1825 in paleontology
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Dinosaurs
= New taxa=
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| Iguanodon{{cite journal|last=Mantell|first=G.A.|year=1825|title=Notice on the Iguanodon, a newly discovered fossil reptile, from the sandstone of Tilgate Forest, in Sussex|journal=Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society|volume=115|pages=179–186|doi=10.1098/rstl.1825.0010|issn=0261-0523|jstor=107739|doi-access=free}}
| Gen. nov. | Valid | Mantell | {{flag|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.{{cite book|last=Farlow|first=J.O.|last2=Brett-Surmann|first2=M.K.|title=The Complete Dinosaur| publisher=Indiana University Press|year=1999|pages=9|isbn=0-253-21313-4}} | 200px |
Birds
= New taxa =
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| Larus toliapicus{{cite journal|last=Koenig|first=E.|year=1825|title=none|journal=Icones Fossilium Sectilis|pages=1–44}}
| Sp. nov | Valid | Koenig | Early Eocene (Ypresian) | {{Flag|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.{{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}}