Aigialosauridae

Aigialosauridae Fossil range: Late Cretaceous
Skull of Opetiosaurus
Scientific classification
Class:	Sauropsida
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scleroglossa
Superfamily:	Varanoidea
Family:	Aigialosauridae
Genera:	†Aigialosaurus †Carsosaurus †Opetiosaurus †?Proaigialosaurus

Aigialosauridae (Greek, aigialos = "seashore" + sauros= lizard) is family of Late Cretaceous semi-aquatic varanoid lizards, regarded by some paleontologists to form distinct monophyletic group and by others as an adaptive grade within the basal mosasauroids.

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