The Lizard King Rise: B. morrisoni, a Giant Vegetarian Lizard Named After The Lizard King

Geoscientists studying paleontology, paleoclimatology, and ecology have paid homage by naming a newly identified extinct lizard species after him. The November issue of Earth Magazine introduces B. morrisoni, a giant vegetarian lizard thought to live alongside mammals during the Eocene.

Discover which “Lizard King” this ancient lizard king is named after and what gave it the evolutionary edge to successfully live alongside mammals in Earth Magazine: http://bit.ly/19Xdv9g. Read the entire issue on the Earth Magazine digital bookstand: www.earthmagazine.org/digital, including stories about the oil hazards from ships lost at sea, human diets from 3.5 million years ago, and Wild Wyoming Adventures, from the Travels in Geology segment.

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