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Cartorhynchus
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Translingual
vertical Cartorhynchus NT.jpg †Cartorhynchus lenticarpus species restoration Cartorhynchus Scale.svg †Cartorhynchus lenticarpus species size comparison Cartorhynchus lenticarpus holotype NGMC.jpg †Cartorhynchus lenticarpus species fossil
Etymology
From mul grc καρτός shortened + mul grc ῥύγχος snout
Proper noun
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genus family †Omphalosauridae family currently contains a single species, †Cartorhynchus lenticarpus species, 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 ; †Ichthyosauromorpha clade clade; †Ichthyosauriformes clade clade; †Omphalosauridae family family
Hyponyms
genus †Cartorhynchus lenticarpus species sole species
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