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Episode 063 - Modern Dinosaurs: Kongamato, Mokele-Mbembe, & the Ropen
š„ Living Dinosaurs? The Untold Accounts of Kongamato, Mokele-Mbembe & WWII Pterosaurs š„
A jungle sky torn by leathery wings. A swamp beast feared by tribal fishermen. A WWII soldier frozen in place by what he swore was a living pterodactyl.
Could legends of ādinosaurs in the modern dayā be more than myth? In this investigative episode, we analyze the most compelling 20th-century accounts of so-called prehistoric survivors ā and what their existence would mean for evolutionary theory.
š¦ Kongamato ā Africaās Winged Terror
ā¢ 1920s explorer shown pterosaur drawings by tribes in Zambia
ā¢ 1956 engineer & 1957 wounded man report chilling encounters
ā¢ Red, toothy, leathery-winged creature feared by locals
š¦ Mokele-Mbembe ā The Sauropod of the Congo
ā¢ Indigenous tribes describe a long-necked, river-dwelling beast
ā¢ Missionaries claim one was killedāand eatenāwith fatal results
ā¢ 1980s expeditions by UChicago scientists and Congolese officials
š©ļø The WWII āPterosaurā
ā¢ Duane Hodgkinsonās 1944 sighting in New Guinea
ā¢ 30-ft wingspan, head crest, glowing tail ā no feathers
ā¢ Similar reports across decades in Papuaās remote regions
š Theory & Implications
ā¢ Could these be unknown speciesāor ancient survivors?
ā¢ Would a living dinosaur disprove evolutionā¦ or just rewrite parts of it?
ā¢ A critical look at evidence, misidentification, and why it matters
šļø This episode dives deep into the jungle of the unknownāblending historical investigation, eyewitness analysis, and scientific logic to ask: What if extinction isnāt always the end?
M Quad LinksĀ
Support the show! https://buymeacoffee.com/m.quad.musings
Discord server invite: https://discord.gg/yzfH3KEjY9
Augmentational Sources:
https://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2007/12/23/pterosaurs-alive https://pinebarrensinstitute.com/cryptids/2018/8/18/cryptid-profile-kongamato https://genesispark.com/exhibits/cryptozoological-evidence/the-pterosaur-rookery/the-kongamato-of-africa/ https://mag.uchicago.edu/science-medicine/roy-mackals-wild-speculation https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/mokele-mbembe https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/05/16/mokele-mbembe/ https://thedailyjournalist.com/the-historian/history-of-mokele-mbembe-and-expeditions-to-africa/ https://indavabird.com/ https://lithub.com/the-truth-is-out-there-on-the-wild-and-divisive-world-of-cryptozoology
A jungle sky torn by leathery wings. A swamp beast feared by tribal fishermen. A WWII soldier frozen in place by what he swore was a living pterodactyl.
Could legends of ādinosaurs in the modern dayā be more than myth? In this investigative episode, we analyze the most compelling 20th-century accounts of so-called prehistoric survivors ā and what their existence would mean for evolutionary theory.
š¦ Kongamato ā Africaās Winged Terror
ā¢ 1920s explorer shown pterosaur drawings by tribes in Zambia
ā¢ 1956 engineer & 1957 wounded man report chilling encounters
ā¢ Red, toothy, leathery-winged creature feared by locals
š¦ Mokele-Mbembe ā The Sauropod of the Congo
ā¢ Indigenous tribes describe a long-necked, river-dwelling beast
ā¢ Missionaries claim one was killedāand eatenāwith fatal results
ā¢ 1980s expeditions by UChicago scientists and Congolese officials
š©ļø The WWII āPterosaurā
ā¢ Duane Hodgkinsonās 1944 sighting in New Guinea
ā¢ 30-ft wingspan, head crest, glowing tail ā no feathers
ā¢ Similar reports across decades in Papuaās remote regions
š Theory & Implications
ā¢ Could these be unknown speciesāor ancient survivors?
ā¢ Would a living dinosaur disprove evolutionā¦ or just rewrite parts of it?
ā¢ A critical look at evidence, misidentification, and why it matters
šļø This episode dives deep into the jungle of the unknownāblending historical investigation, eyewitness analysis, and scientific logic to ask: What if extinction isnāt always the end?
M Quad LinksĀ
Support the show! https://buymeacoffee.com/m.quad.musings
Discord server invite: https://discord.gg/yzfH3KEjY9
Augmentational Sources:
https://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2007/12/23/pterosaurs-alive https://pinebarrensinstitute.com/cryptids/2018/8/18/cryptid-profile-kongamato https://genesispark.com/exhibits/cryptozoological-evidence/the-pterosaur-rookery/the-kongamato-of-africa/ https://mag.uchicago.edu/science-medicine/roy-mackals-wild-speculation https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/mokele-mbembe https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/05/16/mokele-mbembe/ https://thedailyjournalist.com/the-historian/history-of-mokele-mbembe-and-expeditions-to-africa/ https://indavabird.com/ https://lithub.com/the-truth-is-out-there-on-the-wild-and-divisive-world-of-cryptozoology
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By M Quadš„ Living Dinosaurs? The Untold Accounts of Kongamato, Mokele-Mbembe & WWII Pterosaurs š„
A jungle sky torn by leathery wings. A swamp beast feared by tribal fishermen. A WWII soldier frozen in place by what he swore was a living pterodactyl.
