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32-689: Lake Tianchi Monster is the name given to what is said to be a lake monster that lives in Heaven Lake (known as Cheonji in Korean) located in the peak of Baekdu Mountain within the Baekdu-daegan and Changbai mountain ranges encompassing Jilin Province of China and Ryanggang Province of North Korea . According to Beijing Youth Daily, an estimated 20 monsters were reported; however, "scientists are skeptical that any large creature would be able to survive in

64-507: A collection of early articles from Tetrapod Zoology as a book titled Tetrapod Zoology Book One . The Tetrapod Zoology Podcast was launched on 1 February 2013 and is the official podcast of the TetZooVerse. The podcast covers all things tetrapod and vertebrate palaeontology. The podcast is hosted by Naish and co-host John Conway, For episode 15 the regular hosts were joined by Memo Kosemen, co-author and artist of Cryptozoologicon. TetZooCon

96-451: A half, before they disappeared around 7:00 a.m. "They could swim as fast as yachts and at times they would all disappear in the water. It was impressive to see them all acting at exactly the same pace, as if someone was giving orders," he said. "Their fins—or maybe wings—were longer than their bodies." The Mountain Goats ' 2008 album, Heretic Pride features the song, "Tianchi Lake" about

128-580: A new, as-yet-unnamed, Transylvanian pterosaur taxon. In 2017, a new species of pycnodont fish, Scalacurvichthys naishi , was named after Naish. Naish has published several popular books on prehistoric animals including Dinosaurs: How They Lived and Evolved co-authored with Paul Barrett ( Natural History Museum 2016) Dinosaur Record Breakers (Carlton Kids 2018), the Dorling Kindersley Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life (2003, with David Lambert and Elizabeth Wyse),

160-551: A paper on sauropod neck posture in 2008. In 2010 Naish published a paper on the theoretical flotation abilities of giraffes. In 2011 Hone , Naish and Cuthill published a paper on mutual selection in dinosaurs and pterosaurs In 2013, Naish described Vectidraco daisymorrisae , a small azhdarchoid pterosaur from the Isle of Wight . Also in 2013 Naish and Witton published a follow-up to their 2008 paper on terrestrial stalking in azhdarchid pterosaurs. In 2015 Naish and colleagues published on

192-483: A plausible whole) and naturalization over time as humanity's view of the world has changed. In many of these areas, especially around Loch Ness , Lake Champlain and the Okanagan Valley , these lake monsters have become important tourist draws. In Ben Radford and Joe Nickell 's book Lake Monster Mysteries , the authors attribute a vast number of sightings to otter misidentifications. Ed Grabianowski plotted

224-484: A scientific perspective. He obtained a geology degree at the University of Southampton and later studied vertebrate palaeontology under British palaeontologist David Martill at the University of Portsmouth , where he obtained both an M. Phil. and PhD. Though initially beginning his research career in palaeontology with the intention of working on fossil marine reptiles, Naish became known for his doctoral work on

256-501: A series of articles on poorly known cetaceans during the 1990s and in 2004 published a review article on the giant New Zealand gecko Hoplodactylus delcourti . In 2004 Naish and colleagues described a giant Isle of Wight sauropod dinosaur that appears closely related to the North American brachiosaurid Sauroposeidon , and informally referred to as Angloposeidon . Prior to the 2006 description of Turiasaurus from Spain, this

288-517: Is an annual meeting themed around the contents of the Tetrapod Zoology blog. The convention was first held on 12 June 2014 and has taken places in various venues in London. The convention involves talks on a variety of subjects, ranging from palaeontology to cryptozoology, as well as workshops. The convention is organised by Naish and Conway; the former traditionally gives a talk himself, the latter hosts

320-481: Is highly unlikely. Naish also observes that the stories are likely remnants of tales meant to keep children safely away from the water. There have been many purported sightings of lake monsters, and even some photographs, but each time these have either been shown to be deliberate deceptions, such as the Lake George Monster Hoax , or serious doubts about the veracity and verifiability have arisen, as with

352-435: Is visible in the bottom right portion of the screen, swimming behind a boat containing the two lead actors in the film. The boat was 142 inches from the tip of the bow to the stern and 50.5 inches at the widest point and the alleged plesiosaur appears bigger than the boat. One of the co-writers, Kelly Tabor, believes it to be a foundational piece of evidence for Champ. The second co-writer, Richard Rossi , referred to himself as

