Pabwehshi

Pab-wesh-e.
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Claire Morris

Marine Paleontologist

Claire Morris has dedicated her career to exploring the depths of prehistoric oceans. Her fascination with ancient marine life has led her to discover significant fossils that illuminate the evolution of early sea creatures.

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Name

Pabwehshi ‭(‬Pab-beast‭)‬.

Phonetic

Pab-wesh-e.

Named By

J.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Wilson,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Malkani‭ & ‬P.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Gingerich‭ ‬-‭ ‬2001.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Crocodylomorpha,‭ ‬Notosuchia,‭ ‬Sebecosuchia,‭ ‬Baurusuchidae,‭ ‬Baurusuchinae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬pakistanensis‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Pakistan,‭ ‬Balochistan‭ ‬-‭ ‬Pab Formation.

Time Period

Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial skull and post cranial remains of several individuals.

In Depth

       Pabwehshi is a genus of terrestrial crocodile that lived and hunted on dry land.‭ ‬At the time of writing,‭ ‬Pabwehshi is only known from the Pab Formation of Pakistan where fossils of Pabwehshi were laid down during the Maastrichtian stage of the Cretaceous.‭ ‬Pabwehshi is usually credited as being a member if the Baurusuchidae‭ ‬group of notosuchian crocodiles,‭ ‬though a study by Laesson and Sues in‭ ‬2007‭ ‬placed Pabwehshi within the Peirosauridae group of crocodiles.‭ ‬One feature of Pabwehshi,‭ ‬the presence of a sagittal torus on the maxillary palatal shelves,‭ ‬is so far not seen in other baurusuchid crocodiles.‭

Further Reading

-‭ ‬New crocodyliform‭ (‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Mesoeucrocodylia‭) ‬from the Upper Cretaceous Pab Formation of Vitakri,‭ ‬Balochistan‭ (‬Pakistan‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology,‭ ‬University of Michigan‭ ‬30‭(‬12‭)‬:321-336.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Wilson,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Malkani‭ & ‬P.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Gingerich‭ ‬-‭ ‬2001. -‭ ‬Cranial osteology and phylogenetic relationships of Hamadasuchus rebouli‭ (‬Crocodyliformes:‭ ‬Mesoeucrocodylia‭) ‬from the Cretaceous of Morocco.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society‭ ‬149‭ (‬4‭)‬:‭ ‬533‭–‬567.‭ ‬-‭ ‬H.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Larsson‭ & ‬H.‭ ‬-D.‭ ‬Sues‭ ‬-‭ ‬2007. -‭ ‬A New Baurusuchid‭ (‬Crocodyliformes,‭ ‬Mesoeucrocodylia‭) ‬from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil and the Phylogeny of Baurusuchidae.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PLoS ONE‭ ‬6‭ (‬7‭)‬:‭ ‬e21916.‭ ‬-‭ ‬F.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Montefeltro,‭ ‬H.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Larsson‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Langer‭ [‬Andrew A.‭ ‬Farke,‭ ‬ed.‭] ‬-‭ ‬2011.

SPECIES SPOTLIGHT

varanus priscus a.k.a Megalania