Arganarhinus

Arganarhinus (meaning "Argana (Morocco) snout") is an extinct genus of phytosaur known from the late Triassic period (Middle Carnian stage) of Argana Basin in Morocco. It is known from a skull which is housed at the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. It was first named as a species of Paleorhinus in 1977b by Jean Michel Dutuit^[1] and it was named as a separate genus by Long and Murry in 1995. The type species is the original Paleorhinus magnoculus and the combinatio nova is Arganarhinus magnoculus. Its closest relative was Paleorhinus.^[2]

Arganarhinus Temporal range: Late Triassic, 221 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Holotype skull
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	†Phytosauria
Family:	†Parasuchidae
Genus:	†Arganarhinus Long & Murry, 1995
Type species
†Arganarhinus magnoculus (Dutuit, 1977b [originally Paleorhinus magnoculus])
Synonyms
Paleorhinus magnoculus Dutuit, 1977b