Funiusaurus

Funiusaurus; Temporal range: Maastrichtian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Clade:	† Polyglyphanodontia
Genus:	† Funiusaurus
Species:	†F. luanchuanensis
Binomial name
	†Funiusaurus luanchuanensis; Xu et. al., 2014

Last updated June 21, 2025

Funiusaurus is an extinct genus of polyglyphanodontid lizard that lived during the Late Cretaceous epoch.

Distribution

Funiusaurus luanchuanensis fossils have been found in the Qiupa Formation of Henan, China.^[1]

References

↑ Xu, Li; Wu, Xiaochun; Junchang, Lü; Jia, Songhai; Zhang, Jiming; Pu, Hanyong; Zhang, Xingliao (28 August 2014). "A New Lizard (Lepidosauria: Squamata) from the Upper Cretaceous of Henan, China" . Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition. 88 (4): 1041–1050. doi:10.1111/1755-6724.12271. ISSN 1000-9515 . Retrieved 15 February 2025– via Wiley Online Library.

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[1] Xu, Li; Wu, Xiaochun; Junchang, Lü; Jia, Songhai; Zhang, Jiming; Pu, Hanyong; Zhang, Xingliao (28 August 2014). "A New Lizard (Lepidosauria: Squamata) from the Upper Cretaceous of Henan, China" . Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition. 88 (4): 1041–1050. doi:10.1111/1755-6724.12271. ISSN 1000-9515 . Retrieved 15 February 2025– via Wiley Online Library.

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