1851 in paleontology explained

Arthropods

Insects

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeUnitLocationNotesImages
Toxorhina brevipalpa[1] Sp. novjr synonymLoewMiddle EoceneBaltic amberA Limoniid cranefly,
jr syn of Elephantomyia brevipalpa
Toxorhina longirostrisSp. novjr synonymLoewMiddle EoceneBaltic amberA Limoniid cranefly,
jr syn of Elephantomyia longirostris
Toxorhina pulchellaSp. novjr synonymLoewMiddle EoceneBaltic amberA Limoniid cranefly,
jr syn of Elephantomyia pulchella

Archosauromorphs

Newly named phytosaurs

Plesiosaurs

Newly named plesiosaurs

NameStatusAuthorsAgeUnitLocationNotes
CimoliasaurusValidLeidyLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)Navesink FormationAn elasmosaurid.
DiscosaurusValidLeidyLate CretaceousA dubious elasmosaurid.

References

  1. Kania . I . 2015 . Subfamily Limoniinae Speiser, 1909 (Diptera, Limoniidae) from Baltic Amber (Eocene): The Genus Elephantomyia Osten Sacken, 1860 . PLOS ONE . 10 . 2 . 1–25 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0117434 . 25706127 . 4338262. 2015PLoSO..1017434K . free .
  2. Lea, I. 1851. Remarks on the bones of a fossil reptilian quadruped. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 5: pp. 171-172.

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