Cryptid Wiki
Cryptid Wiki
(Adding categories)
m (Removing Category Carnivorans (automatic))
(9 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown)
Line 17: Line 17:
 
[[Category:Aquatic-based Cryptid]]
 
[[Category:Aquatic-based Cryptid]]
 
[[Category:Australia/Oceania]]
 
[[Category:Australia/Oceania]]
  +
[[Category:Other]]
 
 
[[Category:Oceanic Cryptids]]
 
[[Category:Oceanic Cryptids]]
 
[[Category:Dinosaurs and Pterosaurs]]
 
[[Category:Dinosaurs and Pterosaurs]]
Line 27: Line 27:
 
[[Category:Ocean Carcasses]]
 
[[Category:Ocean Carcasses]]
 
[[Category:Carnivore]]
 
[[Category:Carnivore]]
  +
[[Category:Sightings]]
 
 
[[Category:Mosasaurs]]
 
[[Category:Mosasaurs]]
 
[[Category:Crocodilian]]
 
[[Category:Crocodilian]]
Line 35: Line 35:
 
[[Category:Marine Reptiles]]
 
[[Category:Marine Reptiles]]
 
[[Category:Ocean carcasses]]
 
[[Category:Ocean carcasses]]
  +
[[Category:Carnivorans]]
 
 
[[Category:Misidentified]]
 
[[Category:Misidentified]]
  +
  +
{{CryptidsNavBox}}

Revision as of 09:14, 25 July 2019

Pukehina predator

A mysterious carcass, named the Pukehina Predator, was washed ashore in New Zealand in June 2014, fueling speculation about sea monsters and dinosaurs. The rotting animal was discovered by a group of people on four-wheel vehicles speeding along the beach in Bay of Plenty.

According to a story in New Zealand’s Sun Live newspaper, “beachgoers were stumped when they came across what they thought was a prehistoric creature on the shore … stretching about 9 meters (30 feet) in length with large teeth and rudimentary flippers.”

Strange_Pukehina_sea_creature

Strange Pukehina sea creature

Footage of Pukehina Predator

According to New Zealand's SunLive, the mysterious remains were found by a group of beach-goers near Pukehina on New Zealand's Bay of Plenty. One of the group posted a video of the so-called "monster" to YouTube on April 28, along with this simple query: "Can anyone identify what it is?" The video captured the imagination of viewers, who suggested in the comments section that the creature could be anything from a saltwater crocodile to a giant moray eel. But according to marine mammal expert Anton van Helden, the carcass is likely the remains of a killer whale.

Gallery