1855 in paleontology
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Newly named dinosaurs
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Tanystropheus Tanystropheus Tanystropheus , was a 6 metre long reptile that dated from the Middle Triassic period. It is recognisable by its extremely elongated neck, which measured 3 metres long - longer than its body and tail combined. Despite this length, it had only ten neck vertebrae, each quite long... |
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von Meyer Von Meyer Von Meyer may refer to:* von Meyer, Christian Erich Hermann , German palaeontologist, see m:de:Hermann von Meyer* von Meyer, Gustav Ritter , Bavarian politician, see m:de:Gustav Ritter von Meyer... |
Originally described incorrectly as a dinosaur. It was actually a prolacertiforme reptile. |
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Newly named Prolacertiformes
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Tanystropheus Tanystropheus Tanystropheus , was a 6 metre long reptile that dated from the Middle Triassic period. It is recognisable by its extremely elongated neck, which measured 3 metres long - longer than its body and tail combined. Despite this length, it had only ten neck vertebrae, each quite long... |
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von Meyer Von Meyer Von Meyer may refer to:* von Meyer, Christian Erich Hermann , German palaeontologist, see m:de:Hermann von Meyer* von Meyer, Gustav Ritter , Bavarian politician, see m:de:Gustav Ritter von Meyer... |
Originally described incorrectly as a dinosaur. It was actually a prolacertiforme reptile. |
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Newly named plesiosaurs
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Aptychodon Aptychodon Aptychodon is an extinct genus of plesiosaur from the Cretaceous of what is now the Czech Republic. The genus was named by Reuss in 1855.-References:... |
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Brimosaurus Brimosaurus Brimosaurus is an extinct genus of plesiosaur from the Late Cretaceous of what is now Arkansas. The type species is Brancasaurus brancai, first named by Joseph Leidy in 1854... |
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Museums
- The Albany MuseumAlbany Museum, South AfricaThe Albany Museum, South Africa is situated in Grahamstown in South Africa, is affiliated to Rhodes University and dates back to 1855, making it the second oldest museum in South Africa....
of Grahamstown, South Africa is established.