When Hank Woolley cracked open a jar labeled simply “lizard,” he didn’t expect to meet a monster. Inside, stored for years in ...

A newly discovered, raccoon-sized armored monstersaurian from the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Southern ...

Scientists confirmed a new dinosaur-era lizard discovered in Utah, nearly two decades after it was excavated and placed in ...

Fossils described in a new study speak to a previously unknown large-bodied lizard diversity that existed alongside dinosaurs ...

Utah has long been thought of as a paradise for outdoor enthusiasts. It features a wide range of natural features, from ...

The creature is dubbed Bolg amondol — a name taken from the name of a goblin prince in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and a ...

Named after a goblin prince from J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Hobbit," Bolg amondol was identified from tiny pieces of skull, limbs, ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers are considering a bill to designate the Gila monster as the state reptile. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Republican state Rep. Bill Lowry sponsored the ...

After mating, a female Gila monster lays up to 12 eggs in late summer, which hatch about 10 months later. 8. Gila monsters spend up to 95 percent of their lives underground.

Bolg amondol was a raccoon-sized armored mostesaurian lizard that lived about 77 million years ago, similar to today’s Gila monsters ( Heloderma horridum ). It is named after the goblin prince from ...

The Gila monster holds the honor of being the first animal in the United States to be given legal protection in 1952. However, their habitat and numbers are still under threat from human activities.

Read full article: If you can think of it, why not build it? Brick Fest Live comes to Oakland County FILE - A Gila monster is displayed at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Dec. 14, 2018. A 34 ...