Genus
Valid Extinct

Rhinorex

Gates and Scheetz 2014

Rhinorex is a genus of kritosaurin hadrosaur from the Late Cretaceous Neslen Formation, in central Utah. Its exact placement in time is uncertain, though it probably dates to 75 million years ago and was discovered in estuarine sediments.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Rhinorex
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Ornithischia Unranked clade
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Neornithischia Unranked clade
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Pyrodontia Unranked clade
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Cerapoda Unranked clade
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Ornithopoda Suborder
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Iguanodontia Infraorder
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Euiguanodontia Unranked clade
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Dryomorpha Unranked clade
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Ankylopollexia Unranked clade
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Styracosterna Unranked clade
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Hadrosauriformes Unranked clade
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Hadrosauroidea Unranked clade
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Hadrosauridae Family
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Saurolophinae Subfamily
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Rhinorex Genus
Measurements
Length
7 m ⓘ
Rhinorex condrupus
Mass
2 000 kg ⓘ
Rhinorex condrupus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
1
Geological formations
Nelsen
1
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Rhinorex condrupus 84 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
T. A. Gates and R. Scheetz. 2014. A new saurolophine hadrosaurid (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) from the Campanian of Utah, North America. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
T. A. Gates and R. Scheetz. 2014. A new saurolophine hadrosaurid (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) from the Campanian of Utah, North America. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology DOI ↗