Rhynchosaur
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Rhynchosaurs were a group of Triassic diapsid reptiles related to the archosaurs. They were herbivores, and at times abundant (in some fossil localities accounting for 40 to 60% of specimens found), with stocky bodies and a powerful beak.
| Rhynchosaurs | |
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| life restoration of Hyperodapedon | |
Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauromorpha |
| Order: | Rhynchosauria Osborn, 1903 |
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They became extinct at the End-Triassic extinction event.