Palaeovaranidae
Extinct reptilian clade
Palaeovaranidae Temporal range: Paleocene–Early Oligocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Palaeovaranus cayluxensis (top) and Paranecrosaurus feisti (bottom) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Superfamily: | Varanoidea |
Family: | †Palaeovaranidae Georgalis, 2017 |
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Synonyms | |
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.
- ^ Georgalis, Georgios L. (October 2017). "Necrosaurus or Palaeovaranus ? Appropriate nomenclature and taxonomic content of an enigmatic fossil lizard clade (Squamata)". Annales de Paléontologie. 103 (4): 293–303. doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2017.10.001.
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