Reptilia - Squamata - Palaeovaranidae

Alternative combination: Saniwa feisti

Full reference: R. Stritzke. 1983. Saniwa feisti n. sp., ein Varanide (Lacertilia, Reptilia) aus dem Mittel-Eozän von Messel bei Darmstadt. Senckenbergiana Lethaea 64(5/6):497-508

Belongs to Paranecrosaurus according to K. T. Smith and J. Habersetzer 2021

See also Stritzke 1983

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: SMF ME-A 160, a skeleton. Its type locality is Grube Messel Pit (Senckenberg SMF collection), which is in a MP 11 crater lake claystone in the Messel Formation of Germany.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Grube Messel Pit (Senckenberg SMF collection)

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.