1825 in paleontology
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Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils.[1] This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because humans have encountered fossils for millennia, paleontology has a long history both before and after becoming formalized as a science. This article records significant discoveries and events related to paleontology that occurred or were published in the year 1825.
Dinosaurs
New taxa
| Name | Novelty | Status | Author(s) | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iguanodon[2] | Gen. nov. | Valid | Mantell | Barremian, 126â125 mya | Wessex Formation |  England |
In a presentation to the Royal Society of London, Mantell reports his conclusion that the newly named Iguanodon is a new giant herbivorous reptile.[3] |  |
Birds
New taxa
| Name | Novelty | Status | Author(s) | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larus toliapicus[4] | Sp. nov | Valid | Koenig | Early Eocene (Ypresian) | London Clay Formation | England |
Described as a genus of Laridae, but transferred to a new genus Halcyornis Owen, 1846. |
Pterosaurs
- Paleontologist Georg Graf Munster discovered an unusual skull. He sent the fossil to Soemmering, who thought it belonged to an ancient sea bird. He also sent a cast of the skull to August Georg Goldfuss, who recognized it as a pterosaur. He would name it in 1831.[5]
