Podcasts about plesiosaurs

From the World Turtle to the Beast of Busco, join Seth, Heather and Aaron for a deep dive on all things giant turtles.  Email - Monsteropolis@smalltownmonsters.com SHOW NOTES: Monsteropolis - Turtle Town NEWS - We got a DISTRIBUTOR for Lost Contact lined up. Hey! This means you kids get to see it soon, along with some other stuff (right? Am I remembering this right?) that's not presently available (is this wrong?).    (At time of air) - Ape Canyon is screening at the Kiggins Theatre in just a few days! (5/22)    Heartland, Archives, Decoded, Appalachian, BTT all be going on. Finale for Paranormal Horizons! Head to Youtube. Go there now, you can do that while you listen. Hit that subscribe button. They'll all call you Subscribe-o   —   Monsteropolis: Turtle Town. A sub neighborhood of Monsteropolis, like Ape Street, Octopus Alley and Thunderbird Boulevard. Let's do these the whole show instead of the show. Bigfoot Borough. Turtle Town is a quaint little (big) neighborhood. And it's gotta be big, because it's full of real big turtles. Not Ninja Turtle big, those guys were big but like size of a bus big, eat your house big, ride across the ocean on their backs if you forged an unbreakable bond with them by saving their home land from a dragon big, stuff like that.    TURTLES are REPTILES. They live in the WATER, but they breathe AIR. They have SHELLS. What a WEIRD ANIMAL.    If you think about it, turtles are almost like their own cryptid already. Not as weird as the Platypus but still pretty weird. I mean. Shells? Some of them live to be super old too, like 100 years or so.    Intrinsic weirdness aside, there are a lot of legends and cryptid encounters associated with turtles.    THE WORLD TURTLE - Present in a lot of mythologies. Basically the idea is that the WHOLE WORLD sits on top of the back of a giant turtle. Turtle world. Turtle Planet.    The oldest version we know about seems to come from Hindu mythology. The god Vishnu appears in the avatar of a giant turtle named Kurma, which had a mountain on its back.    It also popped up, seemingly independently in First Nations lore, such as the Iroquois and Lenape, who portray it as a giant sea turtle.    It's cool to think of ancient societies observing the world around them and going, “Oh yeah, all this is on a turtle.” If you think about how they would have observed turtles in the wild, you know, algae and stuff growing on their backs, they kind of look like little models of earth.    Historians and scholars also talk about themes that would likely have been in play, such as longevity and continuation, which were important to some of the First Nations tribes and really have been important to human societies for most of history. People would have noticed that turtles lived a long time and also kind of represent security and strength. That's cool.    https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/world-turtle-cosmic-discworld   THE BEAST OF BUSCO - A big old turtle legend from Indiana. Local to Churubusco, Whitley County, Indiana, also referred to by the nickname Turtle Town, which I did not know when I tentatively named this episode. According to one online source, the nickname originally stems from ‘Little Turtle,' the name of a sagamore (chief) of the Miami tribe, but it's later become associated with the giant turtle sighting at Fulk Lake.   First sighting is said to come from 1898 by a guy named Oscar Fulk who spotted it on a large lake on his property. Like, really large, 7 acres apparently.  FIFTY YEARS went by. Then in 1948, two men named Ora Blue (that's a name right there) and Charley Wilson were fishing on the same lake, when they reported seeing a similar creature - just a huge, huge turtle, which they described as looking like a snapping turtle with huge spiky shell “the size of a dinner table,” and now all I can think about is Bowser from Mario Bros.  Gale Harris, who owned the property at the time of the second sighting, got really into the whole thing, and launched multiple expeditions to try and capture it, including one wherein he drained the 7 acre lake. They tried nets and damming streams and all kinds of stuff. They never found the turtle and it nearly bankrupted him.  The local media picked it up a few months after the Blue/Wilson encounter, and it became another Cryptozoological staple. Thrill seekers, monster hunters and now internet weirdos (like us!) became fascinated with the story, and it hangs around in the new millennium.  Turtle Brother is supposed to be around 500 pounds. Adult male alligator snapping turtles (the ones we know for sure exist) can hit over 200 pounds, so maybe Busco Boy was just a really really big turtle, but you gotta wonder how he got that big. By the same token, alligator snapping turtles aren't supposed to live in Indiana, so if it were one of those, it would represent its own anomalous encounter on par with Phantom Big Cats and other out-of-place animals. Some natural historians don't think they ever lived there at all, though specimens have been seen as close as the White River in Morgan County, as recently as 1991, but experts posit that this was likely an escaped or released domestic specimen based on its growth pattern. So, shrugging emoji.  