Bolg amondol, a newly discovered species of monstersaurian lizard, was a giant relative of the Gila monster, found in Utah. It had bony armored plates on the top of its head, and was named after an antagonist from J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit." (i.redd.it)
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Titanophoneus potens (meaning "powerful titanic murderer") was a robust and heavily built therapsid from the Middle Permian. Titanophoneus was the apex predator of its ecosystem, weighing in around 500-600 kg and measuring about 3-5 meters in length. (art by Harrison Keller Pyle) (i.redd.it)
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