Ardeosaurus

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Ardeosaurus
Fossil range: Late Jurassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Squamata
Family: Ardeosauridae
Genus: Ardeosaurus

Ardeosaurus is an extinct genus of basal lizard (Evans et al., 2005) of about 20 cm (8 in) long. Fossil specimens are known from Germany.


[edit] References

    • Evans S.E., Wang Y., & Li C. 2005. The Early Cretaceous lizard genus Yabeinosaurus from China: resolving an enigma. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 3(4): 319–335.