Hanosaurus
| Hanosaurus Temporal range: Early Triassic,
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
| Clade: | †Eosauropterygia |
| Genus: | †Hanosaurus Young, 1972 |
| Type species | |
| †Hanosaurus hupehensis Young, 1972
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Hanosaurus is an extinct genus of marine reptiles that existed during the Triassic period in what is now China. It was described by Young in 1972, and the type species is Hanosaurus hupehensis. Its affinities are unclear; it has been both described as a member of the Pachypleurosauria[1][2] and as a sister group of that group. It was a small animal that likely fed on soft-bodied prey.[3]
References
- ^ Rieppel, O. (1998). "The Systematic Status of Hanosaurus hupehensis (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) from the Triassic of China". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 18 (3): 545–557. doi:10.1080/02724634.1998.10011082.
- ^ Holmes, R.; Cheng, Y.-N.; Wu, X.-C. (2008). "New Information on the Skull of Keichousaurus hui (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) with Comments on Sauropterygian Interrelationships". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 28 (1): 76–84. doi:10.1671/0272-4634%282008%2928%5B76%3ANIOTSO%5D2.0.CO%3B2.
- ^ Li, Q.; Liu, J. (2020). "An Early Triassic sauropterygian and associated fauna from South China provide insights into Triassic ecosystem health". Communications Biology. 3: 63. doi:10.1038/s42003-020-0778-7.
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