Acerosodontosaurus
| Acerosodontosaurus Temporal range: Late Permian | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Family: | †Tangasauridae |
| Genus: | †Acerosodontosaurus Currie, 1980 |
| Type species | |
| †Acerosodontosaurus piveteaui Currie, 1980 | |
Acerosodontosaurus is a younginiform diapsid that lived during the Upper Permian of Madagascar. It is known from a single skeleton including a crushed skull and part of the body and limbs from an immature specimen. In life, the animal measured about 60–70 cm in length and had a lizard-like appearance. The fossil has been discovered in marine deposits indicating that the animal might have been aquatic.
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