Unknown creature found by soldiers(Russia)-Cryptozoology

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[oxcart]

[mysterio]

Looks like ambulocetas, the ancestor of all dolphins and whales.



Good call. I think you're right. That's amazing.

[Marius3188]

Thats the only thing I can think of. From the size of it and the loss of teeth it might have died of old age. 7m for a Beluga is really big, and look at the shape and tear of the teeth. Looks like a old animal.

[ltc8k6]

Yep, Beluga whale.

You'd think the Russians would recognize one.

[SpaceBar]

I was thinking narwhal, and was trying to account for the absence of a tusk. Looks like a match.

[ChadGore]

[Lady Jag]

How about the Rodhocetus?

[Arthalion]

The skull on the beach is a little worse for wear, but they are almost unquestionably the same. Look at the holes below the teeth on the lower jaw, the slope of the upper jaw, and the way the two align. You can even see the protuberance in the decaying flesh where the bone above the eye sticks out. It's a Beluga.

[Jim Noble]

Where's Kukla and Fran?

[DBrow]

I think it's a beluga too, I posted a skullsunlimited link above.

Lots of things look unfamiliar as skeletons. Before 1810 or so, digging up a mammoth skull was proof that there were giant cyclopean people walking around once. It fit the data- the Bible states that there were giants, and the trunk attachment looked like an eyesocket if you weren't too critical.

it's more fun to interpret the carcass as something far more mysterious than a dead whale, though, and some of the posts here show that.

Anyone suggest ocean-dwelling alien visitors yet?

[fso301]

Looks like someone tossed an alligator carcass overboard.

[oxcart]

Yes, you nailed it...good job!

[mysterio]

Yeah, that's really close, but Beluga whales aren't covered in fur. Good find on the skull, though. It looks to be an exact match.

[MineralMan]

Yes. It is certainly a cetacean of some sort. I'm not sure if it's a beluga or another toothed whale, but that skull pretty much says it all. I'm outa here.

[MineralMan]

"Teeth are wrong.

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Not necessarily. They could be broken off. Wouldn't be surprising, really.

[babble-on]

the "fur" is seaweed I guess

[orionblamblam]

> Beluga whales aren't covered in fur

Rotten flesh... muscles, skin, fat... often looks "furry," as the strands that make it all up separate.

[Arthalion]

There is no fur on that animal, only strings of decaying meat. I looked closely, and even pulled the image into photoshop to blow it up, and couldn't find any trace of hair. Just rotting meat.

[WVNan]

That is the closest match yet. Explains the fur. The teeth are similar too.

[OldCorps]

It's Rodan!

No, looks more like Rodham!