Anshunsaurus

Anshunsaurus
Temporal range: Middle Triassic,
Fossil specimen of A. huangguoshuensis, National Taiwan Museum
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: †Thalattosauria
Family: †Askeptosauridae
Genus: †Anshunsaurus
Liu, 1999
Species
  • †A. huangguoshuensis Liu, 1999 (type)
  • †A. wushaensis Rieppel et al., 2006
  • †A. huangnihensis Cheng et al., 2007

Anshunsaurus is a genus of thalattosaurs within the family Askeptosauridae. Fossils have been found from Middle Triassic deposits in Guizhou, China. Three species are known: the type species A. huangguoshuensis (named in 1999), the slightly older species A. wushaensis (named in 2006), and the species A. huangnihensis (named in 2007).

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