https://www.iflscience.com/the-beast-of-busco-the-mystery-of-indianas-500-pound-turtle-sightings-75278 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/could-citizens-of-this-indiana-town-have-seen-a-500-pound-turtle-180984659/ The Ogua - Another big old turtle guy but this one has two heads (sometimes)! Two head turtle, Turtle Two Head, Turtle Tim and The Two Headed Ogua, I don't know, this would make a great kids movie though. A lot of cryptid stories would make good kids' movies.  Anyway though, this guy shows up in Virginia and Pennsylvania and Ohioooooo, right near you guys. Aleghenny and Monongahela rivers apparently.  Did you, did you check for turtles? Turtle check? When you went outside today? Watch out for this guy because he's- Twenty feet long! That's longer than cars. 500 pounds. Does this seem too long? Like shouldn't something that long weigh more? Unless he's like a really slim cigar shaped turtle? I dunno, I'm not good at math, maybe somebody can figure out what a twenty foot long thing that's also 500 pounds would look like and draw it.  Story goes that in 1745 (before the Revolution) a giant two headed turtle jumped out of the river and ate a 12 year old boy who was fishing. Which is kind of how alligators and predatory turtles hunt you know, like hiding right under the surface. Bummer.  There are supposed to be sightings “all over Marion county” according to online sources but specifics are spotty. Did you guys SEE the Ogua when you were children? Were you WARNED not to get EATEN by two headed turtles? So could any of these guys actually exist? Maybe not the world turtle one unless we're just gonna decide that that's real. I like it so I'm good with it.  The biggest turtle ever known to exist was the Archelon Ischyros, a sea turtle that grew up to 15 feet long and was believed to weigh up to three tons.  See that's what I was saying earlier - something 20 feet long would need to weigh more than 500 pounds. BUT an especially large Alligator Snapping turtle could, maybe, possibly, be MISTAKEN for weighing 500 pounds, or maybe actually weigh close to that much. There are people who are way taller than the average person so it probably happens with turtles. It could be a whole thing where there just were some really big turtles hanging out in these areas and witnesses mistook them for being 20 feet long.  What they're doing in Indiana and Ohio though is another mystery.  Ultimately it's not a question of whether turtles this size/near this size existed - it's a question of whether or not one matching the anatomy of a snapping turtle could get this large, and if it could/did ever exist in some of these northern parts of the country, AND if they could still be hanging around in the modern day. We're essentially talking about dinosaurs here - should the “turtle cryptids” be thought of the same way we think about Plesiosaurs and other “surviving dinosaur” stories? Is this just too many questions?  We're also talking about behaviors really closely associated with gators/crocs (the ambush hunting) so maybe there were some stories about alligators that got mixed up and turned into stories about turtles, but that seems like a stupid guess now that I'm typing it out. And also alligators aren't supposed to be in Ohio or Indiana either.  SOME POP CULTURE REFERENCES - Plenty of giant turtles in Pop Culture. There's that Gamera guy, and the smaller Toho kaiju Kameobas from the cult film Yog: Monster from Space (Kameobas also shows up in Godzilla: Tokyo SOS, 2004). There's the giant turtle from Aladdin and King of Thieves, always liked that guy. The Pokemon Torterra is pretty clearly a take on the World Turtle idea (got trees and mountains on his back and in the Detective Pikachu movie he's the size of a mountain). There's this video game called Fortnite you may have heard of. Giant turtle in there as a part of the Oni/Ninja theme they did for season whatever it was - is that guy still around? I haven't played in awhile. He was cool though you could hide in the trees on his back and find really crappy shotguns and then get killed by a much better player who already figured out that's a bad strategy.  — Thanks for listening everybody! Come to the Ape Canyon screening, listen to The Lore You Know, and maybe by the next episode we'll figure out how to get Aaron out of here. You can (should!) subscribe to Small Town Monsters on Youtube, and if you liked this show, give it a rating or review! If you didn't like it don't. Enough people did that already. You're good. 

