Langeronyx
Name:
Langeronyx
(Langer’s claw, named after Max Cardoso Langer and in recognition
of his work on rhynchosaurs).
Phonetic: Lang-er-on-iks.
Named By: Martin D. Ezcurra, Felipe Montefeltro
& Richard J. Butler - 2016.
Synonyms: Rhynchosaurus brodiei.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia,
Rhynchosauria, Rhynchosauridae.
Species: L. brodiei (type).
Diet: Herbivore.
Size: Uncertain due to lack of remains.
Known locations: England, Warwickshire -
Bromsgrove Sandstone Formation.
Time period: Anisian of the Triassic.
Fossil representation: Partial skull.
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. 3: article 142 - Martin D. Ezcurra, Felipe
Montefeltro & Richard J. Butler - 2016.
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