Altirhinus

high nose

• alti- · Latin · high (from altus)
• rhinos · Greek · nose

The name combines the Latin "altus" (high) with the Greek "rhinos" (nose). It refers to the tall, arched snout of the animal, which had a deep, downturned beak-like nasal region. The type species, A. kurzanovi, honours the Russian paleontologist Sergei Kurzanov.

Named by

Norman

Year named

1998

Period

Early Cretaceous

Stages

Aptian – Albian

Found in

Khukhtekskaya (Khukhtek) Formation, Dornogovi Province, Mongolia

An iguanodontian ornithopod (a relative of Iguanodon) from Mongolia. The type and only species is Altirhinus kurzanovi. The exact stage range of the formation is somewhat uncertain.