The stoa has been compared to Carnotaurus, a Cretaceous theropod from South America.
The stoa is a theropod-like cryptid reported from Kurupira tepui, South America.
Description
It's a 20-25 feet long animal that walks on its big legs. The hands of stoa are pretty small. Stoa has short, but tall head with two horns on it. The arrow-proof gray skin of it is covered with hard scales. Stoa's prey are tapirs and capybaras, but it can also eat humans. The physical description matches with dinosaur carnotaurus - an abelisaur from South America.
Gallery
Another picture of carnotaurus.
Stoa by TheMorlock
Stoa by Daizua123
Artist's rendering
Sources
- Shuker, Karl P. N. (2016) Still In Search Of Prehistoric Survivors - The Creatures That Time Forgot?, Coachwhip Publications, ISBN 978-1616463908
- Mareš, Jaroslav (1997) Svět Tajemných Zvířat: Kryptozoologická Encyklopedie, Littera Bohemica, ISBN 9788085916164
- Shuker, Karl P. N. ShukerNature: THE STOA, THE SUWA, AND THE WASHORIWE – A TRIO OF PREHISTORIC SURVIVORS FROM THE REAL 'LOST WORLD'? karlshuker.blogspot.com [Accessed 17 June 2019]
