Ardeosauridae

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]

Ardeosauridae Temporal range: Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Ardeosaurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	†Ardeosauridae Camp, 1923

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][1]

• †Ardeosaurus Meyer, 1855
• ? †Chometokadmon Costa, 1864
• †Gurvelus Alifanov, 2019
• †Helioscopos Meyer et al. 2023
• †Limnoscansor Meyer et al. 2023
• ? †Palaeolacerta Cocude-Michel, 1961
• †?Schoenesmahl Conrad, 2018
• ? †Yabeinosaurus Endo and Shikama, 1942