Protognathosaurus oxyodon Zhang 1988 (first jaw lizard)

Reptilia - Saurischia - Cetiosauridae

Alternative combination: Protognathus oxyodon

Full reference: Y. Zhang. 1988. The Middle Jurassic dinosaur fauna from Dashapu, Zigong, Sichuan. Vol. I. Sauropod dinosaur (1). Shunosaurus. Sichuan Publishing House of Science and Technology, Chengdu 1-89

Belongs to Protognathosaurus according to G. Peng et al. 2005

See also Dong 1992, Dong 1997, Li et al. 2011, Martin-Rolland 1999, Olshevsky 1991, Olshevsky 1992, Upchurch et al. 2004 and Zhang 1988

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: CHG CV 00732, a mandible (left dentary). Its type locality is Dashanpu Dinosaur Quarry [lower], which is in a Bajocian/Oxfordian lacustrine sandstone/mudstone in the Shaximiao Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Dashanpu Dinosaur Quarry [lower]

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