tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post6374178072174621754..comments2023-07-15T05:32:20.508-07:00Comments on Frontiers of Zoology: More Plesiosaur Comparisons with Loch Ness Photos by Scott MardisUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-80920965073208103402013-01-27T20:18:53.848-08:002013-01-27T20:18:53.848-08:00I have an outline drawing of the second photo show...I have an outline drawing of the second photo showing where the Plesiosaur-shaped body would be stretched out underwater. Good thing you mentioned it, I have it away in storage and would have forgotten.<br /><br />I agree that the Gray photo and O'Connor photo are unlikely to be the same kind of animal, but then, this is Scott Mardis' pasteup here and I'm letting him have his say. He also believes the Zuiyo Maru carcass is a Plesiosaur while I do not. These disgreements do not stand in the way of our having a perfectly splendid professional relationship.<br /><br />The other pasteup was also Scotts, but I am inclined to consider it as valid evidence.<br /><br />You must remember that over the past month (since December) I have been bouncing back and forth between home and hospital with some serious ulcerated wounds on my lower legs (which also involves a secondary severe fungus infection along with the bacterial cellulitis). The problem is better now, but it has taken a considerable edge off of my ability to produce new blogs on my own.<br /><br />If you have been following my work, you will see that I discount the majority of "sea Serpent" reports the world over as standing waves, and I only allow a few lakes to be inhabited by Plesiosaur-shaped creatures. These are usually in near connection to the sea and apparently only have intermittent populations-visitations by single individuals that hang around a few years are not unreasonable. But the real breeding populations live in the sea, and they have approximately the same range as Leatherback turtles.<br /><br />Best Wishes, Dale D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-5264031417523593182013-01-27T15:30:11.514-08:002013-01-27T15:30:11.514-08:00I'm glad to read of a revival of the plesiosau...I'm glad to read of a revival of the plesiosaur hypothesis here, I had abandoned it years ago. The comparison of the skull of the plesiosaur with the surgeon's photo is interesting. I'd be interested to know of an analysis of the second photo in that series in line with the plesiosaur idea. I seem to recall it being dismissed as a water bird or something. I'll have to reexamine that in the light of this new data.<br /><br />I do have to comment that IMHO it seems unlikely that the Gray photo and the O'Conner photo are the same species of animal unless its morphology is subject to extremely wide variation over the course of its life cycle. I suppose I shall have to research plesiosaurs now to see if their babies looked like miniature versions of the adults or what. <br /><br />In a related matter, I think in an earlier post you linked to the ABC news footage (or a still) of the Lake Champlain monster sort of checking out the boat the men are fishing from. The creature is underwater the whole time. What is your opinion of that footage Mr. Drinnon? I recall that I was impressed with it to the point where I concluded it was either a deliberate fake or a genuine serpent or plesiosaur-shaped critter as unlikely as that is.philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08513876927710154838noreply@blogger.com