Rhynchosaur
order of reptiles
(Redirected from Rhynchosauria)
Rhynchosaurs were a group of Triassic diapsid reptiles related to the archosaurs. They were herbivores, and at times abundant (in some fossil localities accounting for 40 to 60% of specimens found), with stocky bodies and a powerful beak.
| Rhynchosaurs Temporal range:
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| life restoration of Hyperodapedon | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauromorpha |
| Order: | †Rhynchosauria Osborn, 1903 |
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They became extinct at the End-Triassic extinction event.
