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posted August 17, 2002 02:09 PM         

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This is the study (and hunt for) strange new species. Or at least that's what I define it as in my layman's terms. Locally, a college professor found an extict species of reptile/fish (close relative of the dinosaurs) in our Chattahoochee river right here in Columbus! That was pretty amazing! What do you guys think of other creatures, like the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot?

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posted August 17, 2002 02:17 PM         

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I have never seen real evidence for Bigfoot or Nessie(or Champ,in Lake Champlain)so I am a sceptic.

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posted August 18, 2002 03:39 PM         

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Why not.

We have was has been called a living fossil the Tuatara, it looks like a lizard but it still has remnants of a third eye that is light sensitive. The scientists are baffled about this and don't know what it's use was. The relatives died out millions of years ago, some say as long as 60 million yrs.

The Earth is a large place and around 2% is occupied by Human inhabitation, and many sightings of unusual creatures come from people that don't have cameras with them so they easily get debunked.

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posted August 18, 2002 03:51 PM         

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Hi Mambo
That's very interesting.
Have you got any more info that you can share?
Sue

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posted August 19, 2002 11:50 AM         

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I'm still amazed about the skeleton found of a crocodile/alligator body with tiny arms and a human skull!

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posted August 19, 2002 12:11 PM         

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When and where did they find that skeleton?Did they carbon-date it?

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posted August 19, 2002 12:12 PM         

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Sounds like Atlantean gene-manipulation...

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posted August 19, 2002 04:49 PM         

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Yeah Randall when did this happen?

I'm believe in conspiracies but even that's a bit hard to swallow, I'll keep an open mind, stranger things have happened.

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posted August 19, 2002 04:57 PM         

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Randall

Where did they find that.....
In the Chattahoochee river?????????
Sue

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posted August 19, 2002 05:04 PM         

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Cat about the Tuatara
Been looking at a website, my dates for origins are wrong, it is now 200 million.

Grows to a length of 24cm weighs 500gm
as an Adult.
Has an inbuilt thermostat which it can regulate and can survive in cold climates.
Lays eggs in Petral burrows and then leaves them, these take between 12-15 mths to hatch.
Are nocturnal and feed on worms, wetas and other insects.
Live in burrows and sometimes share their homes with Petrals.
Have a soft scaly skin.
Their skeleton has irregularities that differ it from other reptiles.

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posted August 19, 2002 05:07 PM         

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Big Foot.....
http://www.bfro.net/

http://www.bfro.net/gdb/show_FAQ.asp?id=585

http://www.bfro.net/gdb/show_FAQ.asp?id=586

http://www.bfro.net/gdb/show_FAQ.asp?id=587

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posted August 19, 2002 05:21 PM         

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Hey Mambo

Actually, I'd never heard of Tuatara - we don't get them here in London .....
but I found a couple of links that you may find interesting.
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/herpetology/turtcroclist/
http://www.mtbruce.doc.govt.nz/tuatara.htm
http://www.nafcon.dircon.co.uk/tuatara1.html

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posted August 20, 2002 12:24 PM         

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Nope, not the Chattahoochee. I think it's probably be a hoax, but it's fooling everyone for now.

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