I ran across this story and thought I would share it and give some opinion about it.
The back story is is pretty simple and believable.

Some miners were looking for diamonds and found this mummified creature deep in the mine. Reportedly the unknown creature was found in a sandy layer that dates from the Mesozoic, which would date the creature between 252 and 66 million years.

The creature, as seen in the picture, is described as being small with big teeth. The thought is that the creature became naturally mummified or preserved due to being buried and the surrounding conditions.

According to the report scientist are now trying to find out exactly what this creature might be. Some have suggested that it could be some kind of dinosaur while others have speculated that it some kind of ferret. To me, it could possible be a mink or something from the weasel family. It appears to have a tail.

Of course, this could all very well be nothing more than a hoax but it looks pretty real to me. If I was guessing I would say that it is actually a known animal and that the scientist will be able to find out what it is....but we probably will never hear about it.


Thanks
~Tom~

This post by Thomas Marcum, Thomas is the founder/leader of the cryptozoology and paranormal research organization known as The Crypto Crew. Over 20 years experience with research and investigation of unexplained activity, working with video and websites. A trained wild land firefighter and a published photographer, and poet.

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I recently saw a black panther here in my area of Southeast Kentucky and I made a few remarks about it on my facebook page. This caught the attention of a lot of people who have seen similar large cats. The thing is, in may of these area we are told there are no big cats. But yet people continue to see them and report them.

Here is one such report, that was recently submitted to me.

- Start Report -

Name: Wyatt ******

Email Address: On file

State: Delaware

County: Sussex

Date of Sighting: July 25, 2010

Time of Day: 10:00 PM

Nearest Town: Rehoboth Beach

Length of Sighting: 2:00 minutes

How many Witnesses: 5

Any Photos/Videos: No

Describe sighting in detail:

Me, my sister, and some other people we met while we were camping were walking on the beach late at night. When we started noticing people's stuff still laying on the beach, like a book and a boogie board. This was very odd since nobody else seemed to be on the beach but us, and that is when we saw the cat. It was running incredibly fast and it was way to big to be a normal cat. The tail was also way to long, and it looked like a panther.
One of the people we were with started running after it but it escaped. We were all in shock, me and my sister were terrified. In addition we came back to tell everyone else but they did not seem to care, so we told a ranger and they never did find the cat. It was not until last year I realized it was a Phantom Cat.

- End Report -

Thanks for the report, Wyatt.

So, just what was this large cat? It remains unclear but it would seem that if it was just a normal house cat, that one of the five witnesses could have been able to identify it as such.

Cats of all sizes are incredibly quiet and normally don't make a lot of sound. It appears these large cats are for the most part, able to go undetected by humans. It is chance sightings, like this one, that gives us a pause and a time to think about what might be lurking in our communities.


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~Tom~

This post by Thomas Marcum, Thomas is the founder/leader of the cryptozoology and paranormal research organization known as The Crypto Crew. Over 20 years experience with research and investigation of unexplained activity, working with video and websites. A trained wild land firefighter and a published photographer, and poet.



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Welcome to episode 18 of My Crypto World. In this episode, I wanted to encourage people to get more active and in doing so, you will increase your chances of finding bigfoot.
I hope you enjoy this episode.

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Bono Russell, is a relative new comer to the world of bigfoot, but that has not stopped him from quickly making contributions to the field. Bono is the host and producer of the youtube series "Mojo Encounters" and he also has a facebook group, Bono's Bigfoot Tavern, that is popular.

Here is my short interview with Bono.

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TM: How long have you been researching/studying bigfoot?
BR: I've been studying and researching Bigfoot for 2 years.

TM: What got you interested in Bigfoot, Was there a particular event that got you started?
BR: I've always had a special interest in Bigfoot. Since The Patty Film, I've been hooked!Listening to the podcasts encouraged me to start talking about it openly. But it was my personal encounter and coming to terms with what I encountered that sparked my interest in research.

TM: During your research/studying of Bigfoot, have you ever encountered aggressive behavior or felt in danger from a bigfoot?
BR: During my face to face encounter, the creature didn't look very happy with me. It's brow was sorta crinkled down and it huffed/barked at me twice before it took off. But I didn't feel I was in any danger.

TM: It seems Skeptics are always ready to attack bigfoot research, How do you deal with it?
BR: The way I deal with skeptics who attack Bigfoot research is to just ignore them. For the most part, your reaction is there high.

TM: Would you like to see Bigfoot accepted and/or proven to the general public?
BR: Yes, I would like to see Bigfoot accepted and proven. But with that comes a great responsibility. We would need to protect them from poachers and educate people who spend time in the woods hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, etc...

TM: What is your favorite time of year to research/study bigfoot, When do you have your most success?
BR: In my research area, which is SE LA, there seems to be a lot more activity in early spring. This is the time I love to be out in the woods.

