Rhinorex

nose king

• rhino · Greek · nose
• rex · Latin · king

Rhinorex combines the Greek "rhis/rhino" (nose) with the Latin "rex" (king), giving "nose king". The name refers to the very large, prominent nose of this duck-billed dinosaur, which had a big nasal region and lacked a bony crest.

Named by

Gates and Scheetz

Year named

2015

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Campanian

Found in

Neslen Formation, Utah, USA

A hadrosaurid (saurolophine) known from the type species Rhinorex condrupus. The specimen was originally found in the 1990s and includes skull material and some skin impressions.