How to build your dragon: By studying the muscles of lizards up to the komodo dragon, researches show that muscles shape has to change toward a role in support which comes at a cost of speed. This suggests the giant Pleistocene varanid lizard would likely not have been able to outrun early humans.

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How to build your dragon: By studying the muscles of lizards up to the komodo dragon, researches show that muscles shape has to change toward a role in support which comes at a cost of speed. This suggests the giant Pleistocene varanid lizard would likely not have been able to outrun early humans.