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'''''Hupehsuchus''''' is an [[extinct]] [[genus]] of small marine reptile, about 1 meter (3 ft) long. It was found in the area of [[Hubei]] in [[China]]. This marine reptile lived in the [[Olenekian]] stage of the [[Early Triassic]] period. |
'''''Hupehsuchus''''' is an [[extinct]] [[genus]] of small marine reptile, about 1 meter (3 ft) long. It was found in the area of [[Hubei]] in [[China]]. This marine reptile lived in the [[Olenekian]] stage of the [[Early Triassic]] period. |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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==Classification== |
==Classification== |
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It is unknown exactly what ''Hupehsuchus'' is related to. It is fairly clear that it shares a close relationship with ''Nanchangosaurus'', but other relations are unknown. Many features, including the discovery of polydactyly, suggest that ''Hupehsuchus'' is related to the ichthyosaurs, but the fact that ''Hupehsuchus''' extra digits include more bones in the hand, rather than just the fingers as in the ichthyosaurs, may discredit that theory. It along with ''Nanchangosaurus'' seem to be so different from any other reptile that a new order has been constructed for the two genera called [[Hupehsuchia]]. |
It is unknown exactly what ''Hupehsuchus'' is related to. It is fairly clear that it shares a close relationship with ''Nanchangosaurus'', but other relations are unknown. Many features, including the discovery of polydactyly, suggest that ''Hupehsuchus'' is related to the ichthyosaurs, but the fact that ''Hupehsuchus''' extra digits include more bones in the hand, rather than just the fingers as in the ichthyosaurs, may discredit that theory. It along with ''Nanchangosaurus'' seem to be so different from any other reptile that a new order has been constructed for the two genera called [[Hupehsuchia]]. |
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==Sources== |
==Sources== |
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* ''Chinese Fossil Vertebrates'' by Spencer G. Lucas |
* ''Chinese Fossil Vertebrates'' by Spencer G. Lucas |
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* ''The World Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Creatures'' by Dougal Dixon |
* ''The World Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Creatures'' by Dougal Dixon |
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[[Category:Hupehsuchians]] |
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Revision as of 01:50, 16 February 2018
| Hupehsuchus Temporal range: Early Triassic,
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | †Hupehsuchia |
| Family: | †Hupehsuchidae |
| Genus: | †Hupehsuchus Young, 1972 |
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| †Hupehsuchus nanchangensis Young, 1972
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Hupehsuchus is an extinct genus of small marine reptile, about 1 meter (3 ft) long. It was found in the area of Hubei in China. This marine reptile lived in the Olenekian stage of the Early Triassic period.
Description
Hupehsuchus was similar to its close cousin, Nanchangosaurus, but differed from it in a number of ways. For example, Hupehsuchus had heavier armor on its back than Nanchangosaurus, and its back spines were more finely divided, giving it a more crocodile-like appearance than Nanchangosaurus. It had a thin, long snout like a gharial, river dolphin, or ichthyosaur, which it probably used to snag fish or probe for aquatic invertebrates.
Classification
It is unknown exactly what Hupehsuchus is related to. It is fairly clear that it shares a close relationship with Nanchangosaurus, but other relations are unknown. Many features, including the discovery of polydactyly, suggest that Hupehsuchus is related to the ichthyosaurs, but the fact that Hupehsuchus' extra digits include more bones in the hand, rather than just the fingers as in the ichthyosaurs, may discredit that theory. It along with Nanchangosaurus seem to be so different from any other reptile that a new order has been constructed for the two genera called Hupehsuchia.
Sources
- Chinese Fossil Vertebrates by Spencer G. Lucas
- The World Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Creatures by Dougal Dixon
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