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An Iguanadon in Papua New Guinea?

The Independent newspaper of Papua New Guniea reported that a "dinosaur-like reptile" was seen on two occasions in the Lake Murray area, in Western Province. On December 11, 1999, villagers traveling in a canoe reported seeing a large animal wading in shallow water near Boboa. The following day, a Seventh Day Adventist pastor and a church elder said they saw the animal not far from the first sighting.[50]

The creature was described as having a body "as long as a dump truck," and was as wide as nearly two meters (7 feet). It sported a long neck and a long slender tail, and was walking on two hind legs "as thick as coconut palm tree trunks", with two smaller forelegs in front. The head was similar in shape to a cow's head, with large eyes and "sharp teeth as long as fingers." The skin was likened to that of a crocodile, and the creature had "largish triangular scoops on the back."[50]

It's descriptions match that of one of the most common of the dinosaurs, the iguanodon.. If any dinosaur was to be found living today, it would make sense that it would be Iguanodon. It's also interesting to note that they are believed to have inhabited low, swampy areas, an environment that much of Papua New Guinea provides. It is a very real possibility that dinosaurs are still alive today.[50]

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