1808 in paleontology

1808 in paleontology

Fossils

* The famed Georges Cuvier publishes illustrations of vertebrae discovered near Honfleur. He mistakenly describes them as crocodillian, although later researchers have concluded that these remains almost certainly belonged to a theropod dinosaur. [cite book| last = Farlow| first = James O.| coauthors = M. K. Brett-Surmann| title = The Complete Dinosaur| publisher = Indiana University Press| date = 1999| location = Bloomington, Indiana| pages = 6| isbn = 0-253-21313-4]

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