Australian blue tongue lizard ancestor was round-in-the-tooth

(Flinders University) Reconstruction of the most complete fossil lizard found in Australia, a 15 million year old relative of our modern blue tongues and social skinks named Egernia gillespieae, reveals the creature was equipped with a robust crushing jaw and was remarkably similar to modern lizards.

from EurekAlert! - Archaeology http://bit.ly/2vtC0eQ