Judeasaurus

Judeasaurus
Temporal range: Cenomanian Late Cretaceous
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Superfamily: Varanoidea
Genus: Judeasaurus
Haber & Polcyn, 2005
Species

J. tchernovi

Judeasaurus is an extinct genus of small, aquatic varanoid lizard related to the mosasauroids. The only known specimen is from the Late Cretaceous of the Judean Hills around Israel and the West Bank, though its exact provenance is uncertain.