Comments on: Pinky Report: St. Johns River, Part 1

By: mystery_man

mystery_man — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:07:53 +0000

Kittenz has the right idea. In order for one to even begin to try and decipher what Pinky might be, they have to be familiar with the particular fossils of that area as well as the animals found in the area presently. While the fossil record is most likely not complete, and might not show everything that has ever lived there, it is a very good way to get a lay of the land, so to speak.

By: Maine Crypto

Maine Crypto — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:35:23 +0000

Loren, Thanks for the update, we are all waiting to hear back from you (hopefully with great news)! Take care.

By: cryptidsrus

cryptidsrus — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:11:52 +0000

Nice post, Loren!!!

By: kittenz

kittenz — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:10:39 +0000

Loren, if you get a chance to go to Gainesville, you can't go wrong if you visit the Florida Museum of Natural History. There are some truly spectacular fossils there, all of animals that once lived in Florida. (Which gives you a good idea of what might have been.) Fossils include two types of giant ground sloth (one is nearly 18 ft high), a glyptodont, Panthera atrox and several other cats, including the most recently described sabertooth cat, Xenosmilus - to name but a few. Xenosmilus was first discovered only a few years ago, in a dig (which is still ongoing) on the Santa Fe River. Who knows - maybe there are fossils of whatever Pinky is, just waiting the be found there too.

By: vance

vance — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:00:48 +0000

Loren,
Can ya’ at least give us a general idea of the area you are in? Like North or Central Florida?

Just a bit curious.
Thanks,
Vance

By: red_pill_junkie

red_pill_junkie — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:08:11 +0000

Please do be careful Loren. Be mindful of those freakishly huge pythons that have thrived in the wilds of Florida.

By: sschaper

sschaper — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:41:44 +0000

Legend has it, that about this time of year in that area, the mermaid population increases dramatically. Keep your eyes open. They apparently like to bask on sunny beaches. Many of them -are- pinkish and have been known in a red, peeling phase, as well.

By: Valen

Valen — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:33:38 +0000

Speaking of birds, keep your eyes open for an Ivory-billed Woodpecker. Who knows, instead of Pinky, maybe you’ll see one of those!