Archaeodontosaurus
| Archaeodontosaurus Temporal range: Bajocian-Bathonian
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | †Sauropodomorpha |
| Clade: | †Sauropoda |
| Genus: | †Archaeodontosaurus Buffetaut, 2005 |
| Species: | †A. descouensi
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| †Archaeodontosaurus descouensi Buffetaut, 2005
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Archaeodontosaurus descouensi right mandible
Archaeodontosaurus ("ancient-toothed lizard") is a genus of sauropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic. Its fossils were found in the Isalo III Formation of Madagascar. The type species, Archaeodontosaurus descouensi, was described in September 2005. The specific name honours the collector, . It is a probable sauropod, with prosauropod-like teeth.[1]
References[]
- ^ Éric Buffetaut. 2005. A new sauropod dinosaur with prosauropod-like teeth from the Middle Jurassic of Madagascar. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 176(5), 467-473.
External links[]
- dml.cmnh.org
Media related to Archaeodontosaurus at Wikimedia Commons
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Categories:
- Sauropods
- Dinosaurs of India and Madagascar
- Middle Jurassic dinosaurs of Africa
- Bajocian life
- Bathonian life
- Fossil taxa described in 2005
- Taxa named by Éric Buffetaut
- Fossils of Madagascar
- Sauropodomorph stubs