tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post3881600130663576797..comments2023-07-15T05:32:20.508-07:00Comments on Frontiers of Zoology: Florida "NeoDinos" And NW "NeoDino" RecapUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-59478050745536269342013-06-27T15:55:22.641-07:002013-06-27T15:55:22.641-07:00Also, the juveniles of the water monsters and the ...Also, the juveniles of the water monsters and the adults of the Chupacabras/Raptoroids are about the same size, so that might be one reason for the possible confusion between the two. However, the juvenile water monsters are mostly quadrupedal, while the Chupacabras/Raptoroids are mostly bipedal.Troodon Roarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458650924508744077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-73898245360297162582013-06-27T15:49:58.700-07:002013-06-27T15:49:58.700-07:00In my opinion, the mountain boomers/river lizards/...In my opinion, the mountain boomers/river lizards/mini rexes and the larger Chupacabras/timbos/raptoroid/zupay are one species. They are specialized iguanid lizards that are mostly, if not completely, bipedal. They are active predators which are omnivorous, but eat more animals than plants. <br /><br />The large Komodo dragon-like quadrupedal iguanids are the juveniles of the larger water monsters. The water monsters might come on land to lay their eggs, like turtles, and the juveniles start out as terrestrial creatures, but become more aquatic as they grow up. <br /><br />Therefore, I would combine the first two animals on that graph into one species, and the last two as one more species. Therefore, we have two species. I know that this is mostly just speculation, but it's the best solution that I can come up with at the moment.<br /><br />Troodon Roarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458650924508744077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-77788348658184404082013-06-26T21:46:26.166-07:002013-06-26T21:46:26.166-07:00Well, the spines of iguanas can look very hair-lik...Well, the spines of iguanas can look very hair-like. And it's possible that these unknown iguanids might have spines on more parts of their body, which would make them appear hairy. Troodon Roarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458650924508744077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-16153042550065636802013-06-26T17:43:58.091-07:002013-06-26T17:43:58.091-07:00That would have been the choice of the artist whos...That would have been the choice of the artist whose artwork was used and therefore nothing more than his personal preference. I do not know if the artist was assuming any pretense of authority when the representation was done that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-18561607018257276752013-06-26T13:19:19.170-07:002013-06-26T13:19:19.170-07:00The Chupacabra/Timbo/Raptoroid/Zupay in the pictur...The Chupacabra/Timbo/Raptoroid/Zupay in the picture appears to be covered with fur. How come?Troodon Roarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458650924508744077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-84999074779980636422013-06-20T18:12:54.822-07:002013-06-20T18:12:54.822-07:00I think I have another explanation for why the cre...I think I have another explanation for why the creatures seen in the tropical regions of Central and South America are much larger than those seen further north and south. You see, I think that rainforests have much more food and water available than the desert regions, so that allows reptiles to get much bigger there. The same conditions that allow the larger type of lizard to exist there also allow the smaller type to remain completely hidden, which is why we don't have that many sightings of the smaller, bipedal lizards in those regions.<br /><br />I think we have two species, here. One of them, the smaller one, can be found from southern North America all the way down south to Argentina and Chile. The larger one can only be found in the more tropical regions of Central and South America.Troodon Roarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458650924508744077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-54477487469723271222013-04-26T13:17:26.987-07:002013-04-26T13:17:26.987-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Troodon Roarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458650924508744077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-11718177848830428742013-01-14T21:04:06.499-08:002013-01-14T21:04:06.499-08:00Quote from last paragraph of the main body in blog...Quote from last paragraph of the main body in blog above: "So when all is said and done, there are a few reports from Florida (and possibly even also South Carolina) which sound as if they might be in the same general unknown-iguanid series as the ones reported further to the West. It remains a marginal possibility but even less confirmed than the rest of the category. We DO seem to have a good confirmation of at least one species of outsized iguanid lizard that starts out as relatively small and active, including hiding up in trees, snooping around henhouses and the occasional animal corpse but most often seen dashing across roads or running away from people..." I am saying it is a large lizard, and I am saying that they could grow even bigger and account for a separate category of even larger lizards reported as "Water Monsters" but that part is problematical. I think we need more information to see how many species there actually are, but the fewer unknown species there are, the more economical the package will seem to Zoologists. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-21427760958275697462013-01-14T17:10:36.966-08:002013-01-14T17:10:36.966-08:00What do you think the "Chupacabras"/&quo...What do you think the "Chupacabras"/"Timbo"/"Raptoroid"/"Zupay" is?Troodon Roarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458650924508744077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-2102286062990652492012-07-09T16:24:21.551-07:002012-07-09T16:24:21.551-07:00Well, I once read a report of a raptor sighting, i...Well, I once read a report of a raptor sighting, in Georgia. I think that this "raptor" might possibly be a large, bipedal iguanid lizard, which has independently evolved sickle-shaped second toe claws, like that of the prehistoric "raptors". The witness even described the animal as looking "lizard-like", in appearance, so I guess that might be a genuine possibility.Troodon Roarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458650924508744077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-51772266799752824692011-12-13T15:21:24.010-08:002011-12-13T15:21:24.010-08:00Tyler Stone has informed me that not only was the ...Tyler Stone has informed me that not only was the second "Lake Powell Monster" photo a montage, the creature in it was not even originally supposed to have been in Lake Powell. That made it irrelevant and so I removed it entirely.<br /><br />Best Wishes, Dale D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-87874063713753037472011-12-12T06:51:53.934-08:002011-12-12T06:51:53.934-08:00One reader who rather flatteringly calls me "...One reader who rather flatteringly calls me "The Dean of Cryptozoologists" suggests that a population of relic groundsloths lives in Southern Appalachia, which I take to be Georgia. As a matter of fact there IS one allegation of groundsloths further north in the mountains, but I know little more about it than the fact that these allegations exist at this point, no specific details.<br /><br />Best Wishes, Dale D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com