Plesiosaurs

Their lengthy necks, used for chasing fast-moving fishes, developed quickly over a five million period around 250 million years ago. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the years, it's been easy for secular thinking to creep into the beliefs of Christians. This is particularly true as it pertains to the subject of origins where belief in millions of years, the Big Bang and evolution are all too common. After all, no one wants to be accused of being a -science denier-. --The result-- In order to not be laughed out of science classrooms, we're told that we must believe that dinosaurs could only have existed millions of years before man. Not surprisingly then, when was the last time you heard about dinosaurs being spoken of in church-- Perhaps in a sermon-- After all, the Bible offers truth and clarity on the matter.--To show us why this is true, Jim welcomed back Bodie Hodge. Bodie is a speaker, writer and researcher for Answers in Genesis. He has a master's degree in mechanical engineering. He has authored numerous articles and book chapters for Answers in Genesis and has served as general editor on the World Religious and Cults books among others.--Bodie defined the term, -dinosaur- as a land reptile that stands upright -erect- on its feet. In other words, it's not like a crocodile or Komodo dragon where it's legs protrude from the side and its body naturally rests on the ground. By their technical definition, creatures like Plesiosaurs, or flying reptiles such as Pteranodons or Pterodactyls, are not considered dinosaurs.--Bodie brought up one point in particular that's very important to remember. It's the Bible's reference to God having created creatures within their -kinds.- This doesn't correlate with our modern word -species- very well. A -kind- would be those creatures that can interbreed with each other.

Over the years, it's been easy for secular thinking to creep into the beliefs of Christians. This is particularly true as it pertains to the subject of origins where belief in millions of years, the Big Bang and evolution are all too common. After all, no one wants to be accused of being a -science denier-. --The result-- In order to not be laughed out of science classrooms, we're told that we must believe that dinosaurs could only have existed millions of years before man. Not surprisingly then, when was the last time you heard about dinosaurs being spoken of in church-- Perhaps in a sermon-- After all, the Bible offers truth and clarity on the matter.--To show us why this is true, Jim welcomed back Bodie Hodge. Bodie is a speaker, writer and researcher for Answers in Genesis. He has a master's degree in mechanical engineering. He has authored numerous articles and book chapters for Answers in Genesis and has served as general editor on the World Religious and Cults books among others.--Bodie defined the term, -dinosaur- as a land reptile that stands upright -erect- on its feet. In other words, it's not like a crocodile or Komodo dragon where it's legs protrude from the side and its body naturally rests on the ground. By their technical definition, creatures like Plesiosaurs, or flying reptiles such as Pteranodons or Pterodactyls, are not considered dinosaurs.--Bodie brought up one point in particular that's very important to remember. It's the Bible's reference to God having created creatures within their -kinds.- This doesn't correlate with our modern word -species- very well. A -kind- would be those creatures that can interbreed with each other.

