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.