| Polyglyphanodontia Temporal range: Early Cretaceous-Late Cretaceous,
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| Skeleton of the polyglyphanodontian Polyglyphanodon sternbergi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Clade: | Scincogekkonomorpha |
| Clade: | †Polyglyphanodontia Alifanov, 2000 |
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Polyglyphanodontia, also known as the Borioteiioidea, is an extinct clade of Cretaceous lizards. Polyglyphanodontians were the dominant group of lizards in North America[1] and Asia[2] during the Late Cretaceous.
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- ^ Gao K.; Hou L. (1996). "Systematics and taxonomic diversity of squamates from the Upper Cretaceous Djadochta Formation, Bayan Mandahu, Gobi Desert, People's Republic of China". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 33 (4): 578–598. Bibcode:1996CaJES..33..578G. doi:10.1139/e96-043.