†family Paliguanidae Broom 1926 (crown diapsid)
Reptilia - Lepidosauromorpha - Paliguanidae
Parent taxon: Lepidosauromorpha according to M. E. H. Jones et al. 2013
See also Benton 1985, Carroll 1988, Estes 1983, Kuhn 1946 and Kuhn 1966
Sister taxa: Airistagiz, Anisodontosaurus, Blomosaurus, Coartaredens, Feralisaurus, Fraxinisaura, Hohlachia, Klainjosaura, Kudnu, Lepidosauria, Lepidosauriformes, Marmoretta, Neosauroides, Paliguana, Saurosternidae, Sophineta, Tamaulipasaurus, Taytalura, Vellbergia, Vinitasaura
Subtaxa: Santaisaurus
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Fukang-Jimsar area (Triassic of China)