Extant Pterosaurs Worldwide
In the fourth edition of the nonfiction cryptozoology book Searching for Ropens and Finding God, two methods are used for making a crude estimate of the number of persons now living who have had some kind of encounter with a modern pterosaur. One estimate is about 7 million persons; the other, 128 million. In only a small fraction of those encounters, however, did the persons involved get a clear view and recognize that they had seen something that most Western scientists have been convinced is extinct. For the many thousands of persons who recognized the significance of what they had seen, only a small fraction had both proficiency in English and easy access to a computer and the internet. Of those persons who did, only a tiny fraction got in touch with a cryptozoologist to report the sighting. Some of those, however, reported their encounter to Jonathan Whitcomb, who wrote about it one or more of his books, one of which is Searching for Ropens and Finding God. Another book he wrote is Live Pterosaurs in America (now in 3rd edition).
Boy sees Pterosaur in Texas
I interviewed Aaron Tullock by email in January [2010]. I delayed publishing his account until I had established a firm credibility base . . . for part of his description of the apparent pterosaur differs from other accounts: The long- tailed flying creature was mostly colored orange and black.Marfa Lights of Texas
They only appear a few times each year, but they always come back. Sometimes a ball of light seems to split into two, with a separation and eventual reunion. Some of the local residents refer to that kind of activity as "dancing." . . . A new interpretation in cryptyozoology: ropen-like pterosaurs in [Texas]Modern “Terodactyl” in
Texas (pterosaur)
At about the same time as the Texarkana sighting, between Houston and Pasadena, Texas, two men saw a pterosaur-like creature, . . . smaller and with a tail. . . . in the late afternoon . . . [they] were startled by a flying creature less than 150 feet away.
What does Texas have to do with extant pterosaurs? A lot. Not only do
eyewitnesses report apparent living pterosaurs in Texas, but two Texans
are pioneers in this cryptozoological investigation. Carl Baugh, founder of
the Creation Evidence Museum (Glen Rose), and his associate, Paul Nation,
began the expeditions in Papua New Guinea that eventually resulted in
Nation's video footage of the apparent bioluminescence of two of the
flying creatures. This animal is generally called ropen, but some natives call
it indava. Other islanders of PNG call it kor or seklo-bali.
But wait a minute . . . Didn't pterosaurs all die out millions of years ago?
Aren't all dinosaurs and pterosaur extinct? If you believe everything
textbooks declare about evolution, extant pterosaurs seem too incredible.
But most of those few cryptozoologists who have investigated the reports
of living pterosaurs—these are creationists, not evolutionists. And the
Genesis account of the salvation of animal species (on the Ark of Noah)
inspires the creationists with hope that the amazing creatures (called by
many Westerners "pterodactyls") are not extinct but still living and still
flying—in Texas and in many other areas of the world.
Copyright 2007-2017 Jonathan David Whitcomb
This old photograph of an apparent Pteranodon, extant in the 19th century, was declared genuine on
January 14, 2017, by the physicist Clifford Paiva and by the cryptozoology author Jonathan Whitcomb.
Recent investigations suggest that some living pterosaurs eat bats and/or birds at night. Pterosaur extinction is for the birds.
Extant Pterosaurs Worldwide
In the fourth edition of the nonfiction cryptozoology book Searching for Ropens and Finding God, two methods are used for making a crude estimate of the number of persons now living who have had some kind of encounter with a modern pterosaur. One estimate is about 7 million persons; the other, 128 million. In only a small fraction of those encounters, however, did the persons involved get a clear view and recognize that they had seen something that most Western scientists have been convinced is extinct. For the many thousands of persons who recognized the significance of what they had seen, only a small fraction had both proficiency in English and easy access to a computer and the internet. Of those persons who did, only a tiny fraction got in touch with a cryptozoologist to report the sighting. Some of those, however, reported their encounter to Jonathan Whitcomb, who wrote about it one or more of his books, one of which is Searching for Ropens and Finding God. Another book he wrote is Live Pterosaurs in America (now in 3rd edition).
