1857 in paleontology explained

Dinosaurs

Newly discovered dinosaurs

• Holotype specimen of Temnodontosaurus crassimanus (Ichthyosauria) from the Early Jurassic at Kettleness, Yorkshire, England.^[1]

Newly named dinosaurs

Paleontologists

• Birth of William Diller Matthew.^[3]

References

1. Swaby, Emily J.. Lomax, Dean R.. 2020. A revision of Temnodontosaurus crassimanus (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) from the Lower Jurassic (Toarcian) of Whitby, Yorkshire, UK. Historical Biology. 33. 11. 2715–2731. 10.1080/08912963.2020.1826469. 225116735.
2. Meyer, H. von. 1857. Beitrage zur naherenKenntnis fossiler Reptilien. N. Jb. Mineral. Geol.Palaeontol. (1857): pp. 532-543.
3. Book: Farlow, James O.. M. K. Brett-Surmann. The Complete Dinosaur. Indiana University Press. 1999. Bloomington, Indiana. 17. 0-253-21313-4.