Biology:Paranecrosaurus
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| Paranecrosaurus Temporal range: Eocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | †Palaeovaranidae |
| Genus: | †Paranecrosaurus Smith & Habersetzer, 2021 |
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| †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
- ↑ 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" (in fr). Comptes Rendus Palevol 20 (23): 441–506. doi:10.5852/cr-palevol2021v20a23. https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/fr/periodiques/comptes-rendus-palevol/20/23.
Wikidata ☰ Q110110602 entry
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