Parapytanga

Pah-rap-e-tan-gah.
By Maeve Foster
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Maeve Foster

Paleoclimatologist

Maeve Foster explores the Earth's climatic past to understand the forces that shaped life on our planet. Her research into ancient climate events provides valuable context for current environmental challenges.

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Foster, M. (2012, September 13). Parapytanga. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/parapytanga/

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Name

Parapytanga.

Phonetic

Pah-rap-e-tan-gah.

Named By

A.‭ ‬Strapasson,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Pinheiro‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Soares‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Amphibia,‭ ‬Temnospondyli,‭ ‬Stereospondylomorpha.

Diet

Carnivore/Piscivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬catarinensis

Size

Uncertain,‭ ‬but at least a meter long.

Known locations

Brazil‭ ‬-‭ ‬Rio do Rasto Formation.

Time Period

Roadian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial skull and post cranial remains.

In Depth

       Parapytanga is a genus of temnospondul amphibian that lived in South America during the late Permian.‭ ‬Although fossil remains are partial and fragmentary,‭ ‬Parapytanga may have grown to a meter or more in length,‭ ‬suggesting that Parapytanga would have been a predator of smaller creatures.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬On a New Stereospondylomorph Temnospondyl from the Middle—Late Permian of Southern Brazil.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Acta Palaeontologica Polonica‭ ‬60‭(‬4‭)‬:843-855.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Strapasson,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Pinheiro‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Soares‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

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