| Halazhaisuchus Temporal range: 247–242 Ma | |
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| An fossilized bone of Halazhaisuchus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Family: | Euparkeriidae |
| Genus: | †Halazhaisuchus Wu, 1982 |
| Species: | †H. qiaoensis |
| Type species | |
| †Halazhaisuchus qiaoensis Broom, 1913 | |
Halazhaisuchus is an extinct genus of archosauriform from the Early Triassic of China.
History[]
Various vertabrae from Halazhaisuchus qiaoensis and Turfanosuchus shageduensis
The only known specimen of Halazhaisuchus, V6027, was discovered in 1977. The holotype specimen was fragmentary, containing parts of the vertebral column, some ribs, two scapulae and two humeri, the right radius and ulna, and a left coracoid.1 It was found in the Ermaying Formation in Shaanxi, China.
Halazhaisuchus qiaoensis was named in 1982.
Classification[]
Halazhaisuchus was a primitive archosauriform. It was related to more popular genera of this group, such as Euparkeria.
It had primitive features such as a large caracoid (a paired bone which is part of the shoulder assembly in most vertebrates).2
Halazhaisuchus was probably related to the anscestors of the dinosaurs and crocodiles.
Paleoecology[]
Halazhaisuchus lived in an ecosystem populated by similar animals to its popular South African relative, Euparkeria. Halazhaisuchus would've lived alongside creatures such as the therapsid Parakannemeryeria and the archosaur Guchengosuchus. It probably hunted insects with its tiny, sharp, and straight teeth.
References[]
- 1. Halazhaisuchus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- 2. Two pseudosuchian reptiles from Shan-Gan-Ning Basin
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