Name:
Arganarhinus
(Argana snout).
Phonetic: Ar-ga-ry-nus.
Named By: R. A. Long & P. A.
Murry - 1995.
Synonyms: Paleorhinus magnoculus.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia,
Phytosauria, Phytosauridae.
Species: A. magnoculus
(type).
Diet: Carnivore/Piscivore.
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: Morocco, Argana basin -
Timezgadiouine Formation.
Time period: Carnian of the Triassic.
Fossil representation: Skull.
Arganarhinus is a phytosaur that lived in what is now Morocco during the late Triassic. Arganarhinus was originally named as a species of Paleorhinus before being made a distinct species in 1995.
Further reading
- Late Triassic (Carnian and Norian) tetrapods from the
southwestern United States. - New Mexico Museum of Natural History
and Science Bulletin 4:1-254. - R. A. Long & P.
A. Murry - 1995.