| Eolacertilians Temporal range: Permian – Early Cretaceous |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Subclass: | Diapsida |
| Infraclass: | Lepidosauromorpha |
| Order: | Eolacertilia Robinson, 1967 |
Eolacertilia ("dawn lizards") is a group of extinct diapsid reptiles that may be the ancestors of snakes and lizards. It is uncertain as to whether they are a natural group and it has been suggested that they form a "waste basket" taxon.