Eosaniwa

Eosaniwa; Temporal range: Eocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Anguimorpha
Family:	† Palaeovaranidae
Genus:	† Eosaniwa ; Haubold, 1977
Type species
	†Eosaniwa koehni; Haubold, 1977

Last updated August 22, 2025

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

↑ 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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[1] 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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