Palaeovaranidae
| Palaeovaranidae Temporal range: | |
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| Palaeovaranus cayluxensis (top) and Paranecrosaurus feisti (bottom) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Superfamily: | Varanoidea |
| Family: | †Palaeovaranidae Georgalis, 2017 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Necrosauridae Hoffstetter, 1943 | |
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.