Procuhy

Pro-cu-he.
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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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Name

Procuhy.

Phonetic

Pro-cu-he.

Named By

J.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Cisneros,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Marsicano,‭ ‬K.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Angielczyk,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Smith,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Richter,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Frobisch,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Kammerer‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Sadleir‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Amphibia,‭ ‬Temnospondyli.

Diet

Carnivore/Insectivore‭?

Species

P.‭ ‬nazariensis‭

Size

Uncertain due to lack of fossil remains.

Known locations

Brazil‭ ‬-‭ ‬Lower Pedra de Fogo Formation.

Time Period

Kungurian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial skull.‭ ‬Lower jaw bone

In Depth

       Although known only from partial skull remains and a single jaw bone,‭ ‬the Procuhy holotype fossils seems to have come from a smaller temnospondyl amphibian.‭

Further Reading

-‭ ‬New Permian fauna from tropical Gondwana.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Nature Communications‭ ‬6‭(‬8676‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Cisneros,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Marsicano,‭ ‬K.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Angielczyk,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Smith,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Richter,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Frobisch,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Kammerer‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Sadleir‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

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