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Lycorhinus

Lycorhinus

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

Taxonomic details

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

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