Captorhinus

Captorhinus
Temporal range: Cisuralian
~280–270.6 Ma
Two C. aguti specimens, Cisuralian (299-270 Ma), Oklahoma, United States
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Family: †Captorhinidae
Genus: †Captorhinus
Cope, 1895
Type species
†Captorhinus aguti
Cope, 1895
Synonyms
  • Hyponous Cope, 1896
  • Hypopnous Auctt. (Missp.)
  • Bayloria Olson, 1941
  • Paracaptorhinus Watson, 1954
  • Eocaptorhinus Heaton, 1979

Captorhinus (from Greek: καπτō kaptō, 'to gulp down' and Greek: ῥῑνός rhīnós, 'nose')[1] is an extinct genus of captorhinid reptiles that lived during the Permian period. Its remains are known from North America (Oklahoma, Texas) and possibly South America.

  1. ^ Colbert, Edwin H. (Edwin Harris); Knight, Charles Robert (1951). The dinosaur book : the ruling reptiles and their relatives. New York: McGraw-Hill. p. 146.