Palaeosaniwa

Taxobox
name = "Palaeosaniwa"
fossil_range = fossil range|70Late Cretaceous


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Sauropsida
subclassis = Diapsida
infraclassis = Lepidosauromorpha
superordo = Lepidosauria
ordo = Squamata
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genus = "Palaeosaniwa"
binomial = "Palaeosaniwa canadensis"
binomial_authority = Gilmore, 1928
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"Palaeosaniwa" is an extinct genus of lizard from the late Cretaceous of Canada. The name, given by Charles Whitney Gilmore in 1928, means "before Saniwa."

Description

The first fossil evidence of the "Palaeosaniwa" was discovered in Alberta, Canada, although most "Palaeosaniwa" are found near Montana and Wyoming in the United States. "Palaeosaniwa" is closely related to Komodo dragons and are believed to be opportunistic hunters like the later.fact|date=August 2008 It has also been suggested that it was venomous. [ [http://www.scn.org/~bh162/hellcreek2.html Cretaceous "Hell Creek Faunal Facies"; Late Maastrichtian ] ]

References

* http://www.dinosaur.org/palaeosaniwa.htm