Xenostius
| Xenostius Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Xenosauridae |
| Genus: | †Xenostius |
| Species: | †X. futilus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Xenostius futilus Alifanov, 2019 | |
Xenostius is an extinct genus of xenosaurid that inhabited Mongolia during the Cretaceous period. It contains a single species, X. futilus.[1]
References
- ^ Alifanov, V. R. (4 June 2019). "Lizards of the Families Dorsetisauridae and Xenosauridae (Anguimorpha) from the Aptian–Albian of Mongolia". Paleontological Journal. 53 (2): 183–193. doi:10.1134/S0031030119020023. ISSN 0031-0301. Retrieved 5 February 2025 – via Springer Nature Link.