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Eohupehsuchus brevicollis

Reptilia - Hupehsuchia

Taxonomy
Eohupehsuchus brevicollis was named by Chen et al. (2014) [(Autapomorphies) Frontal not widened rostrally or caudally; parietal posteriorly located, with rostral margin in level with rostral margin of upper temporal fenestra; pineal foramen located posteriorly relative to the rostral margin of upper temporal fenestra; neck short, with six cervical vertebrae; interclavicle with long cranial process; third-layer dermal element short, at about one vertebral-segment long; dermal armor elements very thin.]. Its type specimen is WGSC 26003, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Eohupesuchus-type locality, which is in a Spathian marine horizon in the Jialingjiang Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Eohupehsuchus brevicollis Chen et al. figs. 1-5

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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
genusEohupehsuchus
speciesbrevicollis

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.

Eohupehsuchus brevicollis Chen et al. 2014
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Diagnosis
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

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) Eohupehsuchus brevicollis (type locality: 194734)