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Angistorhinopsis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Phytosauridae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Phytosaur

Class
  
Sauropsida

Subfamily
  
Pseudopalatinae

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Phytosaur, Angistorhinus, Nicrosaurus, Mystriosuchus, Paleorhinus

Angistorhinopsis is an extinct genus of altirostral (long-snouted) pseudopalatine phytosaur. It was named for its supposed resemblance to Angistorhinus by Friedrich von Huene in 1922. Fossils have been found in Switzerland and date back to the latest Norian and Rhaetian stages of the Late Triassic, making it the youngest known phytosaur to have existed in Europe and, along with Redondasaurus from the United States, one of the last surviving members of Phytosauria before the group became extinct during the Triassic–Jurassic extinction event 199.6 million years ago.

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Angistorhinopsis Wikipedia