Genus
Valid Extinct

Dawazisaurus

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.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Marine
Dawazisaurus
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
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Geological formations
Guanling
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Temporal distribution
Anisian (246.7–241.464 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Dawazisaurus brevis 247 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
Y.-N. Cheng, X.-C. Wu, and T. Sato, H.-Y. Shan. 2016. Dawazisaurus brevis, a new eosauropterygian from the Middle Triassic of Yunnan, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 90(2):401-424
Bibliography (1)
Y.-N. Cheng, X.-C. Wu, and T. Sato, H.-Y. Shan. 2016. Dawazisaurus brevis, a new eosauropterygian from the Middle Triassic of Yunnan, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 90(2):401-424