tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post1718158305251043775..comments2023-07-15T05:32:20.508-07:00Comments on Frontiers of Zoology: Long-Necked Sea Serpents In The Viking AgeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-11977728285982902022013-07-03T12:52:41.528-07:002013-07-03T12:52:41.528-07:00Good point, Dale.Good point, Dale.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03904394883991936726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-9430578510241735832013-07-03T12:35:50.456-07:002013-07-03T12:35:50.456-07:00Basically we just make do with what is on hand, an...Basically we just make do with what is on hand, and that's about as much as we can get by on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-33898134175660827922013-07-03T12:34:41.038-07:002013-07-03T12:34:41.038-07:00That assumption is absolutely correct. Jay Cooney ...That assumption is absolutely correct. Jay Cooney and I were just discussing the problem we have in that good reference photos of Plesiosaurs and Plesiosaurian Sea-serpents are hard to come by when you are running a series of stories on a blog and you like a little variety in your illustrations. You COULD do all of your own illustrations or you COULD only keep running one or a few drawings or models that you know to be accurate, but that tends to get really monotonous really fast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-22922382643117438222013-07-03T11:28:32.260-07:002013-07-03T11:28:32.260-07:00I'm slightly confused as to why the Plesiosaur...I'm slightly confused as to why the Plesiosaurus replica produced by papo was used in a comparison to depictions of longnecked sea serpents from the viking age; the Papo toy company almost always fails when it comes to producing anatomically correct replicas of prehistoric animals. (Check out the review for their plesiosaurus figure on TheDinosaurToyBlog.com to see what I mean.)<br /> I'm assuming that Papo's plesiosaurus was only used in this article to demonstrate that a stretched "S" neck posture was possible (and I also agree was possible) in the real thing and does not mean to say that this model is anatomically accurate overall?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03904394883991936726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-74997892774501381322013-06-15T16:28:06.344-07:002013-06-15T16:28:06.344-07:00Reports of features which are like Plesiosaurs co...Reports of features which are like Plesiosaurs <i> could </i> be based on direct observations of Plesiosaur fossils in areas where such fossils naturally occur. However over MOST of Europe, that is not the case, and the frequency of such reports by location in no way agrees with the distribution of Plesiosaur fossils. The hypothesis fails the practical test of reliability and it would seem to predict results which are at variance with what we <i> do</i> find.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-14736340647536177852013-06-15T16:23:52.617-07:002013-06-15T16:23:52.617-07:00As usual the information could very well be PARTLY...As usual the information could very well be PARTLY true but fails to account for all of the evidence. Fossil finds would not account for such features as are stated in actual reports such as manes or fins down the back, or a row of humps down the back. When you have features such as those commonly insisted upon it sounds more likely the depictions are based on real sightings and hence, real creatures. However I shall be the first to grant you that many sightings are actually based on swimming moose and that goes for historical and legendary sightings as well as the sightings which are ongoing in the present day. And the fact remains in any discussion that anything between 75% and 95% of all sightings are mistakes or are invalid, and that worldwide at all locations, the term "Sea- Serpent" (or Water Monster, or whatever) can be best understood as a reference to a standing wave phenomenon.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-47447530072801721832013-06-15T15:31:39.059-07:002013-06-15T15:31:39.059-07:00Here are some links to some articles on stupiddino...Here are some links to some articles on stupiddinosaurlies. com which should show how tales of dragons and monsters such as the seemingly plesiosaur-like dragons in Norse mythology (and other mythologies) were likely inspired by sightings of fossils (or are imaginary combinations of known animals.) <br />The pseudo-dragons of genesis park part 5 (stupiddinosaurlies.com)<br />ICR's extreme Harry potter dragon stupidity (stupiddinosaurlies.com)kellys4boyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04073673701514824671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-88220580092559855982011-08-12T14:24:57.989-07:002011-08-12T14:24:57.989-07:00I suppose I should have specified that while Olaus...I suppose I should have specified that while Olaus Magnus spoke of a Sea-serpent 200 feet long (evidently based on a vague meaure for a very large type of ship) the type of creatures to correspond to the figureheads would not be nearly so long. Sea-Serpents with necks 15 to 25 feet long would range from 40 to 60 feet long and the average of such a "Merhorse" creature should match the reported dimensuions of the Daedalus Sea-serpent as reported in an earlier blog.<br /><br />Best Wishes, Dale D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com