Genus: Wumengosaurus JIANG,
RIEPPEL, MONTANI, HAO, SUN, SCHMITZ, & SUN, 2008
Etymology: The genus name is derived from "Wumeng Mountain", Panxian County, Guizhou Province,
China, where
the fossil site is located, and Greek, sauros, "lizard."
Species: delicatomandibularis JIANG, RIEPPEL, MONTANI, HAO, SUN,
SCHMITZ, & SUN,
2008
Etymology: Latin, delicantus, "not robust, delicate" and Latin,
mandibula,
"jaw, mandible."
Holotype: GMPKU-P-1210
Locality: Yangjuan Village, Xinmin District, Panxian County, Guizhou Province, China.
Horizon: Upper Member, Guanling Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Nicoraella kockeli conodont biozone.
Age: Middle Pelsonian, Middle Anisian Stage, Lower Mid Triassic Epoch, Lower Middle Triassic.
Material: Nearly complete skull and skeleton.
Referred material:
GMPKU-P-1209: An articulated skeleton with incomplete skull.
WU, CHENG, LI, ZHAO & SATO, 2011
NMNS-KIKO-F071129-Z: A skeleton lacking only the posterior section of teh tail.
IVPP V15134: A skeleton lacking only the anterior end of the snout adn the posterior section of the tail.
ZMNH M8758: A skeleton with an incomplete tail.