Necrosaurus

Necrosaurus cayluxi
Temporal range: Late Eocene, 37.2–33.9 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Superfamily: Varanoidea
Family: Necrosauridae
Genus: Necrosaurus
Filhol, 1876
Species:  N. cayluxi
Binomial name
Necrosaurus cayluxi
Filhol, 1873

Necrosaurus is an extinct genus of varanoid lizards from the Late Eocene of France. It contains only one species, Necrosaurus cayluxensis.[1][2]

References

  1. "†Necrosaurus cayluxi Filhol 1873 (lizard)". Fossilworks. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  2. "Squamata: Scleroglossa". Palaeos. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
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