1850 in paleontology

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Arthropods

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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 }}

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Sp. nov

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nomen nudum

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Loew

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Middle Eocene

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Baltic amber

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A Limoniid cranefly,
jr syn of Elephantomyia brevipalpa

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File:Elephantomyia brevipalpa specimen MP3323.jpg]]

Toxorhina longirostris

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Sp. nov

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nomen nudum

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Loew

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Middle Eocene

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Baltic amber

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A Limoniid cranefly,
jr syn of Elephantomyia longirostris

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File:Elephantomyia (E.) longirostris fig 10 body 01.jpg]]

Toxorhina pulchella

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Sp. nov

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nomen nudum

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Loew

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Middle Eocene

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Baltic amber

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A Limoniid cranefly,
jr syn of Elephantomyia pulchella

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File:Elephantomyia (E.) pulchella Fig 12 body 01.jpg]]

Dinosaurs

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Heterosaurus

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Cornuel

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  • {{Flag|Belgium}}
  • {{Flag|England}}
  • {{Flag|Germany}}

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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.

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Mantell

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  • {{Flag|England}}
  • {{Flag|Portugal}}

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See also

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References