Paranecrosaurus

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]

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