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Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx , sometimes referred to by its German name Urvogel , is a genus of theropod dinosaur that is closely related to birds. The name derives from the Ancient Greek meaning "ancient", and , meaning "feather" or "wing"... |
Misidentification. |
von Meyer |
Bird. |
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Echinodon Echinodon Echinodon meaning "hedgehog tooth" in reference to the spines on its teeth , occasionally known as Saurechinodon, is a genus of small European dinosaur of the early Cretaceous Period , 140 million years ago.-Discovery and species:The type specimen was discovered by Samuel Beckles in the Purbeck... |
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Sir Richard Owen |
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Griphosaurus |
Nomen rejectum |
Wagner |
Rejected in favor of Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx , sometimes referred to by its German name Urvogel , is a genus of theropod dinosaur that is closely related to birds. The name derives from the Ancient Greek meaning "ancient", and , meaning "feather" or "wing"... . |
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Sauraechmodon |
Nomen nudum Nomen nudum The phrase nomen nudum is a Latin term, meaning "naked name", used in taxonomy... |
Falconer |
Later named Echinodon Echinodon Echinodon meaning "hedgehog tooth" in reference to the spines on its teeth , occasionally known as Saurechinodon, is a genus of small European dinosaur of the early Cretaceous Period , 140 million years ago.-Discovery and species:The type specimen was discovered by Samuel Beckles in the Purbeck... . |
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Teratosaurus Teratosaurus Teratosaurus was a genus of rauisuchian known from the Triassic Stubensandstein of Germany... |
Misidentification. |
von Meyer |
Misidentified teratosaurid archosaur. |
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New taxa
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Scaphognathus Scaphognathus Scaphognathus was a pterosaur that lived around Germany during the Late Jurassic. It had a wingspan of about one meter.-Naming:The first known Scaphognathus specimen was described in 1831 by August Goldfuss who mistook the tailless specimen for a new Pterodactylus species: P. crassirostris. The... |
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Wagner |
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