TM: Do you have a favorite Bigfoot story or report?
BR: My favorite Bigfoot report is the siege at Honobia. I would love to know what the previous owners of Tim's house have to say about the Bigfoot activity around there.

TM: What would you be doing if you wasn't researching/studying bigfoot?
BR: If I weren't studying nor researching Bigfoot, I'd be boring. It would just be life as usual.

- End Interview -

A big thanks to Bono for doing the interview. Bono appears to be a raising researcher in the bigfoot field and there may be no limit to his success. We wish him all the best and continued success as he journey's on his quest.

(Interview #24 in the series.)

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~Tom~

This post by Thomas Marcum, Thomas is the founder/leader of the cryptozoology and paranormal research organization known as The Crypto Crew. Over 20 years experience with research and investigation of unexplained activity, working with video and websites. A trained wild land firefighter and a published photographer, and poet.



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This interview, #23 in the series, is with Debbie Hatswell. Debbie is from the United Kingdom and I got to know her thanks to bigfoot. Debbie created an awesome map of reported "British Wildman" sightings. I invite you to check out her map by Clicking Here.

Here is out interview.

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TM: How long have you been researching/studying bigfoot?
DCH: Since 1982 so 34yrs.

TM: What got you interested in Bigfoot, Was there a particular event that got you started?
DCH: Seeing a strange man/ape like creature as a young girl of 15. (Report Here)

TM: During your research/studying of Bigfoot, have you ever encountered aggressive behavior or felt in danger from a bigfoot?
DCH: No, the only "aggressive behavior" reported in the UK is usually a bluff charge or a large noisy display to divert you away, most reports state "he/it just walked away calmly.

TM: It seems Skeptics are always ready to attack bigfoot research, How do you deal with it?
DCH: For years now I have encountered ridicule and skeptical eye rolling, I just learned that I can't help what I saw and millions will disbelieve, but you can not unsee something and you just have to deal with it

TM: Would you like to see Bigfoot accepted and/or proven to the general public?
DCH: On this one I am split, I would love to see land put aside for the forest folk, but the worry is the 1000's that would hunt them and disturb them if they were proven.

TM: What is your favorite time of year to research/study bigfoot, When do you have your most success?
DCH: For me it would be autumn, I have had success with qifting, usually in the autumn months from September to mid December, strangely a lot of the UK sightings happen around this time also, are they on the move more at this time of year? more food around or moving to winter grounds.

TM: Do you have a favorite Bigfoot story or report?
DCH: Yes, Jas Smiths account from sevenoaks: Found Here.

TM: What would you be doing if you wasn't researching/studying bigfoot?
DCH: Honestly I would probably still be considered the women who sees monsters, I would still be looking through old newspaper reports and forums looking for other witnesses, if i hadn't seen him I would probably just been a normal housewife and mum, the validating moment for me (apart from the other 370 accounts) was when a lady called Brenda came forward to you Thomas and explained she had seen "him" too, just two years later. (That report can be found by Clicking Here. )

- End Interview -

A big thanks to Debbie for taking part in the interview. It is fascinating to read researchers thoughts about bigfoot and to see what got them interested in the subjects. Of course, almost all of us face skeptics and ridicule but we come to understand that that is just part of the enigma of Bigfoot. I would assume, that most people, do not even realize that there is a significant number of British Wildman, aka Bigfoot, sightings from the United Kingdom, but there are a lot. Reports of similar behavior and appearance, I think that is awesome.



Thanks
~Tom~

This post by Thomas Marcum, Thomas is the founder/leader of the cryptozoology and paranormal research organization known as The Crypto Crew. Over 20 years experience with research and investigation of unexplained activity, working with video and websites. A trained wild land firefighter and a published photographer, and poet.




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Well, we have been a long time getting here, but we are posting our 22nd installment of  "Interview with a researcher." Today's researcher is Tye Chapman. She is part of the researching duo known as Corey and Tye or the Bonaparte Bigfoot Team. Her research partner, Corey, was part of our series back in 2014. You can read his interview by Clicking Here.  Over the past few years, and especially the last year, we have featured BBT's efforts here on our website. They have captured some good audio and found some nice tracks, along with other evidence.

Here is my interview with Tye.

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Just a little bit before I went on vacation, I took to the ATV to do a little bigfoot hunting. I returned to a spot where I may have captured a picture of a bigfoot and I scout around for some tracks. Now, that I have a vacation over I plan on getting out a lot more. I hope you enjoy the video.

Bigfoot Hunting!

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I got the following report in a few days ago. I have been really busy catching up from a much needed vacation, so it has taken me a little time to get caught up. When I first got this report and read the description of the creature, I thought it sounded like the creature seen in the cave in Tennessee. The witness also made that connection during his report. For those who may not know about the Tennessee cave story, you can find the first of several post HERE! There are several post and videos about this unknown cave creature on this website. It is very interesting.

