Yonghesuchus

Yong-he-su-kus.
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Emerson Winslow

Paleoichthyologist

Emerson Winslow delves into the underwater world of prehistoric fish, uncovering the mysteries of early marine life. His discoveries have enhanced understanding of vertebrate evolution in aquatic environments.

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Name

Yonghesuchus ‭(‬Yonghe crocodile‭)‬.

Phonetic

Yong-he-su-kus.

Named By

X.‭ ‬-C.‭ ‬Wu,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Liu‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬Li‭ ‬-‭ ‬2001.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Diapsida,‭ ‬Archosauromorpha,‭ ‬Archosauria,‭ ‬Pseudosuchia,‭ ‬Suchia,‭ ‬Gracilisuchidae.

Diet

Insectivore/Carnivore.

Species

Y.‭ ‬sangbiensis‭

Size

Holotype skull about‭ ‬15.5.‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

China‭ ‬-‭ ‬Tongchuan Formation.

Time Period

Ladinian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Two partial skulls,‭ ‬a mandible and some vertebrae.

In Depth

       Yonghesuchus is a genus of small arhcosaur that lived in China during the Triassic.‭ ‬Although a total body length is unknown at the time of writing,‭ ‬the small skull size alone indicates that Yonghesuchus would have been a‭ ‬small animal,‭ ‬and a predator of animals even smaller than itself.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬The anatomy of the first archosauriform‭ (‬Diapsida‭) ‬from the terrestrial Upper Triassic of China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Vertebrata PalAsiatica‭ ‬39:251-265.‭ ‬-‭ ‬X.‭ ‬-C.‭ ‬Wu,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Liu‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬Li‭ ‬-‭ ‬2001.

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