Earliest example of a giant monitor lizard (Varanus, Varanidae, Squamata).

<h4>Background</h4>Varanidae is a clade of tiny (<20 mm pre-caudal length [PCL]) to giant (>600 mm PCL) lizards first appearing in the Cretaceous. True monitor lizards (Varanus) are known from diagnostic remains beginning in the early Miocene (Varanus rusingensis), although extreme...

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Auteurs principaux: Jack L Conrad, Ana M Balcarcel, Carl M Mehling
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Langue:EN
Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/92a1da315327432ea9641ffd8b3217ab
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