Archaeodontosaurus descouensi Buffetaut 2005 (sauropod)

Reptilia - Saurischia

Full reference: E. Buffetaut. 2005. A new sauropod dinosaur with prosauropod-like teeth from the Middle Jurassic of MadagascarBulletin de la Societé Géologique de France. Bulletin de la Societé Géologique de France 176(5):467-473

Belongs to Archaeodontosaurus according to G. Bindellini and C. Dal Sasso 2021

See also Buffetaut 2005 and Flynn et al. 2006

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MHNDPal 2003-396. Its type locality is west of Ambondromamy, which is in a Bathonian coastal claystone/sandstone in the Isalo IIIb Formation of Madagascar.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Madagascar (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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