Palaeovaranidae, formerly known as Necrosauridae, is an extinct clade of
varanoid lizards known from the
Paleogene of Europe. It contains three genera.
Genera
* ''
Eosaniwa''
Haubold, 1977 Geiseltal The Geisel valley (german: Geiseltal) is a valley in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, situated west of Merseburg, Saalekreis district. It is named after the River Geisel (river), Geisel which rises in Mücheln (Geiseltal), Mücheln and is a tributary of the ...
, Germany, Eocene
* ''
Palaeovaranus''
Zittel, 1887 (Formerly ''Necrosaurus'')
Messel Pit
The Messel pit (german: Grube Messel) is a disused quarry near the village of Messel (Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hesse) about southeast of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Bituminous shale was mined there. Because of its abundance of well-preserved ...
, Germany,
Quercy Phosphorites Formation
The Quercy Phosphorites Formation (French: ''Phosphorites du Quercy'') is a geologic formation and Lagerstätte in Occitanie, southern France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period ( latest Bartonian to Late Oligocene), , France, Eocene
* ''
Paranecrosaurus''
Smith & Habersetzer, 2021 (Formerly "''Saniwa" feisti'') Messel Pit, Germany, Eocene
References
Eocene lizards
Anguimorpha
Prehistoric reptile families
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