Necrosauridae

Necrosauridae
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous to Eocene, 89.3–33.9 Ma
Necrosaurus cayluxensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Superfamily: Varanoidea
Family: Necrosauridae
Hoffstetter 1943
Type genus
Necrosaurus
Filhol, 1876
Genera

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Synonyms
  • Parasaniwidae Estes 1964

Necrosauridae is an extinct family of varanoid lizards from the Late Cretaceous to the Eocene of Europe, North America, and Asia.[1] It was first established by the German taxonomist Robert Hoffstetter in 1943.[2] The included genera can vary depending on the author. They usually include:[3][1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Squamata: Scleroglossa". Palaeos. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  2. Robert Hoffstetter (1943). "Varanidae et Necrosauridae fossiles" (PDF). Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 15 (3): 134141.
  3. "†family Necrosauridae Hoffstetter 1943 (lizard)". Fossilworks. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
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