Dinosaurs
New taxa Taxon Novelty Status Author(s) Age Unit Location Notes Images Iguanodon anglicus Sp. nov. Nomen dubium Holl Barremian Tilgate Forest A species for Iguanodon Mantell, 1825
Pterosaurs William Buckland described the new species Pterodactylus macronyx based on fossil remains discovered by Mary Anning in December the previous year from the Lias Group of the Dorset Coast of England. These were the first scientifically documented pterosaurs to be discovered outside of the Solnhofen lithographic limestone.
New taxa Taxon Novelty Status Author(s) Age Unit Location Notes Images Pterodactylus macronyx Sp. nov. Valid Buckland Sinemurian Blue Lias Later named Dimorphodon macronyx
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