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
Parent taxon: Sauropoda according to E. Buffetaut 2005
Sister taxa: Agustiniidae, Amygdalodon, Antetonitrus, Atlantosauridae, Blikanasaurus, Bothriospondylidae, Bothrosauropodidae, Bothrosauropodoidea, Brontopodidae, Brontopodus, Brontosauridae, Camarasauroidea, Camelotia, Cardiodontidae, Chinshakiangosaurus, Chubutisauridae, Chuxiongosaurus, Deuterosauropodopus, Dystrophaeus, Eusauropoda, Faveoloolithidae, Gongxianosaurus, Gravisauria, Haplocanthosauridae, Homalosauropodidae, Homalosauropodoidea, Isanosaurus, Jingshanosaurus, Kotasaurus, Lamplughsaura, Mamenchisauroidea, Melanorosaurus, Microsaurops, Ohmdenosaurus, Oplosaurus, Ornithopsidae, Parabrontopodidae, Parabrontopodus, Pleurocoelidae, Polyonyx, Ravatichnus, Rotundichnus, Spinophorosaurus, Tapinosaurus, Tendaguriidae, Vulcanodon, Algoasaurus bauri, Morinosaurus priscus
Subtaxa: Archaeodontosaurus descouensi
Type: Archaeodontosaurus descouensi
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore