'Lizard King' Fossil Shows Giant Reptiles Coexisted with Mammals in Globally Warm Past
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - 20:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
U.S. paleontologists led by Jason Head of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln announced fossils of giant lizard Barbaturex morrisoni this week. Their analysis shows that it is one of the biggest known lizards ever to have lived on land. They've named the creature after Doors lead singer Jim Morrison.