Huangfuchuansuchus

Huangfuchuansuchus
Temporal range: Early Triassic,
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Tetrapoda
Order: Temnospondyli
Suborder: Stereospondyli
Clade: Capitosauria
Genus: Huangfuchuansuchus
Chen & Liu, 2025
Species:
H. haojiamaoensis
Binomial name
Huangfuchuansuchus haojiamaoensis
Chen & Liu, 2025
External image
Holotype skull in lateral (a, b), medial (c), and occipital (d, e) views

Huangfuchuansuchus is an extinct genus of capitosaur temnospondyls known from the Early Triassic (Olenekian age) Heshanggou Formation of China. The genus contains a single species, Huangfuchuansuchus haojiamaoensis, known from a partial skull and mandible. The snout is shallow and flat, while the orbital region is more elevated.