1850 in paleontology

Arthropods Insects Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesToxorhina brevipalpaSp. novnomen nudumLoewMiddle EoceneBaltic amberA Limoniid cranefly, jr syn of Elephantomyia brevipalpaToxorhina longirostrisSp. novnomen nudumLoewMiddle EoceneBaltic amberA Limoniid cranefly, jr syn of Elephantomyia longirostrisToxorhina pulchellaSp. novnomen nudumLoewMiddle EoceneBaltic amberA Limoniid cranefly, jr syn of Elephantomyia pulchella

Dinosaurs Newly named dinosaurs

Name Status Authors Country Heterosaurus Junior synonym Cornuel

PelorosaurusMantell, G A. 1850. On the Pelorosaurus an undescribed gigantic terrestrial reptile. Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. London 140: pp. 379-390. ValidMantell

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