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Experts have dismissed claims a strange sea monster has been washed up on the Nova Scotia shoreline.
A strange carcass attracted crowds after being washed up in the Bay of Fundy, near Parkers Cove.
According to local media reports, townspeople were convinced the remains belonged to a Loch Ness-style creature.
The badly-decomposed specimen measured 30 feet and seemed to have a long neck and small skull.
Scientists who have studied videotape say the body is most likely that of an shark.
Chris Harvey-Clark, director of animal care at Dalhousie University in Halifax, say the features - its small head, gill arches and large dorsal fin - closely resemble a basking shark's.
However the Parkers Cove resident who made the discovery remains unconvinced.
Grant Potter told the Globeandmail.com: "I believe this is the remnant of an animal from times gone by."
He added that fishermen in the area have long reported sightings strange sea creatures, but haven't come forward for fear of being ridiculed.
Story filed: 11:45 Thursday 19th
Experts have dismissed claims a strange sea monster has been washed up on the Nova Scotia shoreline.
A strange carcass attracted crowds after being washed up in the Bay of Fundy, near Parkers Cove.
According to local media reports, townspeople were convinced the remains belonged to a Loch Ness-style creature.
The badly-decomposed specimen measured 30 feet and seemed to have a long neck and small skull.
Scientists who have studied videotape say the body is most likely that of an shark.
Chris Harvey-Clark, director of animal care at Dalhousie University in Halifax, say the features - its small head, gill arches and large dorsal fin - closely resemble a basking shark's.
However the Parkers Cove resident who made the discovery remains unconvinced.
Grant Potter told the Globeandmail.com: "I believe this is the remnant of an animal from times gone by."
He added that fishermen in the area have long reported sightings strange sea creatures, but haven't come forward for fear of being ridiculed.
Story filed: 11:45 Thursday 19th