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384-400: The Isle of Wight . He is founder of the vertebrate palaeozoology blog Tetrapod Zoology, and has written several popular science books. Naish also makes frequent media appearances and is a scientific consultant and advisor for film, television, museums and exhibitions. Naish is also known for his scepticism and work examining cryptozoology and sea monster sightings and beliefs from

416-692: The " Doubting Thomas ," and he shared the entire five minutes of footage with a conclave of scientists with earned doctorates in science for further study of the Tabor-Rossi footage. Well-known lake monsters include: Darren Naish Darren William Naish (born 26 September 1975) is a British vertebrate palaeontologist , author and science communicator . As a researcher, he is best known for his work describing and reevaluating dinosaurs and other Mesozoic reptiles, including Eotyrannus , Xenoposeidon , and azhdarchid pterosaurs. Much of his research has focused on Wealden Group fossils from

448-589: The Palaeontological Association book Dinosaurs of the Isle of Wight (2001, with David Martill) and the highly acclaimed BBC Walking with Dinosaurs: The Evidence (2000, with David Martill), produced to accompany the TV series Walking with Dinosaurs . In 2010, he published The Great Dinosaur Discoveries as sole author. In 2012, he published All Yesterdays with John Conway and C. M. Kosemen . It examines

480-771: The Reality Behind the Myths and Cryptozoologicon: Volume I with John Conway and C. M. Kosemen . His name is also attached to several children's books on prehistoric animals. Naish is an associate editor for the journal Cretaceous Research and was also on the editorial board of the journal The Cryptozoology Review . He acts as a regular book reviewer for the Palaeontological Association . Naish has appeared widely on British television, having featured on BBC News 24 , Channel 4 's Sunday Brunch , Richard & Judy , and Live from Dinosaur Island, as well as

512-667: The accounts of lake-monsters have changed during history, as do others. Older reports often talk about horse-like appearances, but more modern reports often have more reptile and dinosaur-like appearances; he concludes that the legendary kelpies have evolved into the present day saurian lake-monsters since the discovery of dinosaurs and giant aquatic reptiles and the popularization of them in both scientific and fictional writings and art. The stories cut across cultures, existing in some variation in many countries. and have undergone what Michel Meurger calls concretizing (The process of turning items, drawings, general beliefs and stories into

544-478: The basal tyrannosauroid theropod Eotyrannus , a dinosaur that he, together with Steve Hutt and colleagues, named in 2001. He has published articles on the Wealden Supergroup theropods Thecocoelurus , Calamospondylus and Aristosuchus . With Martill and "Dino" Frey , he named a new illegally acquired Brazilian compsognathid theropod Mirischia . In 2004, Naish and Gareth Dyke reinterpreted

576-523: The blog has moved away from Scientific American and is hosted independently. Tetrapod Zoology covers various subjects concerning tetrapods . Topics have included frogs, reptiles, mammals, birds, dinosaurs, pterosaurs and cryptozoology. Together with colleagues Michael P. Taylor and Mathew Wedel , Naish also contributes to the Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week blog. In 2010, Naish published

608-568: The controversial Romanian fossil Heptasteornis . Suggested by other authors to be a giant owl , troodontid or dromaeosaurid , it was argued by Naish and Dyke to be an alvarezsaurid , and as such is the first member of this group to be reported from Europe. Other fragmentary European alvarezsaurid specimens have since been reported. Naish has also published work on sauropod dinosaurs, pterosaurs , fossil marine reptiles, turtles, marine mammals and other fossil vertebrates, and he has also produced articles on other aspects of zoology. He published

640-484: The distribution of North American lake monster sightings and then overlaid this with the distribution of the common otter and found a near perfect match. It turns out that three or four otters swimming in a line look remarkably like a serpentine, humped creature undulating through the water, very easy to mistake for a single creature if you see them from a distance. "This isn't speculation. I'm not making this up," Nickell said. "I've spoken to people who saw what they thought

672-415: The documentary How to build a dinosaur . He appeared on a Channel 4 discussion programme on cryptozoology, presented by journalist Jon Ronson , during the late 1990s. Naish's research on the giant Isle of Wight sauropod " Angloposeidon ", on the pterosaur Tupuxuara , and on the sauropod Xenoposeidon was widely reported in the news media, as was his research paper on floating giraffes. Naish

