Illustration of the pseudoplesiosaur creation process by Markus Hemmler.
A pseudoplesiosaur is a globster, usually a basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus), which has assumed a plesiosaurian shape due to the loss of its large gill arches and most of its fins. They may also sometimes appear to be hairy, due to the exposure and breakdown of muscle fibres.[1][2] The first well-publicised pseudoplesiosaur was the Stronsay beast of 1808, but the best-known modern example is the Zuiyō-maru globster.
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Heuvelmans, Bernard (1968) In the Wake of the Sea-Serpents, Hart-Davis, ISBN 9780246643124
- ↑ Shuker, Karl P. N. (2016) Still In Search Of Prehistoric Survivors: The Creatures That Time Forgot?, Coachwhip Publications, ISBN 978-1616463908