Dawazisaurus
Temporal range: Anisian, 247–242 Ma
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Replica of holotype, National Taiwan Museum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Superorder: †Sauropterygia
Order: †Nothosauroidea
Genus: †Dawazisaurus
Cheng et al., 2016
Type species
†Dawazisaurus brevis
Cheng et al., 2016

Dawazisaurus is an extinct genus of sauropterygian of possible nothosauroid affinities from the Middle Triassic Guanling Formation in China. The type species is D. brevis.[1]

References

  1. ^ Yen-nien, Cheng; Xiao-chun, W. U.; Sato, Tamaki; His-yin, Shan (2016). "Dawazisaurus Brevis, A New Eosauropterygian From the Middle Triassic of Yunnan, China". Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition. 90 (2): 401–424. doi:10.1111/1755-6724.12680. ISSN 1755-6724. S2CID 131080984.
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