Squiz Kids is an award-winning, free daily news podcast just for kids. Give us ten minutes, and we'll give you the world.  A short podcast that gives kids the lowdown on the big news stories of the day, delivered without opinion, and with positivity and humour.   ‘Kid-friendly news that keeps them up to date without all the nasties' (A Squiz Parent)   This Australian podcast for kids easily fits into the daily routine - helping curious kids stay informed about the world around them.   Fun. Free. Fresh.    LINKS   Elasmosaur found!: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/dec/06/queensland-graziers-unearth-100m-year-old-plesiosaur-remains-likened-to-rosetta-stone Video interview with a paleontologist who unearthed the dino: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-07/fossil-discovery-queensland-museum-townsville-plesiosaur/101735306    Dig deeper: The Rosetta Stone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeQ-6eyMQ_o  Plesiosaurs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkw593Qa19U 100 kids vs 100 adults: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CTp1a-aCUM    Come and Get It: Trophy in space https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47Fh1sza-Ec    Build a LEGO gift box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us9z3bnzRX8      Squiz Kids + Lego ‘Build To Give' Christmas Campaign Help Lego give away Lego sets to families in need this Christmas.  Build something using Lego Share your creation to Instagram (a story or a post) Tag @ squizkids and #buildtogive We'll re-share your post on our Instagram, and on December 9, reveal just how generous Squiz Kids are … 

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Is there evidence of living plesiosaurs? What are micro- and macro-evolution? Do any of creationists' silver bullets actually work against evolution and should creationists continue to use these silver bullets? Find out in the latest episode of the science podcast just for you!

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An interview about Marine Reptiles with Keirsten Formso @formophology. To get more free bonus content FIRST become a Terrible Lizards Patron on patreon.com/terriblelizards In the third series of Terrible Lizards we finally edged away from dinosaurs to cover pterosaurs, but in the Mesozoic, there were far more reptiles in the sea than in the air so we really need to do them too. Happily to this end we can welcome Kiersten Formoso from the University of Southern California who is working on her PhD about the transition back to the water by various reptiles from the time of the dinosaurs. Over the course of this bonus episode we look at the rise and fall of various different groups that took to the water and the evolutionary changes that occurred to them as they adapted to a watery way of life. So sit back and enjoy an hour of live bearing giant dolphin-mimics and all kinds of others.    Links: Kiersten's webpage with links to all her projects: https://www.formorphology.com    Photos taken at the Carnegie Museum of some of the groups discussed in the pod: https://archosaurmusings.wordpress.com/2011/12/12/western-interior-seaway/    

Join Scott Mardis and his guests Andy McGrath and Karac St. Laurent, as they review the evidence in the famous case of the supposed dead plesiosaur found by a Japanese fishing boat in 1977.

For my first interview on the show, I spoke to Max Hawthorne, author of the paleo-fiction thriller, Kronos Rising, about his writing and his experiences with science fiction as a whole. Max's website. Max's peer-reviewed scientific paper on Plesiosaurs. Max's book recommendations: The Bug Wars by Robert Asprin Hiero's Journey by Sterling Lanier

Ancient Plesiosaurs moved through the water unlike any other animal since. Learn what recent research found about them in this classic episode of BrainStuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Plesiosaurs are some of the most easily recognisable animals in the fossil record. Simply uttering the words ‘Loch Ness Monster’ can conjure a reasonably accurate image of what they look like. Thanks to palaeoart, it’s also fairly easy to envision how they lived: swimming through the open Jurassic seas, picking fish, ammonites and belemnites out of the water. What we don’t imagine are plesiosaurs at the South Pole, nor would we ever picture them swimming amongst icebergs or poking their heads out of holes in the ice to breathe. We’d never think to find them in freshwater either. Even more surprising is that the evidence for this radical vision of polar plesiosaurs is found preserved in the precious mineral opal. In this interview, we’re joined by Dr Benjamin Kear, Curator of Vertebrate Palaeontology at the Museum of Evolution, Uppsala University in Sweden. He paints for us a picture of life at the South Pole and the importance of polar habitats in driving the evolution of the plesiosaurs.

