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1829 in paleontology
Dinosaurs
New taxa
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
References