ðə tˈaɪp spˈiːsiːz, nænjˈɑːŋəsˈɔːɹəs ʒjˈuːdʒeɪi, wʌz dᵻskɹˈaɪbd baɪ zˈuː zˈɪŋ, ʒˈaʊ zˈɪdʒɪn, lˈuː dʒˈʌntʃæŋ, hwˈɑːŋ wˈɔnboʊ, lˈaɪ ʒænjˈɑːŋ ænd dˈɑːŋ ʒˈaɪmɪŋ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd.
The type species, Nanyangosaurus zhugeii, was described by Xu Xing, Zhao Xijin, Lü Junchang, Huang Wanbo, Li Zhanyang and Dong Zhiming in 2000.