LanceH Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 What the heck is that??? News Story Three kids from a North Texas family have stumbled upon a mystery from the deep that's puzzling scientists. While on vacation, they discovered the skull and spine of a creature that no one seems to be able to identify, and it's getting them national attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Well, it looks to me like the "skull" is very incomplete (the holes referred to as eyes surely aren't). The structure of the verts look like fish. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 its looks like fish to me the only interesting thing is the top part of the skull, i see fish all the time, the bone structure is exactly the same but from what kind exactly im not sure. They said eel or something does anyone know if the skeleton of a eel looks like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Christ almightey. Thats a big honkin fish skeleton, thats all. Nothing more. I can't tell what kind of fish those verts are from, but if I had to make a guess, I'd say from a pleuronectiform (e.g. flatfish and relatives). Those holes they zoom in on are (I believe) the optic foramen; the much larger structure is the orbit. But, whoever the marine biologist they showed that to couldn't ID it, they should be fired. Marine biologists are usually trained in having to ID dead snarge that washes up. Bobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cris Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 I could tell within 2 seconds of seeing it that it was a huge fish Very shocked that a marine biologist couldn't ID it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Christ almightey. Thats a big honkin fish skeleton, thats all. Nothing more. I can't tell what kind of fish those verts are from, but if I had to make a guess, I'd say from a pleuronectiform (e.g. flatfish and relatives).Those holes they zoom in on are (I believe) the optic foramen; the much larger structure is the orbit. But, whoever the marine biologist they showed that to couldn't ID it, they should be fired. Marine biologists are usually trained in having to ID dead snarge that washes up. Bobby Surely they didn't say it could be a sea snake. Tell me I was hearing things. Thanks, Eddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Chupacabra! Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serack Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 the skeleton was taken to a taxidermist to be cleaned up and that was his guess as to what it was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramo Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 That's a dragon skeleton. I could tell right away. For one species to mourn the death of another is a new thing under the sun. -Aldo Leopold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest solius symbiosus Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 ^^Yep, It is obviously a descendant of the Hallettestoneion Sea Zoria Dragon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 no, now that I look at it, I'll re-identify it. Too big for a chupacabra. And halletestonian sea dragons, those are extinct, man! Clearly it is bigfoot. Or perhaps the skunk ape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest solius symbiosus Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Perhaps, a relative of the elusive Bromodosis monster. OK ... inebriation has over taken my thought processes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcondriver Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 It looks a little too clean, "man made". FD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jax Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Im gonna go with Dwarf Dragon. Kinda looks like this skull... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jax Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 OK, I think it almost looks like this. This one is beat up more, but same sorta build. Site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicholas Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Gosh, you're all wrong! Aquatic Ape for the win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dharm Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 The creature from 'Alien'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 It's a Hemichaiblurganah weewee! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr heckle Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 and people called me crazy when i said the loch ness monster was real a heckle a day keeps the doctor away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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