Name
Oryctorhynchus (burrow snout).
Phonetic
O-rik-to-rin-kus.
Named By
Hans-Dieter Sues, Adam J. Fitch & Robin L. Whatley - 2020.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Rhynchosauria, Rhynchosauridae, Hyperodapedontinae.
Diet
Herbivore.
Species
O.bairdi
Size
Unknown.
Known locations
Canada, Nova Scotia - Wolfville Formation.
Time Period
Carnian/Norian of the Triassic.
Fossil representation
Partial skull and mandible.
Oryctorhynchus is a genus of rhynchosaur that lived in North America during the late Triassic. Oryctorhynchus would have fed upon low growing plants.
Further reading
- A new rhynchosaur (Reptilia, Archosauromorpha) from the Upper Triassic of eastern North America. - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. - Hans-Dieter Sues, Adam J. Fitch & Robin L. Whatley - 2020.
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