Limbs’ Characteristics of Hupehsuchusnanchangensis Young, 1972 (Diapsida: Hupehsuchia) from the Early Triassic of Hubei Province
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摘要: 早三叠世南漳-远安动物群中海生爬行动物具有较高的丰度和分异度,南漳湖北鳄是其中丰度最高的物种。为了查明南漳湖北鳄的四肢形态学特征及分类学意义,继而探讨四肢的个体发育过程,本文选取了6件保存较为完好的反映不同生长阶段的化石标本,进行了详细形态学描述和相关数据分析。南漳湖北鳄的肱骨粗壮,桡骨和尺骨远端关节面膨大平直,近端腕骨三枚,远端腕骨四枚,指式为5-5-5-5-4;股骨远端呈规则多边形,胫骨近端较远端宽,腓骨近端较远端窄,近端跗骨三枚,远端跗骨四枚,趾式为5-4-4-3-2(?)。南漳湖北鳄的前肢和后肢均具有前三指/趾聚拢,后两指/趾向后分散的排列特点。前肢骨骼数据分析结果显示各标本均在同一条生长序列上,而后肢部分胫骨长和腓骨长相对股骨长的相关性较低,难以回归至同一条生长曲线。南漳湖北鳄腕骨部分具有延时骨化的现象,第四掌骨的形态差异可能与两性异形相关,孙氏南漳龙可能为南漳湖北鳄的幼年个体。Abstract: The marine reptiles in the Nanzhang-Yuan’an fauna are noted for high abundance and diversity of marine reptile fossils, from which Hupehsuchusnanchangensis is the most enriched species. Aim to find out the morphological characteristics as well as taxonomic and ontogenic significances of limbs of Hupehsuchusnanchangensis, six well-preserved specimens in different growth stage are studied in this paper. As for forelimb, they have strong humerus andstraight distal facet of radius and ulna, with three proximal and four distal carpals shaping the 4-5-5-5-3phalangeal formula. Refereing to hindlimb, it is showed that the distal facet of femur is trapezoid-shaped, and the proximal facet of tibia is relatively wide as well as the proximal facet of fibula is narrow. Three proximal and four distal tarsals are presented and the phalangeal formula is 5-4-4-3-2. The anteriorthree digits are convergent and the posterior two digits are distributed caudally, in both manus and pes. Measurements of the forelimbs suggest that all the specimens are on the same growth sequence , but the length of the tibia and fibula seems hardly related to the femur for hindlimbs, hard to be presented on the same growth curve. There is delayed ossification for the carpals and sexual dimorphism may result in the morphological diversity of fourth metacarpal .It is concluded that NanchangosaurusSuni may be the younger individual of Hupehsuchusnanchangensis.
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Key words:
- Hupehsuchusnanchangensis /
- Early Triassic /
- Nanzhang-Yuanan Fauna /
- Limbs
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