Genus: Xiphodracon LOMAX, MASSARE & MAXWELL, 2025
Etymology: Sword-like dragon from Golden Cap.
Species: goldencapensis LOMAX, MASSARE & MAXWELL, 2025
Etymology:
In reference to the location of discovery at Golden Cap, Dorset, England, UK.
Holotype: ROM VP52596
Locality: East of Golden Cap, between Charmouth and Seatown, Dorset County, England, Southern United Kingdom.
Horizon: Green Ammonite Member, Charmouth Mudstone Formation, Lias Group.
Biostratigraphy: Bed 122c, Davoei Zone, Masculatum Subzone.
Age: Early Pliensbachian Stage, Lower Lias Epoch, Early Jurassic.
Material:Skull and nearly complete skeleton.