1874 in paleontology

Dinosaurs

• Richard Owen publishes a monograph on Wealden and Purbeck reptiles, classifying Scelidosaurus, Iguanodon and Echinodon in the new dinosaur clade Prionodontia.

Pterosaurs

Newly named pterosaurs

Name	Status	Authors	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Coloborhynchus	Valid	Owen	Early Cretaceous	Wadhurst Clay Formation	UK