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| fossil_range = [[Pleistocene]], {{fossil range|1.5|0.04}} |
| fossil_range = [[Pleistocene]], {{fossil range|1.5|0.04}} |
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| name = Varanus sivalensis |
| name = Varanus sivalensis |
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| extinct = yes |
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| taxon = Varanus sivalensis |
| taxon = Varanus sivalensis |
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| authority = [[Hugh Falconer|Falconer]], 1858 |
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'''''Varanus sivalensis |
'''''Varanus sivalensis''''', also known as the Indian Dragon, is a species of monitor lizard that originally lived in [[India]] in the [[Pinjor Formation]] during the Pliocene through the early Pleistocene.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hocknull |first1=Scott |last2=Piper |first2=Philip |last3=Van den Bergh |first3=Gert |last4=Due |first4=Rokus |last5=Morwood |first5=Michael |last6=Kurniawan |first6=Iwan |year=2009 |title=Dragon's Paradise Lost: Palaeobiogeography, Evolution and Extinction of the Largest-Ever Terrestrial Lizards (Varanidae) |journal=PLOS ONE |volume=4 |issue=9 |pages=e7241 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0007241|doi-access=free |pmid=19789642 |pmc=2748693 |bibcode=2009PLoSO...4.7241H |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/26856417}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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[[Category:Varanus|sivalensis]] |
[[Category:Varanus|sivalensis]] |
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[[Category:Prehistoric lizards]] |
[[Category:Prehistoric lizards]] |
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Latest revision as of 05:12, 10 May 2024
Varanus sivalensis Temporal range: Pleistocene,
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Varanidae |
Genus: | Varanus |
Species: | †V. sivalensis
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Binomial name | |
†Varanus sivalensis Falconer, 1858
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Varanus sivalensis, also known as the Indian Dragon, is a species of monitor lizard that originally lived in India in the Pinjor Formation during the Pliocene through the early Pleistocene.[1]
References
- ^ Hocknull, Scott; Piper, Philip; Van den Bergh, Gert; Due, Rokus; Morwood, Michael; Kurniawan, Iwan (2009). "Dragon's Paradise Lost: Palaeobiogeography, Evolution and Extinction of the Largest-Ever Terrestrial Lizards (Varanidae)". PLOS ONE. 4 (9): e7241. Bibcode:2009PLoSO...4.7241H. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0007241. PMC 2748693. PMID 19789642.