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Megalania refers to an extinct giant goanna or monitor lizard, recognised as either Megalania prisca or Varanus priscus, part of the megafaunal assemblage that inhabited southern Australia during the Pleistocene. The youngest fossil remains date to around 50,000 years ago. These Things lived in the Ice Age, They Are Found in Australia, They Are Borned in 1859
Megalania is thought to have had a similar ecology to the living Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) which may be its closest living relative. The youngest fossil remains of giant monitor lizards in Australia date to around 50,000 years ago. The indigenous peoples of Australia might have encountered megalania when they first arrived on the continent and might have subsequently played a role in megalania's extinction. While originally megalania was considered to be the only member of the titular genus "Megalania", today it is considered a member of the genus Varanus, being closely related to other Australian monitor lizards.
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Megalania refers to an extinct giant goanna or monitor lizard, recognised as either Megalania prisca or Varanus priscus, part of the megafaunal assemblage that inhabited southern Australia during the Pleistocene. The youngest fossil remains date to around 50,000 years ago. These Things lived in the Ice Age, They Are Found in Australia, They Are Borned in 1859
Megalania is thought to have had a similar ecology to the living Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) which may be its closest living relative. The youngest fossil remains of giant monitor lizards in Australia date to around 50,000 years ago. The indigenous peoples of Australia might have encountered megalania when they first arrived on the continent and might have subsequently played a role in megalania's extinction. While originally megalania was considered to be the only member of the titular genus "Megalania", today it is considered a member of the genus Varanus, being closely related to other Australian monitor lizards.
ft: @TigersharkNation2691
@disneyvillainrocket1
@spencerstark6420
@thomashuffman3237
