Rhynchosaur
Extinct order of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rhynchosaurs are a group of extinct herbivorous Triassic archosauromorph reptiles, belonging to the order Rhynchosauria.[1] 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.
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Rhynchosaurs | |
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Mounted skeleton model of Hyperodapedon | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Archosauromorpha |
Clade: | Crocopoda |
Order: | †Rhynchosauria Osborn 1903 |
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