Palaeovaranidae
| Palaeovaranidae Temporal range:
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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
- Messel Pit, Germany, Quercy Phosphorites Formation, France, Eocene
- Paranecrosaurus Smith & Habersetzer, 2021 (Formerly "Saniwa" feisti) Messel Pit, Germany, Eocene
References
- ISSN 1777-571X.
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