Rhinesuchoides

Rhinesuchoides is an extinct genus of temnospondyls in the family Rhinesuchidae. It contains two species, R. tenuiceps and R. capensis, both from the Karoo Supergroup of South Africa. The latter was formerly a species of Rhinesuchus.^[1]

Rhinesuchoides Temporal range: Guadalupian-Lopingian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Tetrapoda
Order:	†Temnospondyli
Suborder:	†Stereospondyli
Family:	†Rhinesuchidae
Genus:	†Rhinesuchoides Olson & Broom, 1937
Type species
Rhinesuchoides tenuiceps Olson & Broom, 1937
Other species
R. capensis (Haughton, 1925)
Synonyms
R. tenuiceps Rhinesuchus avenanti Boonstra, 1940 Rhinesuchus rubidgei Boonstra, 1948 R. capensis Rhinesuchus capensis Haughton, 1925

See also

• Paleontology portal

• Prehistoric amphibian
• List of prehistoric amphibians