Dinosaurs
Newly named dinosaurs
Name Novelty Status Author(s) Age Unit Location Notes Images Hikanodon Gen. nov. Jr. synonym Nöggerath Barremian, 126–125 mya Tilgate Forest In a brief description of a fossil reptile from the "iron sands" of England, Nöggerath mentions that Mantell has named the taxon Hikanodon, creating an invalid junior objective synonym of Iguanodon named the year earlier. Megalosaurus conybeari Sp. nov. Nomen oblitum von Ritgen Bathonian Taynton Limestone Formation A species name for Megalosaurus, but forgotten to history.
Pterosaurs New taxa Name Novelty Status Author(s) Age Unit Location Notes Images Pterodactylus nettecephaloides Sp. nov. Jr. synonym von Ritgen Tithonian Solnhofen limestone A junior objective synonym of Pterodactylus brevirostris. Pterodactylus crocodilocephaloides Sp. nov. Jr. synonym von Ritgen Tithonian Solnhofen limestone A junior objective synonym of Pterodactylus longirostris.
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