microrobert
06-05-2013, 12:35 PM
Giant 'lizard king' that roamed the Earth 40 million years ago has been named after The Doors' frontman Jim Morrison
(http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2336160/Giant-lizard-king-roamed-Earth-40-million-years-ago-named-The-Doors-frontman-Jim-Morrison.html?ito=feeds-newsxml#comments)
A giant lizard that lived up to 40 million years ago in the hot tropical forests of Southeast Asia has been named after The Doors' frontman Jim Morrison.
The 'lizard king' dubbed Barbaturex morrisoni was six-foot long and weighed around 68 pounds - more than an average nine-year-old boy - and is thought to be one of the biggest known lizards ever to have lived on land.
Scientists from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln christened the lizard after Morrison because he was known as the Lizard King, taken from his famous lyric ‘I am the lizard king, I can do anything' from the 1970 musical and poetry piece Celebration of the Lizard.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/06/05/article-2336160-1A241B84000005DC-488_634x516.jpg
This artist's impression shows Barbatuex Morrisoni, which means 'Morrison's bearded king'. It was named after Jim Morrison, the singer of The Doors whose nickname was the Lizard King. This giant lizard roamed the tropical forests of Asia up to 40 million years ago and is believed to be one of the biggest known lizards ever to have lived on land. The lizard provides important clues about the evolution of plant-eating reptiles
Giant 'lizard king' that roamed the Earth 40 million years ago has been named after The Doors' frontman Jim Morrison | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2336160/Giant-lizard-king-roamed-Earth-40-million-years-ago-named-The-Doors-frontman-Jim-Morrison.html#ixzz2VLPp1CsG)
(http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2336160/Giant-lizard-king-roamed-Earth-40-million-years-ago-named-The-Doors-frontman-Jim-Morrison.html?ito=feeds-newsxml#comments)
A giant lizard that lived up to 40 million years ago in the hot tropical forests of Southeast Asia has been named after The Doors' frontman Jim Morrison.
The 'lizard king' dubbed Barbaturex morrisoni was six-foot long and weighed around 68 pounds - more than an average nine-year-old boy - and is thought to be one of the biggest known lizards ever to have lived on land.
Scientists from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln christened the lizard after Morrison because he was known as the Lizard King, taken from his famous lyric ‘I am the lizard king, I can do anything' from the 1970 musical and poetry piece Celebration of the Lizard.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/06/05/article-2336160-1A241B84000005DC-488_634x516.jpg
This artist's impression shows Barbatuex Morrisoni, which means 'Morrison's bearded king'. It was named after Jim Morrison, the singer of The Doors whose nickname was the Lizard King. This giant lizard roamed the tropical forests of Asia up to 40 million years ago and is believed to be one of the biggest known lizards ever to have lived on land. The lizard provides important clues about the evolution of plant-eating reptiles
Giant 'lizard king' that roamed the Earth 40 million years ago has been named after The Doors' frontman Jim Morrison | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2336160/Giant-lizard-king-roamed-Earth-40-million-years-ago-named-The-Doors-frontman-Jim-Morrison.html#ixzz2VLPp1CsG)