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Scaling up Limaysaurus directly, he estimated the length of Maraapunisaurus to be 30.3 metres (99 ft); additionally, he found it to be 7.95 metres (26.1 ft) tall at the hips and the vertebra to be 2.4 metres (7.9 ft). However, he noted that a study from a 2006 book calculated that the neck length of a sauropod scales with the length of the ...
The term manticore descends via Latin mantichorās [3] [4] from Ancient Greek μαρτιχόρας (martikhórās) [5].This in turn is a transliteration of an Old Persian compound word consisting of martīya 'man' and x u ar-stem, 'to eat' (Mod.
The word dhampir is an Albanian word which in turn is borrowed from Serbo-Croat vampír or its Bulgarian equivalent. [2] The shift v > dh is a feature of Gheg Albanian, [3] [4] but it could also have been encouraged by a folk etymology, connecting it with the Albanian words dhamb 'tooth' and pir 'to drink'.
The Nun'Yunu'Wi (Cherokee: "dressed in stone"; also known as Stone Coat [1]) is a being of Cherokee mythology. [2] Nun'Yunu'Wi is described as a human-like being with a skin as hard as stone, which no weapon can pierce. [2] It carries a magical cane which points out victims and has other magical powers.
Tikbalang – creature with the body of a man and the head and hooves of a horse, lurks in the mountains and forests (Philippines) Uchchaihshravas – seven-headed all white flying horse (Hindu) Unicorn – horse-like creature with a single horn, often symbolizing purity (Worldwide) Winged unicorn
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Screaming, the creature runs off into the darkness and the man eats the tail, either raw or in stew. On the brink of sleep, a rustling and clawing wakes the man. Sitting up, the hermit is able to see the gleaming eyes of the Tailypo leering at him from the foot of his bed. In an otherworldly voice, the creature demands the return of its "tailypo".
The tibia and fibula bones are also separate, making it probable that Triadobatrachus was not an efficient leaper. [10] The Salientia (Latin salere ( salio ), "to jump") are a stem group including modern frogs in the order Anura and their close fossil relatives the "proto-frogs" (e.g., Triadobatrachus and Czatkobatrachus ).