#lizard-lion

[knyaz-udela]

Lady Catelyn Reed

[kevincatalan]

Living In the deep swamps of Westeros, lizard-lions are formidable predators that resemble partially submerged logs floating in water and have teeth like daggers. The sigil of house Reed depicts a lizard-lion. 

Went with a different direction rather than a normal alligator. So think, rauisuchian with branch-like growths and lots of moss hanging from it might and alright choice. Its Westeros after all, everything wants to kill. 

[faustandluce]

A Scientific Guide to the Fantastical Predators in Game of Thrones

The monsters in George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones are magically badass. But are dragons, direwolves, and lizard-lions scientifically plausible on some level? Today we’re going to try to answer that question—with the help of some expert biologists.

Look, I was a little nervous about this article. Sometimes gizmodo does really good stuff, but sometimes...

Regardless, Y’all should read this. Maddie Stone contacts all the right experts, (Mark Witton!) asks the right questions (aren’t lizard lions a little far north for crocodilians?) and talks about all the right organisms (except ice spiders.)

Excellent, well executed exercise in mythoecology.