Paranecrosaurus

{{Short description|Extinct genus of lizards}}

{{One source|date=December 2021}}

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| fossil_range = Eocene

| image = Paranecrosaurus feisti - Milan img1.jpg

| taxon = Paranecrosaurus

| authority = Smith & Habersetzer, 2021

| type_species = †Paranecrosaurus feisti

| type_species_authority = Smith & Habersetzer, 2021 (Stritzke, 1983)

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| subdivision =

| synonyms = *Saniwa feisti 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.{{Cite journal|date=2021|title=The anatomy, phylogenetic relationships, and autecology of the carnivorous lizard "Saniwa" feisti Stritzke, 1983 from the Eocene of Messel, Germany|url=https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/fr/periodiques/comptes-rendus-palevol/20/23|journal=Comptes Rendus Palevol|language=fr|volume=20|issue=23|pages=441–506|doi=10.5852/cr-palevol2021v20a23|last1=Smith|first1=Krister T.|last2=Habersetzer|first2=Jörg|s2cid=236259655|doi-access=free}}