Genus: Majiashanosaurus JIANG,
MONTANI, TINTORI, RIEPPEL, CHEN, HUANG, ZHANG, SUN & JI, 2014
Etymology: The genus name is derived from the North New Quarry of Majashan, Liujiawa Village, Chaohu City, Anhui
Province, China, where the specimen was
excavated and Greek, sauros, “lizard”
Species: discocoracoidis JIANG, MONTANI, TINTORI, RIEPPEL, CHEN,
HUANG, ZHANG, SUN & JI,
2014
Etymology: Latin, disco, "discal."
Holotype: AGM-AGB5954
Locality: North New Quarry of Majashan, Liujiawa Village, Chaohu City, Anhui Province, China.
Horizon: Upper Member, Nanlinghu Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Neospathodus anhuinensis conodont zone, Subcolumbites ammonite zone.
Age: Olenekian, Upper Spathian Stage, Upper Scythian Epoch, Early Triassic.
Material: Fragmentary skeleton.