Lizard king thrived in ancient warm climate
The herbivorous reptile of 40 million years ago was around 2 meters long
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LIZARD KING The giant lizard Barbaturex morrisoni (shown in an artist's conception) was an herbivore that lived in Southeast Asia 36 to 40 million years ago.
© Angie Fox/Nebraska State Museum of Natural History/Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln