Hupehsuchia

Hupehsuchia; Temporal range: Early Triassic,
	Hupehsuchus nanchangensis on display at the Paleozoological Museum of China
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Diapsida
Clade:	Neodiapsida
Clade:	†Ichthyosauromorpha
Order:	†Hupehsuchia; Young & Dong, 1972
Genera
	†Eohupehsuchus; †Hupesuchidae †Eretmorhipis; †Hupehsuchus; †Parahupehsuchus; ; †Nanchangosauridae †Nanchangosaurus; ;

Hupehsuchia is an order of diapsid reptiles closely related to ichthyosaurs. The group was short-lasting, with a temporal range restricted to the late Olenekian age, spanning only a few million years of the Early Triassic. The order gets its name from Hubei Province, China, from which many specimens have been found. They are probable members of the clade Ichthyosauromorpha.

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