Biology:Palaeovaranidae
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Short description: Extinct reptilian clade
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| Palaeovaranus cayluxensis (top) and Paranecrosaurus feisti (bottom) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Superfamily: | Varanoidea |
| Family: | †Palaeovaranidae Georgalis, 2017 |
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Necrosauridae Hoffstetter, 1943 | |
Palaeovaranidae, formerly known as Necrosauridae, is an extinct clade of anguimorph lizards known from the Paleogene of Europe. They have sometimes been recovered as members of Varanoidea. It contains three genera.[1][2]
Genera
- Eosaniwa Haubold, 1977 Geiseltal, Germany, Eocene
- Palaeovaranus Zittel, 1887 (Formerly Necrosaurus) Messel Pit, Germany, Quercy Phosphorites Formation, France, Eocene
- Paranecrosaurus Smith & Habersetzer, 2021 (Formerly "Saniwa" feisti) Messel Pit, Germany, Eocene
References
- ↑ Smith, Krister T.; Habersetzer, Jörg (2021-06-09). "The anatomy, phylogenetic relationships, and autecology of the carnivorous lizard “Saniwa” feisti Stritzke, 1983 from the Eocene of Messel, Germany". Comptes Rendus Palevol (23). doi:10.5852/cr-palevol2021v20a23. ISSN 1777-571X. http://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/fr/periodiques/comptes-rendus-palevol/20/23.
- ↑ Georgalis, Georgios L. (October 2017). "Necrosaurus or Palaeovaranus ? Appropriate nomenclature and taxonomic content of an enigmatic fossil lizard clade (Squamata)" (in en). Annales de Paléontologie 103 (4): 293–303. doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2017.10.001. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0753396917300691.
Wikidata ☰ Q107739625 entry
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