domed skull

000 kilogramos en machos grandes

cutting premolars and crushing molars

was exceptionally large and curved

Utilizaba sus mandíbulas fuertes y dientes afilados para desgarrar la carne de sus presas

Varanus priscus Prenocephale domed skullVaranus priscus, traditionally known as Megalania, was the largest known terrestrial lizard and one of the most formidable predators of Australias Pleistocene megafauna. Although the name Megalania prisca was used for many years, modern taxonomic revisions generally place the species within the genus Varanus, the same group that includes living monitor lizards such as the Komodo dragon and the Australian perentie. The specific name priscus refers to