Altirhinus was a herbivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited Asia. Its fossils have been found in places such as Dundgovi (Mongolia).

Quick facts about Altirhinus:

  • Existed from 109 million years ago to Cenomanian Age
  • Lived in a terrestrial habitat
  • Was a herbivore
  • Reproduced by laying eggs
  • Only one specimen has been found by paleontologists

All the Altirhinus illustrations below were collected from the internet. Enjoy and explore:

Altirhinus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
  • N. N. Kalandadze and S. M. Kurzanov. 1974. Nizhnemelove mestonakhozhdeniya nazemnykh pozvonochnykh Mongolii [Lower Cretaceous terrestrial vertebrate localities of Mongolia]. In N. N. Kramarenko, B. Luvsandansan, Yu. I. Voronin, R. Barsbold, A. K. Rozhdestve (eds.), Mesozoic and Cenozoic Faunas and Biostratigraphy of Mongolia. The Joint Soviet-Mongolian Paleontological Expedition, Transactions 1:288-295