Dinosaurs
New taxa Name Novelty Status Author(s) Age Unit Location Notes Images Iguanodon Gen. nov. Valid Mantell Barremian, 126–125 mya Wessex Formation In a presentation to the Royal Society of London, Mantell reports his conclusion that the newly named Iguanodon is a new giant herbivorous reptile.
Birds
New taxa Name Novelty Status Author(s) Age Unit Location Notes Images Larus toliapicus Sp. nov Valid Koenig Early Eocene (Ypresian) London Clay Formation Described as a genus of Laridae, but transferred to a new genus Halcyornis Owen, 1846.
Pterosaurs Paleontologist Georg Graf Munster discovered an unusual skull. He sent the fossil to Soemmering, who thought it belonged to an ancient sea bird. He also sent a cast of the skull to August Georg Goldfuss, who recognized it as a pterosaur. He would name it in 1831.
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