Palaeovaranidae

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]

Palaeovaranidae Temporal range: Paleocene–Early Oligocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Palaeovaranus cayluxensis (top) and Paranecrosaurus feisti (bottom)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Anguimorpha
Superfamily:	Varanoidea
Family:	†Palaeovaranidae Georgalis, 2017
Genera
Eosaniwa Haubold, 1977 Palaeovaranus Zittel, 1887 Paranecrosaurus Smith & Habersetzer, 2021
Synonyms
Necrosauridae Hoffstetter, 1943

Genera

• Eosaniwa Haubold, 1977 Geiseltal, Germany, Eocene
• Palaeovaranus Zittel, 1887 (Formerly Necrosaurus) Messel Pit, Germany, Quercy Phosphorites Formation, France, Eocene
• Paranecrosaurus Smith & Habersetzer, 2021 (Formerly "Saniwa" feisti) Messel Pit, Germany, Eocene