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704-568: The famous Mansi photograph of Champ . The most recent lake monster sighting to get widespread attention occurred during post-production of the Champ movie Lucy and the Lake Monster . The filmmakers reviewed their drone footage from production on August 2, 2024, and noticed what appears to be a large creature swimming just below the surface of the water, in Bulwagga Bay. The alleged plesiosaur image

736-402: The lake given its recent history of volcanic activity", and skeptics say "it's all in the imagination, or just a floating volcanic rock". The first reported sighting was in 1903. It was claimed that a large buffalo -like creature attacked three people, but was shot six times. The monster then retreated under the water. In 21 to 23 August 1962, a person using a telescope reportedly saw two of

768-886: The monster: "Backstroking on the surface, moonlight on its face / Floats the Tianchi monster, staring into space." Lake monster In the Motif-Index of Folk-Literature , entities classified as "lake monsters", such as the Scottish Loch Ness Monster , the American Chessie , and the Swedish Storsjöodjuret fall under B11.3.1.1. ("dragon lives in lake"). According to the Swedish naturalist and author Bengt Sjögren (1980), present-day lake monsters are variations of older legends of water kelpies . Sjögren claims that

800-430: The monsters chasing each other in water. More than a hundred people reported the sightings. More recent reports describe the monster as having a human-like head attached to a 1.5-meter (5 ft) neck. It is said to have a white ring around the bottom of its neck, and the rest of its skin is grey and smooth. In 2007, Zhuo Yongsheng, a Chinese TV reporter said he had shot a 20-minute video of six unidentified creatures in

832-596: The palaeontological reconstruction of dinosaurs by applying the same method to living animal skeletons. In 2017 Naish published Evolution in Minutes a book answering fundamental questions on the topic of evolution through a collection of mini-essays. In 2021, he published Dinopedia , a book covering a variety of topics ranging from general concepts of dinosaur anatomy, groups of dinosaurs, significant people, locations, etc. Naish has also published several books on cryptozoology, including Hunting Monsters: Cryptozoology and

864-680: The popular books by Naish that were widely featured in the media were the Cryptozoologicon and All Yesterdays . In September 2022, Naish spoke at the United Nations Science Summit 2022. In 2006, Naish started a weblog , Tetrapod Zoology, that covered various aspects of zoology. In 2007 he joined the ScienceBlogs network. In July 2011, the blog moved to the Scientific American blog network, as of 31 July 2018

896-646: The vertebrate fossils of Galve in Spain. The Galve fossils are significant in including istiodactylid pterosaurs, heterodontosaurids and spinosaurines. In 2007, Naish co-authored the description of the new sauropod Xenoposeidon with fellow Portsmouth-based palaeontologist Mike P. Taylor . In 2008 he published an evaluation of azhdarchid pterosaurs with Mark Witton , in which they argued that azhdarchids were stork- or ground hornbill-like generalists, foraging in diverse environments for small animals and carrion. Along with his colleagues Mike Taylor and Matt Wedel he published

928-415: The volcanic lake on 6 September. He later sent still photos to Xinhua's Jilin provincial bureau. According to a news report one of these showed the six "Nessies" swimming in parallel in three pairs. Another one of them featured the animals closer together, leaving circular ripples on the lake surface. Zhuo said he had seen the six seal-like, finned creatures swimming and frolicking in the lake for an hour and

960-404: Was a lake monster, got closer and discovered it was actually a line of otters. That really happens." Of course, not every supposed lake monster sighting can be attributed to otters, but it is an excellent example of how our perceptions can be fooled. Paul Barrett and Darren Naish note that the existence of any large animals in isolation (i.e., in a situation where no breeding population exists)

992-554: Was a scientific advisor for Impossible Pictures , for the 2020 Netflix series Alien Worlds , and for the Apple TV+ series Prehistoric Planet . Naish has been featured in several stories about so-called mystery carcasses including the Montauk Monster , San Diego Demonoid , Beast of Exmoor , and a Russian mystery monster carcass. He emphasises the effects of taphonomy in making familiar animals unrecognisable. Among

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1024-504: Was the largest dinosaur reported from Europe. In 2005 he coauthored the description of the new Cretaceous turtle Araripemys arturi , and in 2006 he and David Martill published a revision of the South American crested pterosaurs Tupuxuara and Thalassodromeus . During 2007 and 2008, Naish and Martill published a major revision of British dinosaurs; Naish also published work with Barbara Sánchez-Hernández and Michael J. Benton on

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