Cartorhynchus

Translingual

†Cartorhynchus lenticarpus restoration

†Cartorhynchus lenticarpus size comparison

†Cartorhynchus lenticarpus fossil

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καρτός (kartós, “shortened”) + Ancient Greek ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”)

Proper noun

†Cartorhynchus

1. A taxonomic genus within the family †Omphalosauridae – currently contains a single species, †Cartorhynchus lenticarpus, a small ichthyosauriform marine reptile that lived during the Early Triassic epoch, about 248 million years ago; it has a lizard-like body, a short torso and a short, constricted snout.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; †Ichthyosauromorpha – clade; †Ichthyosauriformes – clade; †Omphalosauridae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): †Cartorhynchus lenticarpus – sole species

References

• Cartorhynchus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cartorhynchus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Cartorhynchus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons