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'Dragon skeleton' found in China sea

By T.K. Randall
April 3, 2013 · Comment icon 101 comments

Image Credit: CC 2.1 Byoukan Sunday
The skeleton of a large sea creature has been discovered off the coast of China's Shandong Province.
Measuring 3.5m in length, the large snake-like skeleton has generated a lot of attention since it was hauled up from the depths. Camera crews were soon on the scene to document the find as it was laid out on a red cloth for examination. Despite the report appearing online on April 1st, the original story dates back to March 28th and is apparently not an April Fools Day prank.

Speculation is rife over what the creature actually is. Some believe that the skeleton, which consists of 153 individual joints, is that of a dragon or sea monster while others are more skeptical, believing it instead to be that of a shark or other conventional sea creature.
The skeleton, which is believed to have a total of 153 joints, was found by fishermen in Qingdao on 28 March. Local camera crews and crowds of onlookers soon gathered to catch a glimpse of the strange creature, whose origins have yet to be confirmed


Source: Rocket News 24 | Comments (101)




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Comment icon #92 Posted by CHRIS_UK 12 years ago
This made me chuckle the point is we can't take away anything, only analyse it as it is. Wouldn't it be cool if it turned out dragons did exist after all? Not that they would have breathed fire but just that there would be some truth in the myth. I agree there does appear to be holes for tusks or some kind of head gear. Whether really possible or not is open to debate, but i watched a programme once with theories on this which consisted of mixing volatile chemicals (similar to the bombardier Beetle) in a (type of) armour plated mouth cavity that produced a burst of fire from the mouth. It coul... [More]
Comment icon #93 Posted by TheSpoonyOne 12 years ago
The world is simply too boring for dragons to have existed That is one of the best sentences I've ever read! It would make a great quote!
Comment icon #94 Posted by CurleyClown42 12 years ago
http://www.sott.net/...-in-Chinese-Sea OK,the skull def looks mammalian . Almost like a buffalo ,but the eye sockets are huge. Thoughts ? Debunk ,its real ? Anyone ,as it is bothering me for some reason . If that is a dragon those people are missing a TON of parts to it.... Kind of looks fake to me..
Comment icon #95 Posted by CurleyClown42 12 years ago
i agree with KB304...i dont think its a dragon but it isnt a shark, sharks dont have a sleleton **Ssiiiigggghhhhh**
Comment icon #96 Posted by LibGeek 12 years ago
A sea-dwelling dinosaur perhaps? Maybe one that has yet to be discovered (until now, of course). If it is real at all.
Comment icon #97 Posted by Agentpieface 12 years ago
Maybe is it Nessie IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW RELEASE THE KRAKEN
Comment icon #98 Posted by hannah-s 12 years ago
Probably a dinosaur. Dragons are spiritual beings, they have no physical skeleton
Comment icon #99 Posted by LibGeek 12 years ago
IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW RELEASE THE KRAKEN Wasn't the Kraken more of a squid.
Comment icon #100 Posted by brlesq1 12 years ago
Yeah, I gotta go with shark.
Comment icon #101 Posted by Marozi 12 years ago
@WillowWolf: not only the cranium but also the "body" is of a shark. I think I don't have to tell you that this is just the vertebral column of a shark naturally. So there's nothing "strange" with it. Search through this thread I think someone showed this picture of a shark's skeleton before: http://australianmuseum.net.au/Uploads/Images/15767/sharkskeleton_big.jpg


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