1850 in paleontology
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Arthropods
=Insects=
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Toxorhina brevipalpa{{cite journal |last1=Kania |first1=I |year=2015 |title= Subfamily Limoniinae Speiser, 1909 (Diptera, Limoniidae) from Baltic Amber (Eocene): The Genus Elephantomyia Osten Sacken, 1860 |journal=PLOS ONE |volume=10 |issue=2 |pages=1–25 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0117434 |pmid=25706127 |pmc=4338262|bibcode=2015PLoSO..1017434K |doi-access=free }}
| Sp. nov | | | | | {{Flag|Europe}} | A Limoniid cranefly, | |
Toxorhina longirostris
| Sp. nov | | | | | {{Flag|Europe}} | A Limoniid cranefly, | |
Toxorhina pulchella
| Sp. nov | | | | | {{Flag|Europe}} | A Limoniid cranefly, | |
Dinosaurs
=Newly named dinosaurs=
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Heterosaurus
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PelorosaurusMantell, G A. 1850. On the Pelorosaurus an
undescribed gigantic terrestrial reptile. Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. London 140: pp. 379-390. | Valid | style="border-right:0px" valign="top"| Mantell |style="border-left:0px" valign="top"| |
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See also
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