Xenostius

Xenostius; Temporal range: Early Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Xenosauridae
Genus:	† Xenostius
Species:	†X. futilus
Binomial name
	†Xenostius futilus; Alifanov, 2019

Last updated May 29, 2025

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.

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[1] 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.

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