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HUPEHSUCHUS
(hu-peh-soo-kus)
meaning: "Hupeh crocodile - Hupeh is an alternative spelling to Hubei"
Hupehsuchus
Named By: Young & Dong in 1972
Time Period: Early Triassic, Olenekian
Location: China - Hubei Province
Size: About 90-100 centimetres long
Diet: Piscivore/Carnivore
Fossil(s): At least two specimens
Classification: | Choradta | Reptilia | Diapsida | Hupehsuchia |
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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.

Read more about Hupehsuchus at Wikipedia
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