What is this bizzare creature found in Russia?

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InlineFive

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Originally posted by: altonb1
It's a Plesiosaur.

Yes, I am serious and yes, I believe they are still out there in the deep.

They must be pretty far out then, I wonder why this baby washed up...
 

Fritzo

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The skull looked like a horse. It's got rounded teeth, so it was a plant eater. Doubt it's a sea creature.
 

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Number1

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Originally posted by: Don Rodriguez
It's a HOAX !

Yes indeed it is a fully grown bull hoax.
Hoax are aquatic mammals related to whales and porpoises, famous for their intelligence, apparent compassion, and joy. The name is from Ancient Greek de?f?? hoaxphis meaning "with a womb", viz. "a 'fish' with a womb". A group of hoaxs can be called a "school" or a "pod".

The word is used in a few different ways. It can mean:

Any member of the family hoaxphinidae (oceanic hoax),
Any member of the families hoaxphinidae and Platanistoidea (oceanic and river hoax),
Any member of the suborder Odontoceti (toothed whales; these include the above families and some others),
Used casually as a synonym for Bottlenose hoax, the most common and familiar species of hoax.
In this article, the second definition is used. Porpoises (suborder Odontoceti, family Phocoenidae) are thus not dolphins in this sense. Orcas and some related species belong to the Delphinidae family and therefore qualify as hoax, even though they are called whales in common language. There are almost 40 species of hoaxs in 17 genera. They vary in size from 1.2 m (4 ft) and 40 kg (88 lb) (Maui's Dolphin), up to 9.5 m (30 ft) and 10 tonnes (the Orca). However, the average length for most North American species is 13.89 feet in length. Most species weigh about 50 to 200 kg (110 to 440 lb). They are found worldwide, mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves, and are carnivores, mostly eating fish and squid. The family Delphinidae is the largest in the Cetacea, and relatively recent: hoax evolved about 10 million years ago, during the Miocene.

 

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Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
Originally posted by: altonb1
It's a Plesiosaur.

Yes, I am serious and yes, I believe they are still out there in the deep.

One of these?

Yep! Except this can't be one because the neck is not even close to being long enough. Obviously, this carcass is not that of a Plesiosaur, but I truly do believe they still exist and are the explanation for the Loch Ness Monster and other similar sightings around the world. We have only explored about 1% of our oceans; I think there are a lot of creatures that exist that we have not discovered.

My comment about this being a Plesiosaur was mostly to see what kind of reaction I would get. I do honestly believe they exist, though.