Extinct predator found in a Turkish basement with ferocious fangs
With sharp fangs, saggy skin and a whip-like tail, a
mysterious mummified animal discovered in Turkey has left
experts baffled.
The bizarre predator was discovered in an old cellar and it
remains to be identified by natural history experts in the
country.
Archaeologists have theorised the animal may be
prehistoric, while others believe it could be some kind of cat,
based on its mighty incisors ,
Dr Lidija McKnight, an Egyptologist and expert in animal
mummies at the University of Manchester told MailOnline:
'It looks like one of the naturally mummified cats we find in
Britain -bricked up in chimneys - for example.
'The tarsel/carpel bones look long which is diagnostic of
feline species ,
The strange mummy is said to measure 3ft (one metre) long
from its nose to the tip of its tail.
Dr McKnight said: 'One metre is quite long, but if it's a
species of wild cat for example, they can be much larger
than domesticates.
Dr Aydin Topcu, Natural History professor at Niğde
University, said: 'We are examining pictures of the skeleton
and it seems to be a carnivore.
'But we need more time conduct further tests.
'After the examinations we will be able to tell what species it
belongs to and of which period of time it is.'
But creature's skull and the history of the area suggests it s
likely a cat.
This is because there is a history of cats being mummified
as well as children - in Anatolia between the 10th and 13th
centuries.
Source : Dailymail
Blog: http://bigbangwnews.blogspot.in/
With sharp fangs, saggy skin and a whip-like tail, a
mysterious mummified animal discovered in Turkey has left
experts baffled.
The bizarre predator was discovered in an old cellar and it
remains to be identified by natural history experts in the
country.
Archaeologists have theorised the animal may be
prehistoric, while others believe it could be some kind of cat,
based on its mighty incisors ,
Dr Lidija McKnight, an Egyptologist and expert in animal
mummies at the University of Manchester told MailOnline:
'It looks like one of the naturally mummified cats we find in
Britain -bricked up in chimneys - for example.
'The tarsel/carpel bones look long which is diagnostic of
feline species ,
The strange mummy is said to measure 3ft (one metre) long
from its nose to the tip of its tail.
Dr McKnight said: 'One metre is quite long, but if it's a
species of wild cat for example, they can be much larger
than domesticates.
Dr Aydin Topcu, Natural History professor at Niğde
University, said: 'We are examining pictures of the skeleton
and it seems to be a carnivore.
'But we need more time conduct further tests.
'After the examinations we will be able to tell what species it
belongs to and of which period of time it is.'
But creature's skull and the history of the area suggests it s
likely a cat.
This is because there is a history of cats being mummified
as well as children - in Anatolia between the 10th and 13th
centuries.
Source : Dailymail
Blog: http://bigbangwnews.blogspot.in/
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