Eosaniwa
Eosaniwa is an extinct genus of lizard from the Middle Eocene Geiseltal fossil deposits of Germany. It contains a single species, Eosaniwa koehni, and is placed in the family Palaeovaranidae.
| Eosaniwa Temporal range: Eocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Anguimorpha |
| Family: | †Palaeovaranidae |
| Genus: | †Eosaniwa Haubold, 1977 |
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| †Eosaniwa koehni Haubold, 1977
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Eosaniwa is an extinct genus of lizard from the Middle Eocene Geiseltal fossil deposits of Germany. It contains a single species, Eosaniwa koehni, and is placed in the family Palaeovaranidae.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Rieppel, O.; Conrad, J.L.; Maisano, J.A. (2007). "New morphological data for Eosaniwa koehni Haubold, 1977 and a revised phylogenetic analysis". Journal of Paleontology. 81 (4): 760–769. doi:10.1666/pleo0022-3360(2007)081[0760:NMDFEK]2.0.CO;2.
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