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MEGALANIA prisca |
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LOCALITY:
South-eastern Queensland, Australia
AGE: Pleistocene 1.6million - 40,000 years ago SIZE:
570 cm MEANING OF NAME: ancient giant
butcher CLASSIFICATION: Giant varanid lizard Megalania was a giant lizard, reaching lengths of up to 6 meters which makes it the largest terrestrial lizard that ever lived. Megalania was once thought to belong to a distinct genus called Megalania prisca, it is now recognized as a species in the genus Varanus, which includes all monitor lizards. |
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