r/Cryptozoology 21h ago

Discussion Ghabali

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When cryptozoologists learned of the existence of Ghabali (image 1), upon showing images of animals, the natives pointed to a Postosuchus (image 2) as being Ghabali. They said that the head and body were similar to those of Postosuchus, but the legs of Ghabali were more like those of a crocodile; spread out, instead of supporting the body from below.

And there's another problem: Postosuchus lived in the Triassic period, meaning a T-rex lived closer to us than a Postosuchus.

Then, some time ago, I learned of the existence of a family of South American crocodilians called Sebecosuchia (image 3). These were crocodilians that appeared in the Middle Jurassic and survived until the Miocene. Their fossils have been found in South America, Europe, Madagascar, India, and North Africa.

All sebecosuchians were carnivorous and terrestrial. But could some individuals have reverted to a semi-aquatic lifestyle to escape competition with mammals? This leads some to theorize that South American sebecosuchians became extinct in competition with large felines and canids during the Great American Interchange about 6 million years ago.


r/Cryptozoology 4h ago

Lost Media and Evidence In 1978, a report on the cryptid laughing owl of New Zealand was published. In it an alleged photo of the animal, believed extinct since 1914, was mentioned. However, its now lost media. The wildlife director mentioned in the article, Ralph Adams, also recently passed away.

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r/Cryptozoology 20h ago

Question Colonel Percy Fawcett, revered within all the pseudosciences because of his exploits, although with little to show for it. – Was he an Adventurer, a Misguided Soul or a Pretender?

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r/Cryptozoology 16h ago

Discussion Are there any other obscure deep sea cryptids you know of?

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I know a few like the bathysphere fish, 52hz whale, 4chan black carpet, deep star 4000 fish etc. but do you guys have MORE cryptids you guys heard?


r/Cryptozoology 1h ago

How many cryptids could be animals with short spine syndrome?

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Inspired by the craze over Jimothy. First thing I thought when I saw Jimothy’s picture was—man if I saw something like that moving around from a distance, who knows what I’d think it was.


r/Cryptozoology 3h ago

Video Video by Trenton Edly “I Bought a Plane to Find the Tasmanian Tiger in New Guinea”

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