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Rhynchosaur
order of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rhynchosaurs were a group of Triassic diapsid reptiles related to the archosaurs. They were herbivores, and at times abundant (in some fossil localities accounting for 40 to 60% of specimens found), with stocky bodies and a powerful beak.
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Rhynchosaurs | |
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life restoration of Hyperodapedon | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Archosauromorpha |
Order: | †Rhynchosauria Osborn, 1903 |
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They became extinct at the End-Triassic extinction event.