Name
Reiszorhinus.
Phonetic
Rhy-so-rhy-nus.
Named By
S. S. Sumida, J. Dodick, A. Metcalf & G. Albright - 2010.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Eureptilia, Captorhinidae.
Diet
Uncertain.
Species
R. olsoni
Size
Skull about 11-12 centimetres long.
Known locations
USA, Texas - Waggoner Ranch Formation.
Time Period
Artinskian of the Permian.
Fossil representation
Partial remains.
Reiszorhinus is a species of captorhinid reptile that lived in what is now Texas during the Permian.
- Reiszorhinus olsoni, a New Single-Tooth-Rowed Captorhinid Reptile from the Lower Permian of Texas. - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(3):704-714. - S. S. Sumida, J. Dodick, A. Metcalf & G. Albright - 2010.
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