Eosaniwa
Extinct genus of lizards
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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]
| Eosaniwa Temporal range: Eocene | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Anguimorpha |
| Family: | †Palaeovaranidae |
| Genus: | †Eosaniwa Haubold, 1977 |
| Type species | |
| †Eosaniwa koehni Haubold, 1977 | |
