Archaeodontosaurus
| Archaeodontosaurus | |
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| Multiple views of a tooth | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | †Sauropodomorpha |
| Clade: | †Sauropoda |
| Genus: | †Archaeodontosaurus Buffetaut, 2005 |
| Species: | †A. descouensi
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| Binomial name | |
| †Archaeodontosaurus descouensi Buffetaut, 2005
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Archaeodontosaurus ("ancient-toothed lizard") is a
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, Didier Descouens. It is a probable sauropod, with prosauropod-like teeth.[1] It may be a basal member of Gravisauria.[2][3][4]
References
External links
- dml.cmnh.org Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
Media related to Archaeodontosaurus at Wikimedia Commons
