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The Ankylosaur of Katsuro Desert （カツロー砂漠の鎧竜、カツロー砂漠のアンキロサウルス）is a cryptid with a dinosaur-like appearance reported from South Africa; this cryptid was introduced only in Japanese books, and the spelling Katsuro Desert is tentative.[1]
Description[]
In 1954, a man named Hale (this spelling is tentative, as the original text is written in katakana as ヘール) was driving his car in the Katsuro Desert when he was attacked by a strange creature. The creature was a four-meter reptile whose entire body was covered with an armor-like structure.
Explanation[]
The reported description is similar to the dinosaur-like cryptid Beast of Karoo, also reported from South Africa, and the strange place name Katsuro, where the Ankylosaur has been sighted, may be a misspelling of Karoo. The Beast of Karoo sighting is said to have occurred in 1946, while the Katsuro Desert Ankylosaur sighting is said to have occurred in 1954, but like the place name, it is possible that the information was misrepresented as it came to Japan from overseas.
Other theories could be hoaxes to secure page space in the book, or information obtained through interviews in the field.
Sources and other informations[]
- book: 尾崎博＝監修 相島敏夫＝指導（1971）『なぜなにもうじゅうと大怪獣 （なぜなに学習図鑑１１）』
- book: 大伴昌司と小山内宏（First published in 1966; reprinted in 2012)『怪獣画報』 ISBN 978-4253009195 （reprinted edition）
- Book : 山口敏太郎, 天野ミチヒロ（2007）『本当にいる日本・世界の「未知生物」案内 』ISBN 978-4773003642
- https://cryptid.blog.jp/archives/6692067.html
- https://www.tycoonart.jp/momo/?p=5508