Sanchuansaurus Gao 1989 (parareptile)

Reptilia - Procolophonomorpha - Pareiasauridae

Full reference: K. Gao. 1989. Pareiasaurs from the Upper Permian of north China. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 26:1234-1240

Parent taxon: Pareiasauridae according to M. J. Benton 2016

See also Gao 1989, Lee 1997 and Li and Liu 2013

Sister taxa: Deltavjatia, Provelosaurus, Scutosaurus, Shihtienfenia

Subtaxa: Sanchuansaurus pygmaeus

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Type: Sanchuansaurus pygmaeus

Ecology: herbivore

Distribution: found only at Tianjialing, Xuecun Town (Permian of China)

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