Armandein 2 #1 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) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seanjo 4,753 #2 Posted November 7, 2018 No such thing as Dragons, so Swordfish. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XenoFish 69,387 #3 Posted November 7, 2018 Maybe swordfish. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Armandein 2 #4 Posted November 7, 2018 Thank you very much, This is other image Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XenoFish 69,387 #5 Posted November 7, 2018 Doesn't match up to a swordfish. Can we get a closer/better view of the skull? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Armandein 2 #6 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. " Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Armandein 2 #7 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carnoferox 4,067 #8 Posted November 7, 2018 Are there no good photos of the entire skull in lateral view? That would make identification much easier. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Armandein 2 #9 Posted November 7, 2018 I'll try again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XenoFish 69,387 #10 Posted November 7, 2018 (edited) I'm thinking maybe a dolphin of some kind. Edited November 7, 2018 by XenoFish Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carnoferox 4,067 #11 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carnoferox 4,067 #12 Posted November 7, 2018 I'm thinking that it might be a tuna. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Armandein 2 #13 Posted November 7, 2018 This one is other Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Armandein 2 #14 Posted November 7, 2018 It is posible Carnoferox, thank you very much. The height is aprox, 4 meters Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freetoroam 28,706 #15 Posted November 7, 2018 (edited) Or a sturgeon Edited November 7, 2018 by Saru Images removed due to copyright Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carnoferox 4,067 #16 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carnoferox 4,067 #17 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freetoroam 28,706 #18 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Armandein 2 #19 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freetoroam 28,706 #20 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robotic Jew 775 #21 Posted November 7, 2018 Obviously a dragon from outer space. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carnoferox 4,067 #22 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EsotericScience 48 #23 Posted November 9, 2018 Yeah it's probably a tuna but I can't prove it's not a dragon so "maybe". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
