Genus: Prosaurosphargis WOLNIEWICZ, SHEN, LI, SUN, QIAO, CHEN, HU & LIU, 2023
Etymology: Greek, pro, "before", and Saurosphargis, teh name of the type genus of the family Saurosphargidae.
Species: yingzishanensis WOLNIEWICZ, SHEN, LI, SUN, QIAO, CHEN, HU & LIU, 2023
Etymology: In reference to the Yingzishan quarry, Yuan'an County, Hubei Province, China.
Holotype: HFUT YZSB-19-109
Locality: Yingzishan quarry, Yuan'an County, Hubei Province, China.
Horizon: Member III, Jialingjiang Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Olenekian, Uppermost Spathian Stage, Lower Triassic Epoch, Lower Triassic.
Material: Fragmentary skeleton.