 Host Scott Mardis, along with some special guests, recap the 2019 Lake Champlain expedition.

Join Host Scott Mardis as he speaks with Roland Watson. Roland Watson is the host of the popular blog Loch Ness Mystery Blog and has written three books on the Loch Ness Monster. Roland also does annual field expeditions to Loch Ness, and is one of the most knowledgeable individuals on the subject. Join Scott and Roland as they discuss some of the recent findings from the Loch...and all things Nessie!

The oceans of the Mesozoic were home to a lot of fascinating sea predators, but perhaps none weirder than the plesiosaurs. Four giant flippers, tiny tails, and heads that ranged from enormous death traps to tiny noggins atop ridiculously long necks; there’s truly nothing like them in the world today, which makes them quite the prehistoric puzzle. In this episode, we’ll discuss what we know about them and what questions remain unanswered. In the news: sauropod beaks, croc snouts, the last mammoths, and mold pigs! Time markers: Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00 News: 00:04:00 Main discussion, Part 1: 00:34:00 Main discussion, Part 2: 01:03:00 Patron question: 01:35:30 Check out our blog for bonus info and pictures: http://commondescentpodcast.wordpress.com/ The Common Descent Store is open! Get merch! http://zazzle.com/common_descent Follow and Support us on: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommonDescentPC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/commondescentpodcast/ PodBean: https://commondescentpodcast.podbean.com/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-common-descent-podcast/id1207586509?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCePRXHEnZmTGum2r1l2mduw The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org. Musical Interludes are "Professor Umlaut" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Cian is joined by naturalist and wildlife photographer Neil Philips to discuss what makes British monsters different (and sometimes similar) from their international cousins (American monsters in particular). From the leafy woods surrounding the Wide Atlantic Weird bunker, they discuss the history of Nessie sightings, the Owlman of Mawnan, the Canvey Island Monster, and the incredibly bizarre Alien Big Cats phenomenon. It seems that even when these creatures ARE literally real, as some mysterious big cats turn out to be, the phenomena still inevitably develops a shroud of mysticism, fakery and blurry pictures that imitate the lore surrounding Bigfoot and other cryptids, confusing the issue. And the guys return to the confounding subject of the British Bigfoot, again delving into the murky world of a supposedly British monster that appears to have been copied wholesale from his transatlantic origin. Remember, we want to believe - but only if the evidence is good enough! Sources: Neil Philips’ UK Wildlife Page Hunting Monsters, 2016, Darren Naish Books On The Loch Ness Monster, 2019, Darren Naish Bigfoot at Hanningfield Reservoir Arthur C Clarke’s Chronicles of the Strange and Mysterious, 1987, John Fairley & Simon Welfare

Facts About Plesiosaurs! Credits: Executive Producer: Chris Krimitsos Voice: Jimmy Murray "Upbeat Forever", "Winner Winner!" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Facts from Wikipedia Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

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The story of life continues with coverage of the Mesozoic Era (251.9 to 66 Million Years Ago). This time is popularly known as the Age of Dinosaurs, but they shared the world with an entire host of fascinating plants and animals. Special topics include the ecological competition between early dinosaurs and the crocodile lineage, the role of sexual selection in shaping head crests and horns, the co-evolution of flowering plants and insects, the Mesozoic Marine Revolution, and the Cretaceous Extinction Event. Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/183025058501/episode-5-a-world-of-ruling-reptilesLinks and Referenced MentionedCretaceous Sea Level Rise: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/319/5868/1357Extinction of the Ichthyosaurs: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4786747/Impact Stress of an Ankylosaur Tail: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0006738

