Genus: Hupehsuchus YOUNG,
vide YOUNG & DONG, 1972
Etymology:
Alternate spelling for Hubei (Hubei Province), China and Greek, suchos,
name for the Egyptian crocodile diety, Sobek.
Species:
nanchangensis YOUNG, 1972
Etymology: In reference to Nanchang County, Hubei Province, China.
Holotype: IVPP V. 3232
Locality: Xunjian commune, N31°25’16.3:, E111°37’42.5”,
Nanchang County, Hubei Province, China.
Horizon: Upper
Jialingjiang
Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Olenekian, Upper
Spathian
Stage, Upper Scythian Epoch, Early Triassic.
Material: Skull and almost complete skeleton.
Hupeshcuhs nanchangensis forelimb after QIAO, MOTANI, IIJIMA & LIU, 2023.
Referred material:
IVPP V. 4069a: Dorsal and caudal vertebrae and
ribs.
IVPP V. 4069b: Caudal vertebrae.
IVPP V. 4069c?:
IVPP V. 4068: Skull and an almost complete
skeleton.
WGSC 26004: Nearly complete skeleton.
Locality: Maoping (97 km south of Nanzhang County), Yuannan Province, China.
Horizon: Bedong Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Middle Triassic.
Material:
Mid-South China
Geological Institute: Mid-trunk vertebra.
WU, ZHAO, SATO, GU, & JIN, 2016
Locality: From a quarry near Mingfeng Town, Yuanan County, Hubei
Province, China.
Horizon: Jialingjiang Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Olenekian, Upper Spathian Stage, Middle Scythian Epoch, Early
Triassic.
Material:
ZMNH M8217: Skull and nearly comlete spcimen.
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