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]

Dawazisaurus
Temporal range: Anisian, 247–242 Ma
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

References

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  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.