The story of life continues with coverage of the Mesozoic Era (251.9 to 66 Million Years Ago). This time is popularly known as the Age of Dinosaurs, but they shared the world with an entire host of fascinating plants and animals. Special topics include the ecological competition between early dinosaurs and the crocodile lineage, the role of sexual selection in shaping head crests and horns, the co-evolution of flowering plants and insects, the Mesozoic Marine Revolution, and the Cretaceous Extinction Event. Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/183025058501/episode-5-a-world-of-ruling-reptilesLinks and Referenced MentionedCretaceous Sea Level Rise: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/319/5868/1357Extinction of the Ichthyosaurs: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4786747/Impact Stress of an Ankylosaur Tail: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0006738

The story of life continues with coverage of the Mesozoic Era (251.9 to 66 Million Years Ago). This time is popularly known as the Age of Dinosaurs, but they shared the world with an entire host of fascinating plants and animals. Special topics include the ecological competition between early dinosaurs and the crocodile lineage, the role of sexual selection in shaping head crests and horns, the co-evolution of flowering plants and insects, the Mesozoic Marine Revolution, and the Cretaceous Extinction Event. Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/183025058501/episode-5-a-world-of-ruling-reptilesLinks and Referenced MentionedCretaceous Sea Level Rise: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/319/5868/1357Extinction of the Ichthyosaurs: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4786747/Impact Stress of an Ankylosaur Tail: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0006738

The story of life continues with coverage of the Mesozoic Era (251.9 to 66 Million Years Ago). This time is popularly known as the Age of Dinosaurs, but they shared the world with an entire host of fascinating plants and animals. Special topics include the ecological competition between early dinosaurs and the crocodile lineage, the role of sexual selection in shaping head crests and horns, the co-evolution of flowering plants and insects, the Mesozoic Marine Revolution, and the Cretaceous Extinction Event. Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/183025058501/episode-5-a-world-of-ruling-reptilesLinks and Referenced MentionedCretaceous Sea Level Rise: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/319/5868/1357Extinction of the Ichthyosaurs: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4786747/Impact Stress of an Ankylosaur Tail: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0006738

Emlyn tells Emma about "the greatest fossilist the world ever knew," Mary Anning, and Emma tells Emlyn about the science of farting embarassment, the fate of frogs, and sea turtle kerplunking!   Sources:  Main Story - Mary Anning Emling, Shelley (2011) The Fossil Hunter : Dinosaurs, Evolution, and the Woman Whose Discoveries Changed the World. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave MacMillan.  http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/anning.html Wikipedia Women who werk How to deal with embarrassing situations: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180327102814.htm Frogs rebounding from chytrid fungus: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/29/science/frog-species-panama-fungus-rebound.html Turtles use limbs in foraging: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180328083421.htm Trivia (no sources this week)      

Join The Haunted Sea Host's Scott Mardis and Julie Rench, as they talk with Max Hawthorne, author of the award-winning KRONOS RISING marine terror novel series. They will be discussing a recent interview that guest Max Hawthorne had with a Carnival Cruise Line employee, of an alleged sighting of a large unknown marine animal.   Heralded as the “Prince of Paleo-fiction” in Fangoria Magazine, Max Hawthorne grew up in Philadelphia, where he graduated with a BA from Central High School and a BFA from the University of the Arts. He is the author of the award-winning KRONOS RISING marine terror novel series. In addition to being a bestselling author, he is a voting member of the Author’s Guild, an IGFA world-record-holding angler, and an avid sportsman and conservationist. His hobbies include fishing, boating, and the collection of fossils and antiquities. He lives with his family and an impossibly large rabbit in the Greater Northeast.. Links- http://www.kronosrising.com/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JSD22LK/ref=series_rw_dp_sw http://www.kronosrising.com/carnival-cruise-monster-super-predator/

A recent study suggests that these aquatic reptiles used all of their flippers to move efficiently underwater. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Monster X Radio presents another episode of our popular 'The Haunted Sea' series.  Join our hosts Scott Mardis and Julie Rench as they are joined by author Max Hawthorne.  They discuss a range of topics including the Megalodon shark and Max's theory that they change from primary hunter to primary scavenger as they age. They also talk about Max's mega-popular book series 'Krono's Rising as well as what he's currently working on. To find out more about Max's research and to follow him check out his website http://www.kronosrising.com/ Be sure and register on on new website www.monsterxradio.com   

