'Lizard King' Fossil Shows Giant Reptiles Coexisted with Mammals During Globally Warm Past (IMAGE)

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

'Lizard King' Fossil Shows Giant Reptiles Coexisted with Mammals During Globally Warm Past

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At almost six feet long and weighing upwards of 60 pounds,Barbaturex morrisoni provides new and important clues on the evolution of plant-eating reptiles and their relationship to global climate and competition with mammals.

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Angie Fox, Nebraska State Museum of Natural History, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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