Armandein Posted November 7, 2018 #1 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Hi guys, I am new here and I would like your opinion about this skeleton. It was found for a friend of mine in the coast of Alicante (Medieterranean sea) and we don't know which is the genus and specie. It is a swordfish skeleton? or maybe a dragon? C) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted November 7, 2018 #2 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Maybe swordfish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armandein Posted November 7, 2018 Author #3 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Thank you very much, This is other image Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted November 7, 2018 #4 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Doesn't match up to a swordfish. Can we get a closer/better view of the skull? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armandein Posted November 7, 2018 Author #5 Share Posted November 7, 2018 And this the skull 1 minute ago, XenoFish said: Doesn't match up to a swordfish. Can we get a closer/better view of the skull? Yes, here is But I receive a error message " You are only allowed to upload 245.76kb. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armandein Posted November 7, 2018 Author #6 Share Posted November 7, 2018 No offense but there is a link to an original post http://criptozoologos.blogspot.com/2018/10/restos-animales-sin-identificar-en.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnoferox Posted November 7, 2018 #7 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Are there no good photos of the entire skull in lateral view? That would make identification much easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armandein Posted November 7, 2018 Author #8 Share Posted November 7, 2018 I'll try again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted November 7, 2018 #9 Share Posted November 7, 2018 (edited) I'm thinking maybe a dolphin of some kind. Edited November 7, 2018 by XenoFish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnoferox Posted November 7, 2018 #10 Share Posted November 7, 2018 5 minutes ago, XenoFish said: I'm thinking maybe a dolphin of some kind. The vertebrae match those of fish, not a cetacean. It would be helpful if we could get a decent picture of the skull. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnoferox Posted November 7, 2018 #11 Share Posted November 7, 2018 I'm thinking that it might be a tuna. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armandein Posted November 7, 2018 Author #12 Share Posted November 7, 2018 This one is other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armandein Posted November 7, 2018 Author #13 Share Posted November 7, 2018 It is posible Carnoferox, thank you very much. The height is aprox, 4 meters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted November 7, 2018 #14 Share Posted November 7, 2018 (edited) Or a sturgeon Edited November 7, 2018 by Saru Images removed due to copyright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnoferox Posted November 7, 2018 #15 Share Posted November 7, 2018 1 minute ago, Armandein said: It is posible Carnoferox, thank you very much. The height is aprox, 4 meters Do you mean length? Based on the size of the table it is sitting on, it certainly doesn't look to be 4 meters long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnoferox Posted November 7, 2018 #16 Share Posted November 7, 2018 1 hour ago, freetoroam said: Or a sturgeon If you compare the vertebrae of the mystery skeleton and that of the bigeye tuna I posted earlier, they are nearly an exact match. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted November 7, 2018 #17 Share Posted November 7, 2018 13 minutes ago, Carnoferox said: If you compare the vertebrae of the mystery skeleton and that of the bigeye tuna I posted earlier, they are nearly an exact match. Could well be, originally thought sturgeon (maybe a beluga) because of the length. But as sturgeon are cold water and tuna warm water, i am going with tuna too, a big one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armandein Posted November 7, 2018 Author #18 Share Posted November 7, 2018 thank you very much, This is a good forum. It is a tuna without dude., The lenght moreless 2,30 meters, after my conversation with my friend Javier Have a good night 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted November 7, 2018 #19 Share Posted November 7, 2018 20 minutes ago, Carnoferox said: If you compare the vertebrae of the mystery skeleton and that of the bigeye tuna I posted earlier, they are nearly an exact match. Its a tuna. On that note, have you ever read Old man and the sea by Ernest Hemingway, great book. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robotic Jew Posted November 7, 2018 #20 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Obviously a dragon from outer space. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnoferox Posted November 7, 2018 #21 Share Posted November 7, 2018 1 minute ago, freetoroam said: Its a tuna. On that note, have you ever read Old man and the sea by Ernest Hemingway, great book. I've never read it, but I've heard about it before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EsotericScience Posted November 9, 2018 #22 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Yeah it's probably a tuna but I can't prove it's not a dragon so "maybe". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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