Stenaulorhynchus
Encyclopedia
Stenaulorhynchus is an extinct genus
of hyperodapedontid rhynchosaur
from Middle Triassic
(Anisian
stage) deposits of Tanganyika Territory
, Tanzania
. It was found in the Manda Formation. It was first named by Sidney Henry Haughton in 1932
and the type species
is Stenaulorhynchus stockleyi.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of hyperodapedontid rhynchosaur
Rhynchosaur
Rhynchosaurs were a group of Triassic diapsid reptiles related to the archosaurs.-Description:Rhynchosaurs were herbivores, and at times abundant , with stocky bodies and a powerful beak...
from Middle Triassic
Middle Triassic
In the geologic timescale, the Middle Triassic is the second of three epochs of the Triassic period or the middle of three series in which the Triassic system is divided. It spans the time between 245 ± 1.5 Ma and 228 ± 2 Ma...
(Anisian
Anisian
In the geologic timescale, the Anisian is the lower stage or earliest age of the Middle Triassic series or epoch and lasted from 245 million years ago until 237 million years ago, approximately...
stage) deposits of Tanganyika Territory
Tanganyika Territory
Tanganyika Territory was a British colony between 1919 and 1961. Prior to the end of the First World War was part of the German colony of German East Africa. After the war had broke out, the British invaded the German East Africa, but were unable to defeat the German Army...
, Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
. It was found in the Manda Formation. It was first named by Sidney Henry Haughton in 1932
1932 in paleontology
-Newly named dinosaurs:Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list and Dr. Jeremy Montague's dinosaur genus database.-Non-mammalian:...
and the type species
Type species
In biological nomenclature, a type species is both a concept and a practical system which is used in the classification and nomenclature of animals and plants. The value of a "type species" lies in the fact that it makes clear what is meant by a particular genus name. A type species is the species...
is Stenaulorhynchus stockleyi.
Material
Many specimens of S. stockleyi have been found to date:- IGMPT-317 A/B (f)
- IGMPT-303e
- BMNH R-9270 (f)
- BMNH R-9271
- BMNH R-9273 (f)
- BMNH R-9275 (f)
- BMNH R-9277 (f)
- BMNH R-9279 (f)
- BMNH R-9281
- BMNH R-10007
- BMNH R-10008
- BMNH 1464