Necrosauridae
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| Necrosauridae |
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| File:Necrosaurus cayluxensis.jpg | |
| Necrosaurus cayluxensis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Superfamily: | Varanoidea |
| Family: | †Necrosauridae Hoffstetter 1943 |
| Type genus | |
| Necrosaurus Filhol, 1876
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Necrosauridae is an extinct family of varanoid lizards from the Late Cretaceous to the Eocene of Europe, North America, and Asia.[1] It was first established by the German taxonomist Robert Hoffstetter in 1943.[2] The included genera can vary depending on the author. They usually include:[3][1]
- Colpodontosaurus Estes 1964
- Ekshmer Nessov 1981
- Eosaniwa Haubold, 1977
- Labrodioctes Gao & Fox, 1996
- Necrosaurus Filhol, 1873
- Parasaniwa Gilmore 1928
- Proplatynotia Borsuk-Bialynicka, 1984
- Provaranosaurus Gilmore, 1942
