesiosaurus. "Plesiosaurus cycnodeirus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of Plesiosaurus. "Plesiosaurus microdeirus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of Plesiosaurus. "Plesiosaurus euryspondylus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of Plesiosaurus. "Plesiosaurus platydeirus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of Plesiosaurus. "Plesiosaurus ophiodeirus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of Plesiosaurus. "Plesiosaurus paecilospondylus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of Plesiosaurus. "Stereosaurus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal genus for species including Polyptychodon interruptus. "Stereosaurus platyomus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of plesiosaur. "Stereosaurus cratynotus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of plesiosaur. "Stereosaurus stenomus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Albian Cambridge Greensand An informal species of plesiosaur. "Plesiosaurus megadeirus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Kimmeridgian Kimmeridge Clay Formation An informal species of Plesiosaurus. "Plesiosaurus sterrodeirus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Kimmeridgian Kimmeridge Clay Formation An informal species of Plesiosaurus. "Pliosaurus evansi" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Oxfordian Oxford Clay Formation An informal species of Pliosaurus. "Pliosaurus pachydeirus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Oxfordian Oxford Clay Formation An informal species of Pliosaurus. "Plesiosaurus philarchus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Oxfordian Oxford Clay Formation An informal species of Plesiosaurus. "Steneosaurus dasycephalus" Invalid Nomen nudum Seeley Oxfordian Oxford Clay Formation An informal species of plesiosaur.

Paleontologists Death of German Paleontologist Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer.

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