The fossil remains of Sauroposeidon

Studies of the postcranial skeleton of the Utanobori specimen from Hokkaido have allowed comparisons with other nearly complete skeletons and helped refine interpretations of its posture

distributed on the back

Its mouth was full of sharp

and a very broad ribcage

Varanus priscus Escala:1:35 The fossil remains of SauroposeidonVaranus 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