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,
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| Replica of holotype, National Taiwan Museum | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
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References
edit- ^ 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.