Ovoo gurvel
| Ovoo gurvel Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lanthanotidae |
| Genus: | †Ovoo Norell, Gao, & Conrad, 2008 |
| Species: | †O. gurvel |
| Binomial name | |
| †Ovoo gurvel Norell, Gao, & Conrad, 2008 | |
Ovoo gurvel /ˈoʊvoʊ/ is an extinct varanid lizard from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. It is one of the smallest and earliest monitor lizards. It was described in 2008. Ovoo possesses a pair of small bones in its skull that are not seen in any other lizard.