Mupashi

Mu-pash-e.
By John Stewart
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Stewart, J. (2014, June 9). Mupashi. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/mupashi/

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Name

Mupashi.

Phonetic

Mu-pash-e.

Named By

A.‭ ‬K.‭ ‬Huttenlocker‭ & ‬C.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Sidor‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Therocephalia,‭ ‬Karenitidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

M.‭ ‬migrator‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Zambia.

Time Period

Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Mupashi is a genus therocephalian therapsid that lived in Zambia during the Permian.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬The first karenitid‭ (‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Therocephalia‭) ‬from the upper Permian of Gondwana and the biogeography of Permo-Triassic therocephalians.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬K.‭ ‬Huttenlocker‭ & ‬C.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Sidor‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

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