Lycorhinus

wolf snout

• lykos (lyco-) · Greek · wolf
• rhinos (-rhinus) · Greek · snout, nose

The name combines the Greek words for "wolf" and "snout". Haughton chose it because the jaw fragment he described had prominent, canine-like teeth. He originally thought it came from a mammal-like reptile (a therapsid) rather than a dinosaur. It was later recognised as an early ornithischian dinosaur related to Heterodontosaurus.

Named by

Haughton

Year named

1924

Period

Early Jurassic

Found in

Elliot Formation, South Africa

A heterodontosaurid ornithischian. The type species is Lycorhinus angustidens. Its original classification as a therapsid was revised decades later. Other material once assigned to the genus has been debated.