†Provaranosaurus Gilmore 1942 (lizard)
Reptilia - Squamata - Necrosauridae
Full reference: C. W. Gilmore. 1942. Paleocene faunas of the Polecat Bench Formation, Park County, Wyoming Part II. Lizards. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 85(2):159-167
Parent taxon: Necrosauridae according to R. Estes 1983
Sister taxa: Eosaniwa, Labrodioctes, Necrosaurus, Proplatynotia, Ekshmer
Subtaxa: Provaranosaurus acutus
Type: Provaranosaurus acutus
Ecology: carnivore