Cartorhynchus

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

†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.

• (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

• (genus): †Cartorhynchus lenticarpus – sole species

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