[Merged x 3] The Sea Dragon of Andalusia

[keithisco]

Yep, an Oarfish

Boy do these babies get BIG

(Image courtesy of Wiki)

Edited August 21, 2013 by keithisco

[whocares456]

they say its oarfish or shark . I say hogwash. they don't have horns.

http://www.nbcnews.c...fish-6C10971972

Edited August 22, 2013 by whocares456

[NatureBoff]

The thresher shark evolved to slap it's prey with it's tail, stunning a shoal of fish etc. The 'horns' are part of the tail arrangement. See below. Finders are notorious for moving bones around to make washed-up remains look other-worldly or monstrous. Still interesting though, so thanks for posting.

[tyrant lizard]

http://www.aol.co.uk...hore/517906258/

Could the horns be the remains of a lower jaw?

[Clobhair-cean]

http://www.aol.co.uk...hore/517906258/

Could the horns be the remains of a lower jaw?

They are more likely gill arches, or the scapulocoracoid bars.

[jesspy]

My first thought was tentacle of something. But now I have seen pictures Oar Fish sounds more plausible. However a few people mentioned skeleton or spine so maybe they are right. I guess a biologist can take samples and check the DNA.

[EllJay]

Oh no, it's Puff the Magic Dragon, he is dead. What shall we do now?

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Seriously though, freaky catch there. Rotten animals and fish can look like monsters though, We seen it lots of times before. A DNA will show us soon enough what it is.

[+DieChecker]

http://www.nbcnews.com/science/horned-sea-monster-its-definitely-shark-skeleton-6C10971972

Supposedly it is the "horns" that confused people.

I don't know, it does not look like a shark to me. But, then I'm not a shark expert.

I like the part where they say, "No further testing could be done, as the creature was covered by sand". Damn!! Cover by sand? And not a single shovel available in Spain....

Opinions??

[EnderOTD]

looks like another merged thread

http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=253021

[+DieChecker]

Humm... Appears so.

I'd not heard of it called a "dragon", so I assumed that thread was about something else...

[Big Bad Voodoo]

http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=253304