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Newly named dinosaurs
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Smilodon Smilodon Smilodon , often called a saber-toothed cat or saber-toothed tiger, is an extinct genus of machairodonts. This saber-toothed cat was endemic to North America and South America, living from near the beginning through the very end of the Pleistocene epoch .-Etymology:The nickname "saber-tooth" refers... |
Misidentification. |
Plieninger |
A misidentified phytosaur Phytosaur Phytosaurs are an extinct group of large semi-aquatic Late Triassic archosaurs. Phytosaurs belong to the family Phytosauridae and the order Phytosauria. They were long-snouted and heavily armoured, bearing a remarkable resemblance to modern crocodiles in size, appearance, and lifestyle, an example... . The name was also preoccupied by the well known species of prehistoric cat. The genus was later renamed Zanclodon Zanclodon Zanclodon is an extinct genus of archosaurian reptile endemic to what would have been Europe during the Middle Triassic-Late Triassic epochs .... . |
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Zanclodon Zanclodon Zanclodon is an extinct genus of archosaurian reptile endemic to what would have been Europe during the Middle Triassic-Late Triassic epochs .... |
Misidentification. |
Plieninger |
A misidentified phytosaur Phytosaur Phytosaurs are an extinct group of large semi-aquatic Late Triassic archosaurs. Phytosaurs belong to the family Phytosauridae and the order Phytosauria. They were long-snouted and heavily armoured, bearing a remarkable resemblance to modern crocodiles in size, appearance, and lifestyle, an example... formerly known as Smilodon Smilodon Smilodon , often called a saber-toothed cat or saber-toothed tiger, is an extinct genus of machairodonts. This saber-toothed cat was endemic to North America and South America, living from near the beginning through the very end of the Pleistocene epoch .-Etymology:The nickname "saber-tooth" refers... . |
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New taxa
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Cimoliornis |
Jr. synonym. |
Owen |
Jr. synonym of Ornithocheirus. |
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Rhamphorhynchus |
Valid |
von Meyer |
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Non-mammalian
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Scymnorhinus Scymnorhinus Scymnorhinus is an extinct genus of non-mammalian synapsid.-References:*... |
Valid |
Bonaparte |
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