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Palaeovaranidae

Osteichthyes - Palaeovaranidae

Taxonomy
Palaeovaranidae was named by Georgalis (2017).

It was assigned to Anguimorpha by Smith and Habersetzer (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Palaeovaranidae Georgalis
2021Palaeovaranidae Smith and Habersetzer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—Anguimorpha(Fürbringer 1900)
familyPalaeovaranidaeGeorgalis 2017
familyPalaeovaranidaeGeorgalis 2017

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Palaeovaranidae Georgalis 2017
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G. †Eosaniwa Haubold 1977
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†Eosaniwa koehni Haubold 1977
G. †Palaeovaranus Zittel 1887
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†Palaeovaranus cayluxi Zittel 1887
†Palaeovaranus lismonimenos Georgalis et al. 2021
G. †Paranecrosaurus Smith and Habersetzer 2021
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†Paranecrosaurus feisti Stritzke 1983
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available