Polyglyphanodontia

Polyglyphanodontia
Skeleton of the polyglyphanodontian Polyglyphanodon sternbergi
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Clade: Scincogekkonomorpha
Clade: Polyglyphanodontia
Alifanov, 2000
Synonyms
  • Borioteiioidea Nydam et al., 2007

Polyglyphanodontia, also known as the Borioteiioidea, is an extinct clade of Cretaceous lizards. Polyglyphanodontians were the dominant group of lizards in North America and Asia during the Late Cretaceous.