Eurychororhinus

Yu-re-kho-ro-ry-nus.
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Name

Eurychororhinus.

Phonetic

Yu-re-kho-ro-ry-nus.

Named By

Broili‭ & ‬Schroeder‭ ‬-‭ ‬1935.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Dicynodontia.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

E. boonstrai

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

South Africa.

Time Period

Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Eurychororhinus is a little known genus of dicynodont that lived in South Africa during the Permian.‭

Further Reading

– �ber einige primitive Anomodontier-Sch�del aus den unteren Beaufort-Schichten. Ibidem Sitzber. Bayer. Ak. Wiss., Math.-Naturw. Abt 223-278. – F. Broili & J. Schroeder – 1935.

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