Rhynchosaur

Rhynchosaurs; Temporal range: Induan-early Norian
	Mounted skeleton model of Hyperodapedon
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Archosauromorpha
Clade:	Crocopoda
Order:	†Rhynchosauria; Osborn 1903
Subgroups
	†Colobops?; †Eohyosaurus; †Howesia; †Mesosuchus; †Noteosuchus; †Rhynchosauridae †Eifelosaurus; †Rhynchosaurus; †Hyperodapedontidae †Bentonyx; †Fodonyx; †Langeronyx; †Hyperodapedontinae; †Stenaulorhynchinae †Ammorhynchus; †Brasinorhynchus; †Elorhynchus; †Mesodapedon; †Stenaulorhynchus; ; ; ;

Rhynchosaurs are a group of extinct herbivorous Triassic archosauromorph reptiles, belonging to the order Rhynchosauria. Members of the group are distinguished by their triangular skulls and elongated, beak like premaxillary bones. Rhynchosaurs first appeared in the Early Triassic, reaching their broadest abundance and a global distribution during the Carnian stage of the Late Triassic.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.