Caninosaurus Wang et al. 2025 (squamates)

Reptilia - Squamata - Polyglyphanodontidae

Full reference: M. Wang, L. Dong, J. Yu, F. Lou, W. Qiu and F. Han. 2025. A new borioteiioid lizard with large caniniform tooth from the Upper Cretaceous of South China. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 23(1)

Parent taxon: Polyglyphanodontidae according to M. Wang et al. 2025

Sister taxa: Adamisaurus, Bicuspidon, Cherminsaurus, Darchansaurus, Distortodon, Erdenetesaurus, Gilmoreteius, Gobinatus, Paraglyphanodon, Polyglyphanodon, Polyglyphanodontini, Sineoamphisbaena, Tchingisaurus, Tuberocephalosaurinae

Subtaxa: Caninosaurus ganzhouensis

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Type: Caninosaurus ganzhouensis

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Hulong, Ganzhou (Cretaceous of China)

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