Genus
Valid Extinct

Hanosaurus

Young 1972

Hanosaurus is an extinct genus of marine reptiles that existed during the Triassic period in what is now China. The type species is Hanosaurus hupehensis. It was a small animal, with specimens measuring 79.4 cm (31.3 in) long in total body length, which likely fed on soft-bodied prey.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Marine
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Eosauropterygia Order
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Pachypleurosauroidea Superfamily
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Pachypleurosauridae Family
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Hanosaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Jialingjiang
1
Temporal distribution
Olenekian (249.9–246.7 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Hanosaurus hupehensis 250 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
O. Rieppel. 1998. The systematic status of Hanosaurus hupehensis (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) from the Triassic of China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 18(3):545-557 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
O. Rieppel. 1998. The systematic status of Hanosaurus hupehensis (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) from the Triassic of China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 18(3):545-557 DOI ↗