Parapytanga

Pah-rap-e-tan-gah.
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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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Name

Parapytanga.

Phonetic

Pah-rap-e-tan-gah.

Named By

A.‭ ‬Strapasson,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Pinheiro‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Soares‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Amphibia,‭ ‬Temnospondyli,‭ ‬Stereospondylomorpha.

Diet

Carnivore/Piscivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬catarinensis

Size

Uncertain,‭ ‬but at least a meter long.

Known locations

Brazil‭ ‬-‭ ‬Rio do Rasto Formation.

Time Period

Roadian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial skull and post cranial remains.

In Depth

       Parapytanga is a genus of temnospondul amphibian that lived in South America during the late Permian.‭ ‬Although fossil remains are partial and fragmentary,‭ ‬Parapytanga may have grown to a meter or more in length,‭ ‬suggesting that Parapytanga would have been a predator of smaller creatures.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬On a New Stereospondylomorph Temnospondyl from the Middle—Late Permian of Southern Brazil.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Acta Palaeontologica Polonica‭ ‬60‭(‬4‭)‬:843-855.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Strapasson,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Pinheiro‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Soares‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

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