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For a long time, the ancient monitor lizard was classified as an imaginary creature.

Its existence was not truly proven until its fossils were discovered by the Queensland Institute of Zoology.

According to an analysis of data compiled by the Queensland Institute of Zoology, the creature existed between one million and 40,000 years ago.

The top predators belonging to the post-dinosaur era also ushered in an era when reptiles dominated the continent.

On the paleontology strength ranking list.

Ranked third.

In front of it are Tyrannosaurus Rex and Sabre-toothed Tiger.

It is enough to see its hunting ability.

There are still its close relatives surviving in the world, the Komodo dragons that immigrated from Australia to Southeast Asia.

According to information from the Queensland Institute of Zoology, the ancient monitor lizard was much larger than the Komodo dragon.

For nearly a century, news has repeatedly emerged on the Australian continent that the ancient monitor lizard may still be alive.

It is precisely because of the spread of similar news that more Aboriginal people have heard the name "Australian Magic Dragon".

Unaware of this, they regard the Australian dragon as a terrifying creature.

The indigenous people of Koori even regard it as a water monster.

On October 12, 1968, someone in Queensland claimed to have witnessed a 40-foot-long monitor lizard.

In 1977, campers in Townsville, Australia, claimed to be frightened by giant reptiles. The tracks discovered by several teenagers were consistent with those of a 30-foot-long reptile, much larger than a Komodo dragon.

In 2007, Tim Ackling, who is passionate about outdoor sports, entered the Australian rainforest to film wilderness survival. Despite Tim's extensive outdoor survival skills, he never made it out of the rainforest.

His body has never been found. Aboriginal guides found his camera equipment less than 400 meters outside the village. DNA tests were conducted on the saliva on the equipment and found that the saliva did not belong to any known reptile.

In the tropical rainforests of Australia, there are many creatures that have not been recorded or discovered in literature.

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News about ancient monitor lizards is endless.

Liu Wei believes in the most scientific judgment that this creature has disappeared from the earth.

The most direct basis for judgment is that Australia's existing living environment and the animals living on the Australian continent cannot meet its predatory needs.

You can imagine a comparison between Australia, where giant marsupials were active 40,000 years ago, and Australia, where dingoes are now the top predator on the continent.

It's easy to come to the conclusion.

The Australian continent can no longer afford the survival of large predators.

After Liu Wei wiped off the dirt on the skull, he reached out and grabbed the skull, preparing to pick it up.

He found that the entire skull was sunk into the underwater mud.

Only part of it is exposed.

The mere exposure of this part has left a horrifying impression among the local indigenous people.

Liu Wei began to dig at the soil on the edge.

After digging for a while, it discovered the body skeleton of an ancient monitor lizard.

Only part of a few ribs were exposed.

Liu Wei speculated that perhaps this was a very complete fossil of an ancient monitor lizard.

If that's the case, how big is this body?

worthy of study.

In various media reports, some said that the ancient monitor lizard was seven to eight meters or even ten meters long and weighed one or two tons.

There is a huge difference with the data given by the Queensland Institute of Zoology.

Information compiled by the Queensland Institute of Zoology shows that the average body length of ancient monitor lizards is about three and a half meters. Because monitor lizards can grow throughout their lives, it can be extended to conjecture that perhaps ancient monitor lizards can grow to six or seven meters in weight. It can reach about two to three hundred kilograms.

It is not consistent with the exaggerated reports in the media.

Liu Wei tried again to pull out the skull of the ancient monitor lizard.

This time I picked it up easily.

Its skull fossil and body skeleton are separate.

Liu Wei was unable to carry out such a large-scale excavation work underwater, so he decided to take the skull ashore first and contact the Queensland Institute of Zoology.

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After the herdsmen returned to the village, they were very anxious and called some people over.

No one has gone into the water for several years. Today Liu Wei went into the water rashly, which made the herdsmen feel uneasy.

He judged based on his subjective consciousness that Liu Wei might never return.

When he summoned the villagers to the lake, there was no movement on the lake.

He looked around and saw no shadow of Liu Wei, only the camels brought by Liu Wei were grazing.

His expression suddenly became tense.

"It's over, it's over, it's over!" the herdsman chanted.

"Isn't there a warning sign? Why does that young man still go down?" the young man standing next to the herdsman asked impatiently.

The herdsman explained: "He claims to be a researcher of animals. He doesn't believe that there is an Australian dragon in the water. He insists on going into the water to check. I am too old to stop him!"

The herdsman's tone was a little anxious, and you could hear a little guilt!

"Forget it, put up more warning signs in the future!" the young man waved.

The villagers who came felt that Liu Wei had drowned. The reason for his drowning was that the Australian dragon they mentioned dragged Liu Wei down.

Just when everyone was shaking their heads and preparing to leave.

There were ripples on the surface of the lake.

"Damn it, are you still alive? I thought Ah Wei was dead!"

"What's under the water?"

"What happened? I'm very curious!"

"Why don't you take us?"

The audience watching the live broadcast became excited first.

The herders immediately noticed the movement on the lake and pointed to the water surface with some excitement, "Look, look!"

As the water ripples fluctuate more and more.

The villagers mostly thought that the water monster living under the water was about to surface. This may be the first time for all of them to see the true appearance of the water monster.

Everyone was frightened.

But he was extremely looking forward to seeing the water monster that was spread throughout the village.

"It's him, that young man!"

The herdsman squinted and saw Liu Wei's head and shouted excitedly.

"He's not dead!"

The villagers rushed over immediately.

Liu Wei slowly walked to the shore. The villagers found that he was holding a skeleton in his hand, and all their eyes were fixed on the skeleton.

"What's this?"

Similar questions came from the crowd one after another.

Liu Wei opened his mask and said with a smile, "This is the water monster you talked about, the Australian dragon that the uncle mentioned!"

The villagers looked surprised, took two steps back, and squeezed left and right.

"The water monster was killed by you!"

Some villagers have been frightened by the rumors and have lost their ability to think in simple terms.

Does the skull of a freshly killed creature look like this?

Liu Wei patiently explained: "My uncle is right, there is indeed an Australian dragon under the water, but it is already dead, and has been dead for tens of thousands of years. The skull in my hand is its fossil.

What you saw before should be fossils covered by sediments. Because of the refraction of sunlight in the water, coupled with the fluctuation of water ripples, they look like living things.

As for someone drowning in the water, I think it is a normal drowning. The lake is very deep and the visibility is not high, so drowning is easy to occur.

The mud at the edge of the lake is thick, which may be the reason why the livestock drowned.

From this point of view, the water monster does not exist!"

The villagers glanced at each other, and once again focused on the skull in Liu Wei's hand, keeping doubtful expressions on their faces, questioning the authenticity of Liu Wei's explanation.