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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