Here is the new report, which does not take place in a cave, but does take place in Tennessee.

-Start Report-

 Name: Brady *******

Email Address: Withheld

State: Tennessee

County: Marion county

Date of Sighting: July 31, 2016

Time of Day: Night

Nearest Town: Jasper, TN

Length of Sighting: 10 seconds

How many Witnesses: 4

Any Photos/Videos: No

Describe sighting in detail:
We were walking on a trail behind our house that was on a wooded area close to a field. We saw something short and very wide walking towards us on all fours. What we saw was fairly large and had a round face like a human with little hair on the face.
It matches the description of the animal from the cave sightings in Tennessee. 

-End Report-


Now, of course we can not say or sure what this might be, but from the description it does sound similar to what was described by the witness who seen an unknown creature in a cave. In the course of our investigation of the cave creature, we think the creature could be some kind of relative to the now extinct giant sloth. Some may not know that sloth bones were discovered fairly close the the location of the cave, many years ago. It could be possible that these creatures moved into the large cave systems found in Tennessee and Kentucky. At this point we just do not know for 100 percent certainty what the cave witness saw and we do not know what this new witness saw, but we know that they sound similar in appearance.

Thanks goes to Brady for the report. Please be safe and let us know if you find any other evidence (tracks, poop..ect) or have another sightings.



Thanks
~Tom~

This post by Thomas Marcum, Thomas is the founder/leader of the cryptozoology and paranormal research organization known as The Crypto Crew. Over 20 years experience with research and investigation of unexplained activity, working with video and websites. A trained wild land firefighter and a published photographer, and poet.



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For those who may not know, Sir Noface could possibly be the best and most convincing paranormal documentary ever. In this episode of CTC, Leon Drew interviews Craig Powell. They discuss the film, the evidence, and other topics. There is a lot of background noise but there is still some good information.

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Tye's foot next to track

Recently, the bigfoot hunting team of Corey and Tye discovered what appears to be a very nice bigfoot track. Here is what the team from Iowa reported about the tracks.

"This is a footprint we found on a rock bar in the river last week. You can see the toe impression and heal. I wear size 13 shoe and shoe is 13" long and my foot is little over 11" long but this print is around 14 and wider than my shoe. There were big broken rocks near the print and we heard rock clacking on the rock bar the night before. We found a pair of footprint impressions nearby that were nearly 2 foot long, it's probably from the 13 footer we have seen several times. A 22" plaster cast was taken from our local state park but had disappeared."

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Found in Oregon.

Recently, Crypto Crew team members Bobby and Corinna Long were sent some interesting photos by Mitch.(Last name withheld) These are from their home state of Oregon and near them. The photos shows several unusual tree/stick formations. The above photograph is very similar to a formation I found in my home state of Kentucky. Here is a photo from the Kentucky formation. Both of these similar structures were found in areas with bigfoot activity. 

Found in KY

There is a general consensus that bigfoot does do odd things with sticks. This would include tree breaks, teepees and other formations.

But that was not all the Oregon researcher found. Here are a could more photos.

Found in Oregon.

An "X" was found. There is some differing opinions on what an "X" may represent. Some think it is a welcome sign, while others conclude that it is a warning to stay away. It may not be for humans at all and it may be only meaningful to bigfoot, for all we know. The discovery of an  "X" formation is reported by many researchers. It often is found after some type of bigfoot report. I have personally found several of these formations. Most of the time the tree limbs have been broken off from another location and the "X" formed in a different place.

Found in Oregon.

Arches and tree bends found in same general area in Oregon. Now, we all know that weather can have this type of effect sometimes and it takes careful analysis to make a determination. Sometimes, we have to take into account if other odd formations have been found in the area and if there is a history of bigfoot sightings. Similar structures are often reported by bigfoot researcher from all parts of the United States. It is interesting and needs more study. 

 


This is just some of the things us researchers have to keep and eye out for while in the forest. As a person who goes into the woods often, I find it odd that I mostly find odd stick formations in areas where there are reported bigfoot activity. That makes it easy to conclude that bigfoot might be doing these formations. While we may not understand what they mean, it appears to be part of bigfoot behavior.

The Oregon team has been somewhat limited by the fact it is fire season. During fire season some access is cut off and some areas you are not allowed to be in.

Thanks goes to Mitch for sharing his photos.

-Bobby & Corinna-




(Please note: This Oregon update if from Bobby and Corinna but it is posted by me, Tom. The photos from Oregon belong to Mitch.) 

This investigation/research by TCC Team Members Bobby & Corinna Long
Both are avid outdoors people and good researchers.
This is a report by Bobby & Corinna.




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