[Fred Nerks]

SAME CREATURE!

Underwater Panther, National Museum of the American Indian George Gustav Heye Center

SOURCE

From AUSTRALIA. Two representations of 'rainbow serpent' in aboriginal rock art:

Fossil - PLESIOSAUR

I conclude the depictions of both the 'underwater panther' and the 'rainbow serpent' are the result of OBSERVATION. The creatures obviously existed within the timeframe of the exerience or memory of the artists.

[wendy1946]

There's more of that out there. In the age prior to the present internet age establishment science types could pooh-pooh this stuff and call anybody wanting to talk about it names and get over that way but those days are gone.

The sauropod dinosaur petroglyph at Natural Bridges, Utah/

[tacticalogic]

I conclude the depictions of both the 'underwater panther' and the 'rainbow serpent' are the result of OBSERVATION. The creatures obviously existed within the timeframe of the exerience or memory of the artists.

Would you also conclude that griffins existed in medeval Europe?

[Greenperson]

Some of these drawings resemble the Piasa Bird:
http://www.altonweb.com/history/piasabird/

Before anyone thinks this is simply myth, there were news reports from the 1800s concerning children picked up and carried by huge, unidentifiable birds (aka thunderbirds). Here’s a link: http://www.prairieghosts.com/thunderbirds.html

Way cool photos, Fred. Thanks for sharing. Wish I could see them in situ!