1807 in paleontology
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Reptiles
- German anatomist Johann Friedrich Blumenbach interpreted Collini's 1784 animal as a bird, specifically, as some kind of waterfowl. This fossil would be named Pterodactylus in 1809.{{Cite journal |ref= wellnhofer-2008 |author=Wellnhofer, Peter|year=2008 |title=A short history of pterosaur research. |journal=Zitteliana B |volume=28 |pages=7–19}}