Megalania Outback T-Shirt — Plate 130

The Megalania walking red outback scrub, reconstructed from the fossil evidence rather than from the movies.

Plate 130 of the Deep Time Atlas: museum-style paleo-art of Varanus priscus, reconstructed from fossil evidence and current research.

Field notes

• Period and age: Pleistocene, Until ~50,000 years ago
• Where fossils are found: Australia
• Group: Prehistoric Reptiles
• Setting in the art: Grasses and modern-looking plants are correct for this period
• What the fossils tell us: Giant monitor lizard, relative of the Komodo dragon

The shirt

• Bella+Canvas 3001 unisex tee, 100% combed and ring-spun cotton (heather colors are a cotton-poly blend)
• Fabric weight: 4.2 oz/yd² (142 g/m²), soft and lightweight
• Pre-shrunk, side-seamed, shoulder-to-shoulder taping
• Printed on demand (DTG) for you; blank sourced from Nicaragua, Mexico, Honduras or the US

Note: the fabric is slightly sheer and may show through a little in lighter colors.

Care: wash cold inside out, tumble dry low or hang dry, do not iron the print.