Aiolosaurus Gao and Norell 2000 (squamates)

Reptilia - Squamata

Full reference: K. Gao and M. A. Norell. 2000. Taxonomic composition and systematics of Late Cretaceous lizard assemblages from Ukhaa Tolgod and adjacent localities, Mongolian Gobi Desert. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 249:1-118

Parent taxon: Varanoidea according to K. Gao and M. A. Norell 2000

Sister taxa: Arcanosaurus, Heloderma, Helodermatidae, Judeasaurus, Lanthanotidae, Ovoo, Pachyvaranidae, Parasaniwidae, Saniwinae, Varanidae

Subtaxa: Aiolosaurus oriens

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Type: Aiolosaurus oriens

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution: found only at First Strike, Ukhaa Tolgod (Cretaceous of Mongolia)

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