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Christine Janis
Janis with a Thylacoleo skull (Source).

Janis with a Thylacoleo skull (Source).

Biographical information
Born
Professional information
Education
Occupation Palaeontologist
Notable works
Notable investigations Giant rabbits
Devil pig
Iconographic depictions of sivatheres
Iconographic depictions of chalicotheres
Giant hyrax of Shaanxi

Christine Marie Janis is a British palaeontologist who sat on the Board of Directors of the International Society of Cryptozoology.[1] She has written on mammalian cryptids including the Nandi bear, devil pig, giant rabbits, waitoreke, Ethiopian deer, and Ethiopian hyrax, as well as on possible archaeological evidence of late-surviving prehistoric mammals, such as sivatheres, chalicotheres, and giant hyraces.[2][3]

Selected bibliography[]

  • "Fossil Ungulate Mammals Depicted on Archaeological Artifacts," Cryptozoology, No. 6 (1987)
  • "A Reevaluation of Some Cryptozoological Animals," Cryptozoology, No. 6 (1987)
  • "Sivatherium Defended," Cryptozoology, No. 9 (1990)

Notes and references[]

  1. The Society izoo.org [Accessed 15 August 2020]
  2. Eberhart, George M. (2002) Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology, ABC-CLIO, Inc., ISBN 1576072835
  3. Shuker, Karl P. N. (2016) Still In Search Of Prehistoric Survivors: The Creatures That Time Forgot?, Coachwhip Publications, ISBN 978-1616463908