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Pachyvaranus
Taxonomy
Pachyvaranus was named by Arambourg (1952). Its type is Pachyvaranus crassispondylus.
It was assigned to Varanidae by Carroll (1988); and to Pachyvaranidae by Houssaye et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Varanidae by Carroll (1988); and to Pachyvaranidae by Houssaye et al. (2011).
Species
P. crassispondylus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1952 | Pachyvaranus Arambourg |
| 1988 | Pachyvaranus Carroll |
| 2011 | Pachyvaranus Houssaye et al. |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: superf = superfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Pianka and Vitt 2003, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (9 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Syria | Varanoidea indet. (117853 117862) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Morocco | P. crassispondylus (116903) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Morocco | P. crassispondylus (99627 118067 118377 213665 213666) | |
| Maastrichtian | Morocco | P. crassispondylus (118378) |