Was the Zuiyo Maru creature a living fossil?
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its not some kind of dinosaur...
its a decomposing whale or shark..cant remember -
its not been proven as of date,Originally posted by Prodigy:its not some kind of dinosaur...
its a decomposing whale or shark..cant remember
read the article at the link, it says it doesnt have any characteristics of a decomposing shark or whale -
no body no talk its onli a picture -
read the article att he link dumbarse......i provided just the link and pic since the article is too long to post hereOriginally posted by crazy monkey: no body no talk its onli a picture -
Summary of New Reasons Against a Basking Shark Identification
1. Unanimous eyewitness testimony for a pair of upper fins and against a dorsal fin.
2. Matching pictorial confirmation for the pair of upper fins.
3. Archaeological and cryptozoological support for these upper fins
4. Pictorial confirmation for nares at front of skull, matching eyewitness testimony.
5. Only 1/7 the radiation in the horny fibers that sharks possess suggesting fewer crosslinks.
6. Cryptid’s trunk is longer than any known large fish species.
A Sauropterygia identification thus remains viable. Finding this cryptid again, whether alive or as a fossil specimen, would confirm or deny that possibility. At present, it is possible that the cryptid may be unknown from the fossil record, in part because the measurements do not match any known fossil, and in part because of the variant shape of the flippers, corroborated by the matching appearance on the Egyptian seal. The Sauropterygia are usually believed by to have become extinct at the close of the supposed Cretaceous geological era, 63 million years ago. Kuban (1997–199
criticized creation scientists for suggesting the cryptid may have been a marine reptile. It now appears he was wrong, and that the creation scientists are vindicated.
Perhaps a marine biologist and/or paleobiologist could investigate the function of the upper fins. Based on their placement, it is possible that the upper fins helped stabilize the creature during propulsion by its flippers. Indeed, the right side upper fin was still articulated at a right angle to the body when the creature was found, which would have been a proper position to accomplish such stabilization for the creature (Obata and Tomoda, 1978, p. 46) [see Figures 2 and 3].
Two decades after the discovery, the Zuiyo Maru creature still fascinates researchers. Perhaps continued study will reveal further information about this cryptid. If any of the horny fibers remain, a DNA profile would be of considerable value. Considering all the available evidence, it seems that pursuing identification of the creature as a marine tetrapod is the wisest course. -
i know badbadtzmaru
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mabe tats dead MaruOriginally posted by FireIce:i know badbadtzmaru
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dun need to read stupid lah tats a beri old pic, the captain threw the thing aboard after taking some pics. by the looks of it can be anything. dumb assOriginally posted by Chewbacca:read the article att he link dumbarse......i provided just the link and pic since the article is too long to post here -
Is part or whole of the creature preserved? If it was left to decompose then I doubt that anything can be proven.
