Lycorhinus

Pronunciation:
liek-oh-rien-us
Name meaning:
'wolf snout'
Lycorhinus
Type of dinosaur:
small ornithischian
Length:
1.2m
Diet:
herbivorous
When it lived:
Late Triassic, 205-195 million years ago
Found in:
South Africa

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Ornithischia, Neornithischia, Cerapoda, Heterodontosauridae
Named by:
Haughton (1924)
Type species:
angustidens

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