Paranecrosaurus
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (December 2021) |
| Paranecrosaurus Temporal range: Eocene
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Scientific classification 
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| 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)
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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
- S2CID 236259655.