Varanus priscus (Megalania)

Lived between 500,000 and 40,000 years ago

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An extinct gigantic monitor lizard, and the world’s largest lizard

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Grew to around 6 metres long

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Had teeth, jaws and a skull adapted for gripping and ripping flesh

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Possibly had venomous saliva that acted as an anticoagulant (blood thinner)

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Ate meat, and was both a predator and a scavenger