Hupehsuchus
Extinct genus of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hupehsuchus is an extinct genus of small marine reptiles, about 1 m (3 ft) long, found in the area of Hubei in China.[1] This marine reptile lived in the Olenekian stage of the Early Triassic period.[2] It was probably a filter feeder, like modern baleen whales.[3]
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Hupehsuchus | |
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Specimen WGSC 26004 | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | †Hupehsuchia |
Family: | †Hupehsuchidae |
Genus: | †Hupehsuchus Young, 1972 |
Type species | |
†Hupehsuchus nanchangensis Young, 1972 |
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