A partial skeleton, CV 00214, was initially listed by Dong et al. (1978) in a faunal list as a new species of Szechuanosaurus, Szechuanosaurus yandonensis.
An incomplete skeletal specimen, CV 00214, was first introduced by Dong et al. (1978) in a catalog of fossils as a novel species of Szechuanosaurus, Szechuanosaurus yandonensis.