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

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

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

An unexpected fossil find in a museum drawer has unveiled a new species of lizard with a name fit for Tolkien’s universe, ...

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

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

Learn more about Bolg amondol, the large prehistoric lizard named after a character from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit.

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

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 ...

A newly discovered raccoon-sized armored monstersaurian lizard from Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah reveals a surprising ...

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 ...

There are certain steps you can take to help avoid an unfortunate run-in with a Gila monster in the first place. Wear appropriate protective gear such as thick boots and long pants when you’re out in ...