Tangasaurus
| Tangasaurus Temporal range: Late Permian, | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Neodiapsida |
| Family: | †Tangasauridae |
| Genus: | †Tangasaurus Haughton, 1924 |
| Type species | |
| †Tangasaurus mennelli Haughton, 1924 | |
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.