Aboriginal Warrior vs Megalania prisca

Aboriginal Warrior vs Megalania prisca 

This is similar to a ptrevious post, however, I was not happy with the drawing of the man in that drawing. . . so I used a photo of an Aboriginal man with his Atlatl.  In fact, I own an atlatl.  They are far more powerful that a spear.  The throwing stick part of the atlatl is used to throw the dart.  The Aborigines of Australia used atlatls.  It is thought that atlatls have been used by Man for 30,000 years.  The shield is also an accurate represetation of an Australian Aboriginal shield.  

This animal that is about to get skewered is Megalania prisca.  It was a huge type of monitor lizard. . . think of a Komodo Dragon on steroids.  Megalania was 23 feet or 7 meters long and lived on the planet from 2.5 million years ago to 50,000 years ago.  It was possibly hunted to extiction by the early Aborigines after they arrived in Australia. 

Early estimates said Megalania may have weighed up to 1,370 lbs or 620 kg.  Revised estimates put it at 18 feet or 5.5 meters long with a weight of 1,268 or 575 kg.  It gets more interesting.  An even more recent estimate says Megalania said it was possibly 26 feet or 7.9 meters long with an estimated maximum weight for the largest idividuals at 4,280 lbs or 1,940 kg.

This huge lizard may have been able to get pregnant without a male.  Their modern relative, the Komodo Dragon ,can get pregnant without mating and the female can then lay eggs that are clones of herself. 

Artists Note:  Do you think I did better with this drawing?  I think the man is done with more accurate propotions and the Megalania's scales etc. are done with much more accurate detail.  The Megalania's head is turned somewhat towards foreground so we can see into it's open maw.  

The printable version of this will be under the buttons labeled either . . . All Printables . . . 

or . . . . Paleontology.    Note that new drawings are at the bottom of the All Pritables list.  The Paleontology list includes parts for the Era that the animal lived in.