Paleorhinus

Paleorhinus
Paleorhinus
Temporal range: Late Triassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
(unranked): Archosauria
Order: Phytosauria
Family: Phytosauridae
Genus: Paleorhinus
Williston, 1904
Species
  • Paleorhinus arenaceus
  • Paleorhinus bransoni
  • Paleorhinus ehlersi
  • Paleorhinus fraasi

Paleorhinus was a genus of small phytosaur, a large order of semi-aquatic, crocodile-like animals that lived in the Late Triassic, specifically the earlier Late Carnian period. The reptiles lived throughout Europe, North America, and North Africa. This genus usually also includes the more appropriately named Parasuchus, which lived in India.