Austronaga
| Austronaga Temporal range: Middle Triassic
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauromorpha |
| Clade: | †Tanysauria |
| Family: | †Trachelosauridae |
| Genus: | †Austronaga |
| Species: | †A. minuta
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| †Austronaga minuta Wang, Lei & Li, 2023
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Austronaga (meaning "southern
archosauromorph reptile from the Middle Triassic (Anisian) Guanling Formation of China. The genus contains a single species, A. minuta, known from a partial skull, as well as vertebrae from the tail and neck. Austronaga was significantly smaller than the coeval Dinocephalosaurus.[1]
Discovery and naming
The Austronaga
caudal vertebrae.[1]
In 2023, Wang, Lei & Li
South China Block, with "naga", referencing a water-dwelling snakelike figure in Asian mythology. The specific name, "minuta", references the animal's small body size compared to its relatives.[1]
Classification
Wang, Lei & Li (2023) recovered Austronaga as a member of the
| Archosauromorpha |
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