†family Carusiidae Borsuk-Bialynicka 1987 (squamates)
Reptilia - Squamata - Carusiidae
Synonym: Carolinidae Borsuk-Bialynicka 1985 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Scincomorpha according to K. -Q. Gao and L. -H. Hou 1996
See also Alifanov 2000, Borsuk-Bialynicka 1985, Borsuk-Bialynicka 1987 and Gao and Norell 2000
Sister taxa: Apsgnathus, Balnealacerta, Becklesisaurus, Bellairsia, Bothriagenys, Calanguban, Chromatogenys, Contogeniidae, Cordyloidea, Eoxantidae, Gilmoreteiidae, Globauridae, Hugueneysaurus, Kleskunsaurus, Lonchisaurus, Monocnemodon, Polyglyphanodontia, Slavoiidae, Sepsidae, Chalcidae
Subtaxa: Shinisauroides
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mongolia (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence