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Agialosauridae Fossil range: Late Cretaceous
Skull of Opetiosaurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sauropsida
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scleroglossa
Superfamily:	Varanoidea
Family:	†Aigialosauridae
Genera
†Aigialosaurus †Carsosaurus †?Proaigialosaurus

Aigialosauridae (Greek, aigialos = "seashore" + sauros= lizard) is family of Late Cretaceous semi-aquatic varanoid lizards, regarded by some paleontologists to form distinct monophyletic group and by others as an adaptive grade within the basal mosasauroids.

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v • d • e Varanoidea Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Reptilia · Order: Squamata   Extant species Helodermatidae Beaded lizard · Gila Monster Varanidae Spiny-tailed monitor  · Rock monitor  · Black tree monitor  · Bengal monitor  · Short-tailed monitor  · Savannah monitor  · Yellow Monitor  · Perentie  · Sand goanna  · Desert Monitor  · Komodo dragon  · Nile monitor  · Gray's monitor  · Argus monitor  · Emerald tree monitor  · Crocodile monitor  · Water monitor  · Mangrove monitor  · Timor tree monitor  · Lace monitor Related categories Monitor lizards · Cretaceous lizards · Helodermas · Mosasaurs   Fossil species Aigialosauridae Judeasaurus  · Kaganaias Dolichosauridae Adriosaurus · Dolichosaurus Helodermatidae Estesia Mosasauridae Halisaurinae · Mosasaurinae · Plioplatecarpinae · Tylosaurinae Varanidae Megalania  · Palaeosaniwa

v • d • e Mosasaur Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Sauropsida · Order: Squamata Halisaurinae Eonatator · Halisaurus Mosasaurinae Carinodens · Clidastes · Dallasaurus · Liodon · Moanasaurus · Mosasaurus · Plotosaurus · Prognathodon Plioplatecarpinae Platecarpus · Plioplatecarpus · Selmasaurus Tylosaurinae Hainosaurus · Taniwhasaurus · Tylosaurus Undetermined Goronyosaurus · Pluridens · Russellosaurus Related articles Aigialosauridae Related categories Mosasaurs · Cretaceous lizards · Marine reptiles

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