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Bolg amondol, a new species of Gila monster-like lizard, named after goblin prince from The Hobbit

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A new species of monster lizard has been named Bolg amondol .

The creature was found in Utah in the U.S. during the tail end of dinosaurs' reign.

Bolg is an early representative of Monstersauria , a clade of lizards that includes the Gila monster that still roams the region today .

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