Name
Brasinorhynchus.
Phonetic
Bra-sin-r-rin-kus.
Named By
C. L. Schultz, M. C. Langer & F. C. Montefeltro - 2016.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Rhynchosauria, Rhynchosauridae, Stenaulorhynchinae.
Diet
Herbivore.
Species
B. mariantensis
Size
Unavailable.
Known locations
Brazil - Santa Maria Formation.
Time Period
Ladinian of the Triassic.
Fossil representation
Partial skull and post cranial skeleton.
Brasinorhynchus is a genus of rhynocosaur that lived in South America during the Triassic.
- A new rhynchosaur from south Brazil (Santa Maria Formation) and rhynchosaur diversity patterns across the Middle-Late Triassic boundary. - Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 90:593-609. - C. L. Schultz, M. C. Langer & F. C. Montefeltro - 2016.
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