“The other morning, the captain says, while pulling leisurely toward the breakwater, he was attracted by a commotion in the water near him. He rested his oars and looked to see what it was. He saw what looked like the hard shell back of a monster sea turtle. A moment later he saw the head and eyes of the strange object. As the head protruded … Continue reading “Fought A Sea Monster” – Meriden Daily Republican – Aug 4, 1891
Geologist Mark McMenamin of Mount Holyoke College, who authored the chapter, “Deep Bones,” believes that such a creature killed the enormous toothy ichthyosaurs of Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park in Nevada. Did Giant Octopus ‘Kraken’ Kill an Ichthyosaur? Continue reading Did Giant Octopus ‘Kraken’ Kill an Ichthyosaur?
“It’s a monster. It’s a sea monster and we have to discuss what kind of animal it is,” said Johan Ronnby, from Södertörn University. “I’m amazed. We knew that it should be a fantastic figure, but it was over our expectations when we saw it now. It’s a fantastic figure, unique in the world.” After 500 years lying in the mud at the bottom of … Continue reading 15th Century ‘Sea Monster’ Figurehead Discovered In The Baltic
Hey guys. These brilliant marine biology documentaries are streaming now on Netflix. As I was watching them today, I couldn’t help but think how they help frame the spectrum of undiscovered marine life out there. If you have any to add to this list for Netflix viewers, please pm me 🙂 James Cameron’s Deepsea ChallengeSharks of the Mediterranean: A Vanishing KingdomDinoFish (The story of the … Continue reading There could be so many unknown creatures out in the deep ocean…
MEG (A Novel of Deep Terror) by Steve Alten We don’t talk enough about the possibility of relict populations of megalodon on here, so to help fill that void, consider this book I really enjoyed as a kid. Hope you enjoy my review 🙂 It’s really a shame that the film based on this novel has been trapped down in the depths (har har) since … Continue reading
The Alvin Plesiosaur A Submarine Pilot’s Plesiosaur Sighting A riveting account of an encounter with a possible living plesiosaur was mentioned in Charles Berlitz’s 1977 book, “Without a Trace” in which submarine pilot Captain Marvin McCamis claimed to have seen an animal which looked like a plesiosaur in the deep waters near Grand Bahama Island on July 20th, 1965 when they were making their first … Continue reading
Tanagran Triton A fabulous sea-monster with the upper body of a man and the tail of fish. It had red eyes and sea-green hair. Is this an early account of merfolk or some other unknown sea creature? This creature, not to be confused with the sea-god Tritones, had red eyes, sea-green hair, scaly skin, and vicious sharp teeth. A specimen was allegedly pickled and put … Continue reading
Ships’ Logs and Sea Monsters The Ministry of Defence does not keep any secret files on sea monsters reported by Royal Navy personnel, but crews of ships and submarines who make unusual sightings can record their experiences in official logbooks that are public records. This emerged as a result of a Freedom of Information request made to the MoD by marine biologist Sebastian Darby in … Continue reading
A Cryptid Chronicles Book Review: In Search of Ogopogo: Sacred Creature of the Okanagan Waters Author: Arlene Gaal, 208 pages Sydney C. Squidney’s rating: 4/5 Bookshelves: cryptozoology, dinosaurs, extinction, lake-monster, monster-hunting, my-reviews, read, reference, research, sea-monsters Originally posted at http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/315087460 The review:A strong case for Ogopogo Author/Researcher Arlene Gaal is clearly passionate and dedicated to tracking the many sightings of the famous cryptid lake monster … Continue reading
There’s a new post from Nick Redfern at Mysterious Universe that delves into a number of stories he’s collected over the years of what may be large eels roaming the waters of the UK, and specifically the Midlands area. In fact, very large eels! The article begins likes this: “Any mention of large, serpent-like monsters lurking in the waters of the British Isles inevitably conjures … Continue reading “…huge violent eels…”
Cryptid Chronicles 2.0 