Archaeodontosaurus

Taxobox|
name = "Archaeodontosaurus"
fossil_range = Middle Jurassic
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Sauropsida
ordo = Saurischia
subordo = Sauropodomorpha
infraordo = Sauropoda
genus = "Archaeodontosaurus"
species = "A. descouensi"
binomial = "Archaeodontosaurus descouensi"
binomial_authority =

"Archaeodontosaurus" ("Ancient-teethed lizard") is the name given to a genus of sauropod or prosauropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic. Its fossils were found in Madagascar. The type species, "Archaeodontosaurus descouensi", was discovered in September of 2005. It is a probable sauropod, with prosauropod-like teeth.

External links

* http://dml.cmnh.org/2005Nov/msg00059.html
* http://bsgf.geoscienceworld.org/cgi/content/french_abstract/176/5/467
* http://www.dinosaurier-web.de/galery/pages_a/archaeodontosaurus.html