Ardeosauridae
Extinct family of lizards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ardeosauridae is an extinct family of lizards known from the Late Jurassic of Germany and North America[1] and Early Cretaceous of Mongolia, with other potential species elsewhere from Europe and Asia over the same time period.[2]
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Ardeosauridae | |
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Ardeosaurus | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | †Ardeosauridae Camp, 1923 |
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The position of this family is debated; they are often recovered as gekkonomorphs,[1][3] but other studies have found them to be basal squamates, whereas others have found them to be the basalmost members of the Scincoidea or Iguania.[4][5]
The following genera are known:[6][7][5]
- †Ardeosaurus Meyer, 1855
- †Gurvelus Alifanov, 2019
- †Limnoscansor Meyer et al. 2023[1]
- †Helioscopos Meyer et al. 2023[1]
- †?Schoenesmahl Conrad, 2018
- ? †Chometokadmon Costa, 1864
- ? †Palaeolacerta Cocude-Michel, 1961
- ? †Yabeinosaurus Endo and Shikama, 1942