Parahupehsuchus

‭P‬ah-rah-hu-pe-su-kus.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2014, May 15). Parahupehsuchus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/parahupehsuchus/

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Name

Parahupehsuchus ‭(‬Near Hupehsuchus‭)‬.

Phonetic

‭P‬ah-rah-hu-pe-su-kus.

Named By

X.‭ ‬-H.‭ ‬Chen,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Motani,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Cheng,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Jiang‭ & ‬O.‭ ‬Rieppel‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Diapsida,‭ ‬Ichthyosauromorpha,‭ ‬Hupehsuchia,‭ ‬Hupehsuchidae.

Diet

Carnivore/Piscivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬longus‭

Size

Uncertain due to lack of remains.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Hubei Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Jialingjiang Formation.

Time Period

Olenekian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial skeletal remains.

In Depth

       Parahupehsuchus is a genus of hupehsuchian marine reptile that lived in waters that receded over what is now China.‭ ‬Parahupehsuchus would have been a small aquatic predator that is named for its similarity to the type genus of the Hupehsuchidae,‭ ‬Hupehsuchus.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A carapace-like bony‭ ‘‬body tube‭’ ‬in an Early Triassic marine reptile and the onset of marine tetrapod predation.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PLoS ONE‭ ‬9‭(‬4‭)‬:e94396.‭ ‬-‭ ‬X.‭ ‬-H.‭ ‬Chen,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Motani,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Cheng,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Jiang‭ & ‬O.‭ ‬Rieppel‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

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