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Paranecrosaurus

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Paranecrosaurus
Temporal range: Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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

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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.