Crustaceans
New taxa Taxon Novelty Status Author(s) Age Unit Location Notes ImagesEtalloniaGen. et. comb. nov.ValidOppelJurassicSolnhofen LimestoneAn axiid, type species is E. longimana, initially described as Magila longimana in 1839.PseudastacusGen. et. comb. nov.ValidOppelJurassicSolnhofen LimestoneA stenochirid, type species is P. pustulosus, initially described as Bolina pustulosa in 1839.
Dinosaurs
New taxa Taxon Novelty Status Author(s) Age Unit Location Notes Images Archaeopteryx lithographica Gen. et sp. nov. Valid Meyer Kimmeridgian Solnhofen Limestone Early bird, only known from a single flight feather. Echinodon becklesii Gen. et sp. nov. Valid Owen Berriasian Purbeck Beds Known from multiple jaw and tooth fossils, originally interpreted as a lacertilian. Teratosaurus suevicus Gen. et sp. nov. Valid von Meyer Norian Löwenstein Formation Originally interpreted as an early dinosaur, now an early pseudosuchian.
Pterosaurs
New taxa Taxon Novelty Status Author(s) Age Unit Location Notes Images Scaphognathus Gen. nov. Valid Wagner Kimmeridgian Solnhofen limestone A new genus for Pterodactylus crassirostris Goldfuss, 1831
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