Reptilia - Squamata - Varanidae
Full reference: L. Dong, Y.–Q. Wang, Q. Zhao, D. Vasilyan, Y. Wang and S. E. Evans. 2022. A new stem-varanid lizard (Reptilia, Squamata) from the early Eocene of China. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 377(20210041)
Belongs to Archaeovaranus according to L. Dong et al. 2022
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IVPP V 22770, a partial skeleton (a nearly complete skeleton with an intact skull and associated but mostly disarticulated postcranial elements). Its type locality is Dajian of Wangjiazhai Village, Xijiadian Town, which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Yuhuangding Formation of China.
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution: found only at Dajian of Wangjiazhai Village, Xijiadian Town
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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