Palaeovaranus

Palaeovaranus; Temporal range: Late Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	†Palaeovaranidae; Georgalis, 2017
Genus:	†Palaeovaranus; Zittel, 1887
Type species
	Palaeovaranus cayluxi; Zittel, 1887
Other species
	Palaeovaranus giganteus ; (Kuhn, 1940);
Synonyms
	Genus-level Palaeosaurus ; Filhol, 1873 (preoccupied); Necrosaurus Filhol, 1876; Melanosauroides Kuhn, 1940; P. cayluxi Palaeosaurus cayluxi ; Filhol, 1873; Necrosaurus cayluxi ; Filhol, 1876; P. giganteus Melanosauroides giganteus ; Kuhn, 1940; Melanosauroides maximus ; McDowell & Bogert, 1954 ( lapsus calami);

Palaeovaranus is an

Karl Alfred Ritter von Zittel's 1887 description of the taxon as the valid authority on its validity. Despite this, the name Necrosaurus was the widely used name in the literature afterwards until 2017, when the name Palaeovaranus was revived. It is placed in the family Palaeovaranidae.^[1]

References

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doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2017.10.001
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^ "†Necrosaurus cayluxi Filhol 1873 (lizard)". Fossilworks. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
^ "Squamata: Scleroglossa". Palaeos. Retrieved 9 December 2014.

External links

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[taxonomy-1] 
doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2017.10.001
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[fw-2] "†Necrosaurus cayluxi Filhol 1873 (lizard)". Fossilworks. Retrieved 9 December 2014.

[palaeos-3] "Squamata: Scleroglossa". Palaeos. Retrieved 9 December 2014.

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