In Depth Oryctorhynchus is a genus of rhynchosaur that lived in North America during the late Triassic. Oryctorhynchus would have fed upon low growing plants. Further reading - A new rhynchosaur (Reptilia, Archosauromorpha) from the Upper Triassic of eastern North America. - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. - Hans-Dieter Sues, Adam J. Fitch & Robin L. … Read more
In Depth Brasinorhynchus is a genus of rhynocosaur that lived in South America during the Triassic. Further Reading - A new rhynchosaur from south Brazil (Santa Maria Formation) and rhynchosaur diversity patterns across the Middle-Late Triassic boundary. - Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 90:593-609. - C. L. Schultz, M. C. Langer & F. C. Montefeltro - 2016.
In Depth Originally named as a species of Rhynchosaurus, R. brodiei was established as a distinct genus in 2016 and granted the name Langeronyx. As a rhynchosaur Langeronyx would have been a squat plant eating reptile that lived during the Triassic. Further Reading - The Early Evolution of Rhynchosaurs. - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. … Read more
In Depth First described in 1842, Rhynchosaurus was the first ever rhynchosaur to be named, which is exactly why rhynchosaurs are called rhynchosaurs. Rhynchosaurus had a squat low slung body that was supported by all four legs. Rhynchosaurus is famous for the enlarged shearing teeth at the front of the mouth which would have easily … Read more
In Depth Teyumbaita is a genus of rhynchosaur that lived in South America during the late Triassic. Further Reading - Cranial anatomy of a new genus of hyperodapedontine rhynchosaur (Diapsida, Archosauromorpha) from the Upper Triassic of southern Brazil. - Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 101:27-52. - F. C. Montefeltro, … Read more
In Depth Hyperodapedon is one of the best known rhynchosaurs that were specialised herbivores that lived during the Triassic which had large incisor teeth that are thought to have been used to break open the seeds of extinct plants called seed ferns. Once the seed husk was split open, the softer internal parts were mashed … Read more