Could legends of ādinosaurs in the modern dayā be more than myth? In this investigative episode, we analyze the most compelling 20th-century accounts of so-called prehistoric survivors ā and what their existence would mean for evolutionary theory.
š¦ Kongamato ā Africaās Winged Terror
ā¢ 1920s explorer shown pterosaur drawings by tribes in Zambia
ā¢ 1956 engineer & 1957 wounded man report chilling encounters
ā¢ Red, toothy, leathery-winged creature feared by locals
š¦ Mokele-Mbembe ā The Sauropod of the Congo
ā¢ Indigenous tribes describe a long-necked, river-dwelling beast
ā¢ Missionaries claim one was killedāand eatenāwith fatal results
ā¢ 1980s expeditions by UChicago scientists and Congolese officials
š©ļø The WWII āPterosaurā
ā¢ Duane Hodgkinsonās 1944 sighting in New Guinea
ā¢ 30-ft wingspan, head crest, glowing tail ā no feathers
ā¢ Similar reports across decades in Papuaās remote regions
š Theory & Implications
ā¢ Could these be unknown speciesāor ancient survivors?
ā¢ Would a living dinosaur disprove evolutionā¦ or just rewrite parts of it?
ā¢ A critical look at evidence, misidentification, and why it matters
šļø This episode dives deep into the jungle of the unknownāblending historical investigation, eyewitness analysis, and scientific logic to ask: What if extinction isnāt always the end?
M Quad LinksĀ
Support the show! https://buymeacoffee.com/m.quad.musings
Discord server invite: https://discord.gg/yzfH3KEjY9
Augmentational Sources:
https://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2007/12/23/pterosaurs-alive https://pinebarrensinstitute.com/cryptids/2018/8/18/cryptid-profile-kongamato https://genesispark.com/exhibits/cryptozoological-evidence/the-pterosaur-rookery/the-kongamato-of-africa/ https://mag.uchicago.edu/science-medicine/roy-mackals-wild-speculation https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/mokele-mbembe https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/05/16/mokele-mbembe/ https://thedailyjournalist.com/the-historian/history-of-mokele-mbembe-and-expeditions-to-africa/ https://indavabird.com/ https://lithub.com/the-truth-is-out-there-on-the-wild-and-divisive-world-of-cryptozoology
A jungle sky torn by leathery wings. A swamp beast feared by tribal fishermen. A WWII soldier frozen in place by what he swore was a living pterodactyl.
Could legends of ādinosaurs in the modern dayā be more than myth? In this investigative episode, we analyze the most compelling 20th-century accounts of so-called prehistoric survivors ā and what their existence would mean for evolutionary theory.
š¦ Kongamato ā Africaās Winged Terror
ā¢ 1920s explorer shown pterosaur drawings by tribes in Zambia
ā¢ 1956 engineer & 1957 wounded man report chilling encounters
ā¢ Red, toothy, leathery-winged creature feared by locals
š¦ Mokele-Mbembe ā The Sauropod of the Congo
ā¢ Indigenous tribes describe a long-necked, river-dwelling beast
ā¢ Missionaries claim one was killedāand eatenāwith fatal results
ā¢ 1980s expeditions by UChicago scientists and Congolese officials
š©ļø The WWII āPterosaurā
ā¢ Duane Hodgkinsonās 1944 sighting in New Guinea
ā¢ 30-ft wingspan, head crest, glowing tail ā no feathers
ā¢ Similar reports across decades in Papuaās remote regions
š Theory & Implications
ā¢ Could these be unknown speciesāor ancient survivors?
ā¢ Would a living dinosaur disprove evolutionā¦ or just rewrite parts of it?
ā¢ A critical look at evidence, misidentification, and why it matters
šļø This episode dives deep into the jungle of the unknownāblending historical investigation, eyewitness analysis, and scientific logic to ask: What if extinction isnāt always the end?
M Quad LinksĀ
Support the show! https://buymeacoffee.com/m.quad.musings
Discord server invite: https://discord.gg/yzfH3KEjY9
Augmentational Sources:
https://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2007/12/23/pterosaurs-alive https://pinebarrensinstitute.com/cryptids/2018/8/18/cryptid-profile-kongamato https://genesispark.com/exhibits/cryptozoological-evidence/the-pterosaur-rookery/the-kongamato-of-africa/ https://mag.uchicago.edu/science-medicine/roy-mackals-wild-speculation https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/mokele-mbembe https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/05/16/mokele-mbembe/ https://thedailyjournalist.com/the-historian/history-of-mokele-mbembe-and-expeditions-to-africa/ https://indavabird.com/ https://lithub.com/the-truth-is-out-there-on-the-wild-and-divisive-world-of-cryptozoology