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Arganarhinus
''Arganarhinus'' (meaning "Argana (Morocco) snout") is an extinct genus of phytosaur known from the late Triassic period (geology), period (Middle Carnian stage) of Argana Basin in Morocco. It is known from a skull which is housed at the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. It was first named as a species of ''Paleorhinus'' in 1977b by Jean Michel DutuitDutuit, J. M. (1977b) Description of the skull of ''Angistorhinus talainti'' n. sp: a new phytosaur from the Triassic of the Moroccan Atlas. ''Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle: Sciences de la Terre'' 3(66):297-337 and it was named as a separate genus by Long and Murry in 1995 in paleontology, 1995. The type species is the original ''Paleorhinus magnoculus'' and the ''combinatio nova'' is ''Arganarhinus magnoculus''. Its closest relative was ''Paleorhinus''. References Phytosaurs Late Triassic reptiles of Africa Fossil taxa described in 1995 Prehistoric reptile genera {{triassic-reptile-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paleorhinus
''Paleorhinus'' (Greek: ''"Old Nose"'') is an extinct genus of widespread basal (phylogenetics), basal phytosaur known from the Late Triassic (late Carnian stage). The genus was named in 1904 based on the type species ''Paleorhinus bransoni'', which is known from Wyoming and Texas in the United States. Another valid species, ''Paleorhinus angustifrons'' from Bavaria, Germany, is also commonly referred to the genus. ''Paleorhinus'' had a length of about . ''Paleorhinus'' has had a complicated Taxonomy, taxonomic history involving frequent synonymy between diagnostic and undiagnostic material. This is mainly due to the fact that it is a quintessential basal phytosaur, mostly distinguished by a lack of specializations rather than unique traits. Historically, it was common practice to Lumpers and splitters, lump all basal phytosaurs into only one or two genera, rendering those genera Paraphyly, paraphyletic Evolutionary grade, evolutionary grades ancestral to later phytosaurs. More r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
