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Discussion
"Varanus hofmanni" was described from the middle Miocene of Germany (MN6). As the study of this species has never been really undertaken, fossils from the French and Spanish Miocene were reported as "Varanus cf. hofmanni" (Rage & Auge, 1993)
Taxonomy
Varanus hoffmanni was named by Roger (1898). It is not extant.
It was considered a nomen dubium by Villa et al. (2018).
It was considered a nomen dubium by Villa et al. (2018).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1898 | Varanus hoffmanni Roger |
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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.
†Varanus hoffmanni Roger 1898
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Pianka and Vitt 2003 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Turolian or 23.03000 to 5.33300 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene | Spain (Castile-La Mancha) | Varanus hoffmanni (136269) | |
| Vallesian | Spain (Catalonia) | Varanus hoffmanni (176268) | |
| Turolian | Hungary | Varanus hoffmanni (48296) |