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Bones of a raccoon-sized prehistoric lizard sat in a jar for 20 years
Bolg amondol was a raccoon-sized armored mostesaurian lizard that lived about 77 million years ago, similar to today’s Gila monsters ( Heloderma horridum ). It is named after the goblin prince from ...
Bolg amondol: New monstersaur reveals complex evolutionary history of giant Gila monster relatives
A newly discovered, raccoon-sized armored monstersaurian from the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Southern ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2d
A Jar of Fossil Bones Long Stored at a Museum Led Scientists to Discover a Goblin-Like Lizard From 76 Million Years Ago
Fossils described in a new study speak to a previously unknown large-bodied lizard diversity that existed alongside dinosaurs ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN5d
An Intact Dinosaur Skull Reveals a Previously Unknown Sauropod Species
A team of scientists led by the China University of Geosciences has unveiled a groundbreaking discovery from the Middle ...
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‘Goblin Prince’: New armored lizard that lived alongside dinosaur found
A raccoon-sized armored lizard has been identified through the fossilized remains found in Southern Utah. The discovery ...