Rhinorex

Ry-no-rex.
By Claire Morris
Published on

Claire Morris

Marine Paleontologist

Claire Morris has dedicated her career to exploring the depths of prehistoric oceans. Her fascination with ancient marine life has led her to discover significant fossils that illuminate the evolution of early sea creatures.

Cite Feedback Print

Cite This Article

Morris, C. (2013, May 8). Rhinorex. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/rhinorex/

copy

Name

Rhinorex ‭(‬nose king).

Phonetic

Ry-no-rex.

Named By

T.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Gates‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬Scheetz‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Ornithopoda,‭ ‬Hadrosauridae,‭ ‬Saurolophinae,‭ ‬Kritosaurini.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

R.‭ ‬condrupus‭

Size

Holotype skull about‭ ‬78‭ ‬centimetres long.‭ ‬Total body length‭ ‬roughly estimated to be about‭ ‬9‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬Utah‭ ‬-‭ ‬Neslen Formation.

Time Period

Campanian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Skull and partial post cranial skeletal remains,‭ ‬mostly of a partial hip and vertebrae.

In Depth

       Rhinorex is a genus of saurolophine hadrosaur that lived in the USA during the late Cretaceous.‭ ‬Rhinorex can be further identified as a‭ ‬kritosaurine due to the development of the bones on the snout which would have formed a bony display structure in life.‭ ‬However,‭ ‬Rhinorex is also noted as being very similar to Gryposaurus,‭ ‬which lived in a near identical location at the same time as Rhinorex,‭ ‬which has fuelled speculation that Rhinorex may actually be synonymous‭ ‬with‭ ‬Gryposaurus.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new saurolophine hadrosaurid‭ (‬Dinosauria:‭ ‬Ornithopoda‭) ‬from the Campanian of Utah,‭ ‬North America.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.‭ ‬-‭ ‬T.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Gates‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬Scheetz‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

SPECIES SPOTLIGHT

© 2024 Prehistoric-Wildlife, All Rights Reserved

The information here is completely free for your own study and research purposes, but please don't copy the articles word for word and claim them as your own work. The world of prehistory is constantly changing with the advent of new discoveries, and its best if you use this information as a jumping off point for your own research.