Join our host of 'The Haunted Sea', Scott Mardis as he recounts his 2016 adventure to Lake Champlain in search of the mysterious lake creature known as 'Champ'.   Scott began his quest for 'Champ' nearly 24 years ago.  He was so empassioned by his search that he up and relocated to Vermont so that he could pursue his interest.  Scott's own sighting only served to deepen his thirst for knowldedge of relict plesiosaurs that may inhabit the waters of our small blue planet.  

Monster X Radio Xclusive presents: The Haunted Sea hosted by Scott Mardis.  Join Scott as he sits down with Max Hawthorne, author of Kronos Rising Series. This is Part II of Scott's interview with Max. Known as “The Prince of Paleo-Fiction,” Max Hawthorne grew up in Philadelphia, where he graduated with a BA from Central High School and a BFA from the University of the Arts. He is the author of Memoirs of a Gym Rat, an outrageous exposé of the health club industry, as well as the award-winning KRONOS RISING novel series. In addition to being a bestselling author, he is a voting member of the Author’s Guild, an IGFA world-record-holding angler, and an avid sportsman and conservationist. His hobbies include fishing, boating, and the collection of fossils and antiquities. He lives with his family and an impossibly large rabbit in the Greater Northeast.  You can find out more abot Max on his website http://www.kronosrising.com/about-max/

Sit back and enjoy this special edition of Monster X Radio: Animal Extant, Relict Plesiosaurs with special guest Scott Mardis.  Monster X Radio: Animal Extant is a show about general cryptozoology and possible relict extant species that may still roam among us. Hosted by Mike Richburg and Dorraine Fisher, each episode will explore the possibility of the existence of mysterious unknown creatures and those perhaps thought lost to time. Future episodes will focus on the Mokele Mbembe, The Dogman, Lake Monsters, Megalodon, Giant Birds, Large Melanistic Cats, The Jersey Devil, The Chupacabra, and many more. Scott Mardis has been an active field investigator of the Lake Champlain “Monster” since 1992. He is a former sustaining member of the defunct International Society of Cryptozoology and a former volunteer worker in the Vertebrate Paleontology Dept. of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences (1990-1992). He co-authored a scientific abstract about the Lake Champlain hydrophone sounds for the Acoustical Society of America in 2010. He currently lives in Bradenton, Florida. Mike Richburg was born and raised in South Carolina, where he had an encounter with a Swamp Ape in 1978 that had a profound impact on the course of his life. Mike has since been very involved with Cryptozoological Field Investigation, interviewing eyewitnesses and investigating such things as The Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp, The Fort Motte Devil, The Dogman, Bigfoot, Lake Monsters, The Rimini Goat Thief, Giant Birds and Snakes, just to name a few. Mike is very much at home in the swamps of the American Southeast, and frequents places few others would. Mike previously was a part of The Big Thicket Watch, and CryptoLogic Radio. Dorraine Fisher lives in Florida. She is an author, photographer, and team writer and associate for the research group, The Crypto Crew, who's written numerous articles on the subject of cryptozoology.  

Is there a mysterious prehistoric "living fossil" lurking beneath the waters of Loch Ness? The idea that a colony of Plesiosaurs might have survived into modern times in the deep dark waters of Loch Ness has long captured the imagination of cryptozoology fans. But what do we know about these mesozoic marine animals whose fossils disappear from the record at the same time as the dinosaurs? MonsterTalk found an expert to answer some of our questions about what science can tell us of these magnificent beasts. Dr. Adam Stuart Smith is a specialist in aquatic prehistoric reptiles. He runs the website www.plesiosauria.com and works for the National Museum of Ireland where he is part of a team dedicated to documenting and databasing the Natural History collections. Read full episode notes