Ardeosauridae Temporal range:
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Ardeosaurus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | †
Ardeosauridae Camp, 1923 |
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]
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]
Ardeosauridae Temporal range:
| |
---|---|
Ardeosaurus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | †
Ardeosauridae Camp, 1923 |
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]
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]