While most students of cryptozoology recognize “Giganto” as a favorite Bigfoot/Yeti candidate, many may be unaware that German anatomist-anthropologist Franz Weidenreich (1873-1948) renamed the creature Giganthropus, treating it as a primitive ancestor of Homo sapiens.
For 2011: Make Your Own Cabinet of Curiosity
Make your own, during the new year. Images.
New Horned Rodent Fossil Discovered In Museum
Until recently, the fossil’s origin at the museum had been as much a mystery as its origin in nature. Images.
Redfern On Giganto
Today, a guest blogger’s critique of the new book from Mark A. Hall and Loren Coleman, True Giants: Is Gigantopithecus Still Alive?. Images.
Confirmed: X-Women = Denisovans
We were not alone. Images.
Doubting Yeren
A Chinese science writer has published a youth article saying he is skeptical of the stories of the Shennongjia “Wild Men.” Images.
Giant Fossil Stork Found In Association With Hobbits
This Pleistocene bird has been found in the Liang Bua caves on the island of Flores, the sites associated with the Homo floresiensis finds. Does ancient art give evidence of these birds and “Pygmies” in more recent times? Images.
First Ever Jefferson's Ground Sloth Discovered In Colorado
The species was the subject of the first scientific articles on fossils ever published in the United States. Images.
Today Is National Fossil Day
October 13, 2010. Images
A Cryptozoologist at Rancho La Brea
A trip into the Pleistocene means some associated megafauna moments. Images.
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