u/Due-Exam-535

Is this Stone carving depicting a neo-dinosaur?

Is this Stone carving depicting a neo-dinosaur?

This specific artwork always was my number one among credible "neo-dinosaur" depictions by natives.

Sadly though I don't have much information on it other than it is said to be located in the Yamón district of the Utcubamba province in the Amazonas region and it' supossed to date back approximately 8,000 years.

Is there any other background information on this rock painting or on its origin?

Also could it indeed depict a neo-dinosaur, or is this just a case of misidentification by the observer of the painting? And if it isn't a dinosaur, what animal would it then be?

Edit: I know, this sauropod would be dragging its tail. But in case its a Diplodocid-like animal just about to rear up in a defensive posture, I think it would make sense. Just speculation, I know, but that's what this sub is for.

u/Due-Exam-535 — 7 days ago

Are animals that exceed their recognized length considered to be cryptids?

Take for example the Saltwater crocodile.

The biggest scientifically verified individual was 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) in length. There are however reports of much bigger ones (some even exceed ten meters).

Now my question is: Do reported giant individuals of a known species, that however are bigger than what is scientifically recognized, count as cryptids?

u/Due-Exam-535 — 7 days ago