Palaeovaranidae, the Glossary
Palaeovaranidae, formerly known as Necrosauridae, is an extinct clade of anguimorph lizards known from the Paleogene of Europe.[1]
Table of Contents
8 relations: Anguimorpha, Geisel valley, Messel pit, Palaeovaranus, Paleogene, Paranecrosaurus, Quercy Phosphorites Formation, Varanoidea.
- Anguimorpha
- Eocene lizards
- Lizard families
Anguimorpha
The Anguimorpha is a suborder of squamates.
See Palaeovaranidae and Anguimorpha
Geisel valley
The Geisel valley (Geiseltal) is a valley in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, situated west of Merseburg, Saalekreis district.
See Palaeovaranidae and Geisel valley
Messel pit
The Messel pit (Grube Messel) is a disused quarry near the village of Messel (Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hesse) about southeast of Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
See Palaeovaranidae and Messel pit
Palaeovaranus
Palaeovaranus is an extinct genus of varanoid lizards from the Late Eocene of France and Germany. Palaeovaranidae and Palaeovaranus are Eocene lizards and Prehistoric lizard stubs.
See Palaeovaranidae and Palaeovaranus
Paleogene
The Paleogene Period (also spelled Palaeogene or Palæogene) is a geologic period and system that spans 43 million years from the end of the Cretaceous Period Ma (million years ago) to the beginning of the Neogene Period Ma.
See Palaeovaranidae and Paleogene
Paranecrosaurus
Paranecrosaurus is an extinct genus of lizard from the Eocene Messel Pits of Germany. Palaeovaranidae and Paranecrosaurus are Anguimorpha, Eocene lizards and Prehistoric lizard stubs.
See Palaeovaranidae and Paranecrosaurus
Quercy Phosphorites Formation
The Quercy Phosphorites Formation (French: Phosphorites du Quercy) is a geologic formation and lagerstätte in Occitanie, southern France.
See Palaeovaranidae and Quercy Phosphorites Formation
Varanoidea
Varanoidea is a superfamily of lizards, including the well-known family Varanidae (the monitors and goannas). Palaeovaranidae and Varanoidea are Anguimorpha.
See Palaeovaranidae and Varanoidea
See also
Anguimorpha
- Anguimorpha
- Anniellidae
- Carusioidea
- Diploglossa
- Diploglossidae
- Estesia
- Helodermatidae
- Merkurosaurus
- Monitor lizards
- Monstersauria
- Morohasaurus
- Mosasauria
- Neoanguimorpha
- Ophidiomorpha
- Palaeovaranidae
- Paleoanguimorpha
- Paranecrosaurus
- Platynota
- Pythonomorpha
- Shinisauria
- Varanoidea
Eocene lizards
- Afairiguana
- Archaeovaranus
- Bahndwivici
- Barbaturex
- Cryptolacerta
- Geiseltaliellus
- Headonhillia
- Heterodontagama
- Indiagama
- Palaeovaranidae
- Palaeovaranus
- Paranecrosaurus
- Pyrenasaurus
- Saniwa
- Suratagama
Lizard families
- Agamidae
- Aigialosauridae
- Anguidae
- Ardeosauridae
- Arretosauridae
- Barbatteiidae
- Bipedidae
- Carphodactylidae
- Cordylidae
- Corytophanidae
- Crotaphytidae
- Dactyloidae
- Dibamidae
- Diplodactylidae
- Dolichosauridae
- Eolacertidae
- Eublepharidae
- Euposauridae
- Gekkonidae
- Gerrhosauridae
- Globauridae
- Gymnophthalmidae
- Helodermatidae
- Hoplocercidae
- Iguanidae
- Lacertidae
- Leiosauridae
- Liolaemidae
- List of Lacertilia families
- Opluridae
- Palaeovaranidae
- Paramacellodidae
- Phrynosomatidae
- Phyllodactylidae
- Polychrotidae
- Priscagamidae
- Pygopodidae
- Rhineuridae
- Sphaerodactylidae
- Teiidae
- Trogonophidae
- Tropiduridae
- Varanidae
- Xenosauridae
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaeovaranidae
Also known as Necrosauridae.