Palaeovaranidae, formerly known as Necrosauridae, is an extinct clade of anguimorph lizards known from the Paleogene of Europe. They have sometimes been recovered as members of Varanoidea. It contains three genera.[1][2]

Palaeovaranidae
Temporal range: Paleocene–Early Oligocene
Palaeovaranus cayluxensis (top) and Paranecrosaurus feisti (bottom)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Superfamily: Varanoidea
Family: Palaeovaranidae
Georgalis, 2017
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Necrosauridae Hoffstetter, 1943

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  1. ^ Smith, Krister T.; Habersetzer, Jörg (2021-06-09). "The anatomy, phylogenetic relationships, and autecology of the carnivorous lizard "Saniwa" feisti Stritzke, 1983 from the Eocene of Messel, Germany". Comptes Rendus Palevol (23). doi:10.5852/cr-palevol2021v20a23. ISSN 1777-571X.
  2. ^ Georgalis, Georgios L. (October 2017). "Necrosaurus or Palaeovaranus ? Appropriate nomenclature and taxonomic content of an enigmatic fossil lizard clade (Squamata)". Annales de Paléontologie. 103 (4): 293–303. doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2017.10.001.