It was named by Eberhard Fraas in 1913. Scanty fossils of this carnivorous biped were found in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, China. Prodeinodon was named by Osborn in 1924. The type species is P. mongoliensis. Prodeinodon is a dubious genus.
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It had protective spikes on its neck, which could not retract. It had a relatively long tail equipped with bony spikes and a tail club. It lived near ponds and other small bodies of water, but was probably primarily terrestrial. Fossils have been found in Germany and Thailand. It lived during the Cretaceous period .