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Cryptozoology and Pterosaurs
In general, this is not about biology and fossils. Sighting reports of pterosaurs make this a study in cryptozoology. (And dinosaurs are distinct from pterosaurs, which are sometimes called "pterodactyls.")Modern Pterosaur
Without any preconceived notions about precisely how a modern pterosaur might or might not differ from one known from typical pterosaur fossils, let us be open minded in the study of these sightings.
Tag Archives: Jonathan Whitcomb
Statistical Analysis of Sighting Data
I highly recommend this blog post: Live Pterosaurs and Science We now have 74 sightings with wingspan estimates, up from the 57 that were analyzed about one year ago. The updated database includes the earlier sighting reports, as they were combined … Continue reading
No-Joke Pterosaurs in San Diego
This past November, on a clear evening at about 8:00 p.m., in the middle of San Diego, California, two men saw something flying in from the west. At first, they assumed it was a bird, but when it got closer … Continue reading
Omens and The Alchemist
Warning: Don’t read the end of this posting if you are about to read The Alchemist, for it gives away the ending of that story. I’m usually wary of signs or omens, at least when the person interpreting them may … Continue reading
Three Books by Independent Authors
Three nonfiction cryptozoology books on modern pterosaurs in North America are now available on Amazon. The three authors, Ken Gerhard, Jonathan Whitcomb, and Gerald McIsaac, have independently written their books, with no apparent collaboration between them. I don’t claim complete objectiveness … Continue reading
Pterosaur Expert
Of course we don’t mean “fossil expert” when we use the phrase “pterosaur expert,” for this is not a paleontology blog but a cryptozoology blog. In regard to the ropen of Papua New Guinea, I think that Paul Nation and … Continue reading
Posted in Expeditions in Papua New Guinea
Tagged fossils, Garth Guessman, Jonathan Whitcomb, Papua New Guinea, Paul Nation
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Ohio Pterosaurs
I know that pterosaurs, or at least creatures resembling them, have been reported across the United States, with eyewitnesses interviewed by cryptozoologists that have included Jonathan Whitcomb and Ken Gerhard. Several accounts come from Ohio. Antwerp, Ohio, is where one … Continue reading
UFO Reports Suggesting Non-Alien Intelligence
A new study of strange lights in Texas suggests bioluminescent predators, rather than extra-terrestrial UFO’s, explain the intelligent behavior that has puzzled scientists for many years. Sometimes the lights near Marfa (southwest Texas) seem to dance or to coordinate their … Continue reading
Posted in Sightings
Tagged bat, book, cryptozoology, James Bunnell, Jonathan Whitcomb, lights, Texas, UFO
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