Globauridae Temporal range:
Late Jurassic to
Late Cretaceous
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Superfamily: | † Ardeosauroidea |
Family: | †
Globauridae Alifanov, 2000 |
Genera [1] | |
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Globauridae is a family of extinct scincomorph lizards that first appeared in the Late Jurassic of England and persisting until the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. The group is distinguished by having a diploglossopalatinar palate anatomy, lacking osteoderms, having conical two- or three-cusped teeth, and a unique postorbital- parietal contact. The type genus Globaura was originally classified within the now- polyphyletic group Lacertoidea, before being reclassified within its own family within Ardeosauroidea. [1] However, Meyasaurus has also been found to be closer to Barbatteiidae. [2]