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

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