Tangasaurus is an extinct genus of aquatic basal tangasaurid neodiapsid known from the Late Permian period (late Changhsingian stage) of Tanga, northeastern Tanzania. It contains a single species, Tangasaurus mennelli.
Tangasaurus is an extinct genus of aquatic basal tangasaurid neodiapsid known from the Late Permian period (late Changhsingian stage) of Tanga, northeastern Tanzania. It contains a single species, Tangasaurus mennelli.
==Etymology== Tangasaurus was first described and named by Sidney H. Haughton in 1924 and the type species is Tangasaurus mennelli. The generic name is derived from the name of the Tanga Region in which the only known specimens were found, and Greek sauros, meaning "lizard". The specific name honors F. P. Mennell, the geologist who reported and collected the specimens of Tangasaurus.
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