Giant Killer Salamander – level 2

Giant Killer Salamander

26-04-2022 15:00

Scientists found bones of a prehistoric animal in southern Portugal. The animal lived in lakes and rivers 200 million years ago – during the Late Triassic period.

This animal is the giant killer salamander, officially known as Metoposaurus algarvensis. It was as long as a small car.

The salamander was a dangerous predator which fed mainly on fish. It had a large flat head with hundreds of sharp teeth. The amphibian is a distant relative of today’s salamanders.

Difficult words: prehistoric (that lived a very long time ago), predator (an animal which eats other animals), amphibian (an animal which lives partly on land and partly in the water).

You can watch the original video in the Level 3 section.

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