Genus: Pectodens LI, FRASER, RIEPPEL, ZHAO & WANG, 2017
Etymology: Latin, pecto, "meaning to comb" and Latin, dens, "teeth."

Species: zhenyuensis LI, FRASER, RIEPPEL, ZHAO & WANG, 2017
Etymology: In honor of Zhenyu Li, who contributed greatly to the collection of the specimen from the field.

Holotype: IVPP V18578

Locality: Luoping County, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Member II, Guanling Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Panxian-Luoping Fauna.

Age: Anisian Stage, Early Mid Triassic Epoch, Early Middle Triassic.

Material: Nearly complete skull and skeleton.