Paranecrosaurus

Paranecrosaurus; Temporal range: Eocene
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	†Palaeovaranidae
Genus:	†Paranecrosaurus; Smith & Habersetzer, 2021
Type species
	†Paranecrosaurus feisti; Smith & Habersetzer, 2021 (Stritzke, 1983)
Synonyms
	Saniwa feisti Stritzke 1983;

Paranecrosaurus is an extinct genus of lizard from the Eocene Messel Pits of Germany. It contains a single species, Paranecrosaurus feisti, originally described as a species of Saniwa. It was carnivorous, as indicated by the presence of the lizard Cryptolacerta as stomatch contents. It is placed in the family Palaeovaranidae.[1]

References

Smith, Krister T.; Habersetzer, Jörg (2021). "The anatomy, phylogenetic relationships, and autecology of the carnivorous lizard "Saniwa" feisti Stritzke, 1983 from the Eocene of Messel, Germany". Comptes Rendus Palevol (in French). 20 (23): 441–506. doi:10.5852/cr-palevol2021v20a23. S2CID 236259655.

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[1] Smith, Krister T.; Habersetzer, Jörg (2021). "The anatomy, phylogenetic relationships, and autecology of the carnivorous lizard "Saniwa" feisti Stritzke, 1983 from the Eocene of Messel, Germany". Comptes Rendus Palevol (in French). 20 (23): 441–506. doi:10.5852/cr-palevol2021v20a23. S2CID 236259655.