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Palaeovaranidae
Temporal range: Paleocene–Early Oligocene

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Palaeovaranus cayluxensis (top) and Paranecrosaurus feisti (bottom)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Superfamily: Varanoidea
Family: †Palaeovaranidae
Georgalis, 2017
Genera
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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]

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References

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  1. ^ 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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