April 4, 2013
In the comments of this post on Cryptomundo, In Search of Living Dinosaurs, the following was mentioned:
There are also temples in Asia that depict dinosaurs carved into the stone and pillars that match scientific drawings of what dinosaurs actually looked like. How can they be so accurate? And Asia is a separate land mass than South America. Also, the cultures are extremely different, even in ancient times, but the depictions of dinosaurs are there.PhotoExpert
We have covered that very subject here on Cryptomundo in the past:
Below are photos reputed to be of a carving of a Stegosaur on an ancient Cambodian temple at Angkor Wat.
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Here’s what’s really weird…
The following was posted on the Cryptomundo facebook page Tuesday:
Every day hundreds of tourists take pictures of the “Duomo”, the Milan gothic cathedral. But very few of them seem to have noticed this curious being, depicted in the bas relief that surrounds the main gate of the church. This odd looking beast has a long neck, a dinosaur-like head, webbed feet and the overall look of an aquatic dinosaur. Seems to be vegetarian, as it is depicted eating a leafGiorgio Brancaglion
La bestiolina
Sul fregio in marmo del portone centrale del Duomo c’è una strana bestiola. Ha zampe palmate, un lungo collo e una testa del tutto simile a quella di… un dinosauro. Ma niente paura, a quanto pare è vegetariana….
This photo was taken on August 8, 2009 in Milan, Lombardy, IT, using a Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. S1070.
About Craig Woolheater
Co-founder of Cryptomundo in 2005.
I have appeared in or contributed to the following TV programs, documentaries and films:
OLN's Mysterious Encounters: "Caddo Critter", Southern Fried Bigfoot, Travel Channel's Weird Travels: "Bigfoot", History Channel's MonsterQuest: "Swamp Stalker", The Wild Man of the Navidad, Destination America's Monsters and Mysteries in America: Texas Terror - Lake Worth Monster, Animal Planet's Finding Bigfoot: Return to Boggy Creek and Beast of the Bayou.
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