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Parahupehsuchus longus

Reptilia - Hupehsuchia - Hupehsuchidae

Taxonomy
Parahupehsuchus longus was named by Chen et al. (2014) [urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:0B2F1D4D-0435-496F-B1C0-6913F265240F]. Its type specimen is WGSC 26005, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Yuan'an, Yichang, (Wuhan Centre of China Geological Survey 2011 ), which is in a Spathian marine horizon in China. It is the type species of Parahupehsuchus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Parahupehsuchus longus Chen et al. p. 3 figs. 1, 3-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
orderHupehsuchia
familyHupehsuchidae
genusParahupehsuchus
specieslongus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Parahupehsuchus longus Chen et al. 2014
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
X. -H. Chen et al. 2014Dorsal rib with extensive anterior and posterior flanges; dorsal intercostal space absent except near girdles; second rib facet on neural arch for anterior rib; trunk long, with about 38 dorsal vertebrae; ribcage with more or less unchanged dorsoventral depth; proximal carpal/tarsal row with extra element; extra anterior element in each of distal carpal, metacarpal, distal tarsal, and metatarsal rows.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Spathian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2China (Hubei) Parahupehsuchus longus (type locality: 155373)