Ancient lizard fossil named after Tolkien’s Goblin Prince unearthed in Utah The newly discovered lizard, named 'Bolg amondol', was about the size of a raccoon and covered in bony, protective armour.

The types of animals we know today have several similarities with those that lived on Earth millions of years ago, but also ...

An unexpected fossil find in a museum drawer has unveiled a new species of lizard with a name fit for Tolkien’s universe, offering clues to a hidden world of ancient monsters.

"So by modern lizard standards, a very large animal, similar in size to a Savannah monitor lizard; something that you wouldn ... The closest known relative of Bolg hails from the Gobi Desert in Asia.

For this experienced desert veteran, however, the GVD does not seem like a typical desert. “It’s an arid region,” he says, adding that dictionaries define deserts as “dry and lifeless” places. “There ...

A raccoon-sized armored lizard has been identified through the fossilized remains found in Southern Utah. The discovery reveals a surprising diversity of large reptiles thriving right alongside the ...

A newly discovered, raccoon-sized armored monstersaurian from the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Southern Utah, United States, reveals a surprising diversity of large lizards at ...

Hisan—one of the locations within the Waddan mountain range—for the release of a herd of gazelles, as part of an initiative ...

Customs at Mumbai airport caught a man smuggling 16 exotic snakes from Thailand. The snakes were hidden in pouches among ...

A lizard with its tongue out climbing over rocks in a natural setting, exhibiting behavior typical of monitor lizards. Photo by Marian Florinel Condruz via Pexels. In Aboriginal fire legends, various ...

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