Boy sees Pterosaur in
Texas
I interviewed Aaron Tullock by email in January [2010]. I delayed publishing his account until I had established a firm credibility base . . . for part of his description of the apparent pterosaur differs from other accounts: The long-tailed flying creature was mostly colored orange and black.Marfa Lights of Texas
They only appear a few times each year, but they always come back. Sometimes a ball of light seems to split into two, with a separation and eventual reunion. Some of the local residents refer to that kind of activity as "dancing." . . . A new interpretation in cryptyozoology: ropen-like pterosaurs in [Texas]Modern “Terodactyl” in
Texas (pterosaur)
At about the same time as the Texarkana sighting, between Houston and Pasadena, Texas, two men saw a pterosaur-like creature, . . . smaller and with a tail. . . . in the late afternoon . . . [they] were startled by a flying creature less than 150 feet away.
What does Texas have to do with extant pterosaurs? A lot. Not only do
eyewitnesses report apparent living pterosaurs in Texas, but two Texans are
pioneers in this cryptozoological investigation. Carl Baugh, founder of the
Creation Evidence Museum (Glen Rose), and his associate, Paul Nation, began
the expeditions in Papua New Guinea that eventually resulted in Nation's video
footage of the apparent bioluminescence of two of the flying creatures. This
animal is generally called ropen, but some natives call it indava. Other islanders
of PNG call it kor or seklo-bali.
But wait a minute . . . Didn't pterosaurs all die out millions of years ago? Aren't
all dinosaurs and pterosaur extinct? If you believe everything textbooks declare
about evolution, extant pterosaurs seem too incredible. But most of those few
cryptozoologists who have investigated the reports of living pterosaurs—these
are creationists, not evolutionists. And the Genesis account of the salvation of
animal species (on the Ark of Noah) inspires the creationists with hope that the
amazing creatures (called by many Westerners "pterodactyls") are not extinct
but still living and still flying—in Texas and in many other areas of the world.
Copyright 2007-2017 Jonathan David Whitcomb
This old photograph of an apparent Pteranodon, extant in the 19th century, was declared genuine on
January 14, 2017, by the physicist Clifford Paiva and by the cryptozoology author Jonathan Whitcomb.
Recent investigations suggest that some living pterosaurs eat
bats and/or birds at night. Pterosaur extinction is for the birds.
Extant Pterosaurs
Worldwide
In the fourth edition of the nonfiction cryptozoology book Searching for Ropens and Finding God, two methods are used for making a crude estimate of the number of persons now living who have had some kind of encounter with a modern pterosaur. One estimate is about 7 million persons; the other, 128 million. In only a small fraction of those encounters, however, did the persons involved get a clear view and recognize that they had seen something that most Western scientists have been convinced is extinct. For the many thousands of persons who recognized the significance of what they had seen, only a small fraction had both proficiency in English and easy access to a computer and the internet. Of those persons who did, only a tiny fraction got in touch with a cryptozoologist to report the sighting. Some of those, however, reported their encounter to Jonathan Whitcomb, who wrote about it one or more of his books, one of which is Searching for Ropens and Finding God. Another book he wrote is Live Pterosaurs in America (now in 3rd edition).
Boy sees Pterosaur in Texas
I interviewed Aaron Tullock by email in January [2010]. I delayed publishing his account until I had established a firm credibility base . . . for part of his description of the apparent pterosaur differs from other accounts: The long-tailed flying creature was mostly colored orange and black.Marfa Lights of Texas
They only appear a few times each year, but they always come back. Sometimes a ball of light seems to split into two, with a separation and eventual reunion. Some of the local residents refer to that kind of activity as "dancing." . . . A new interpretation in cryptyozoology: ropen-like pterosaurs in [Texas]Modern “Terodactyl” in Texas (pterosaur)
At about the same time as the Texarkana sighting, between Houston and Pasadena, Texas, two men saw a pterosaur-like creature, . . . smaller and with a tail. . . . in the late afternoon . . . [they] were startled by a flying creature less than 150 feet away.
What does Texas have to do with extant pterosaurs? A lot.
Not only do eyewitnesses report apparent living pterosaurs
in Texas, but two Texans are pioneers in this
cryptozoological investigation. Carl Baugh, founder of the
Creation Evidence Museum (Glen Rose), and his associate,
Paul Nation, began the expeditions in Papua New Guinea
that eventually resulted in Nation's video footage of the
apparent bioluminescence of two of the flying creatures.
This animal is generally called ropen, but some natives call
it indava. Other islanders of PNG call it kor or seklo-bali.
But wait a minute . . . Didn't pterosaurs all die out millions
of years ago? Aren't all dinosaurs and pterosaur extinct? If
you believe everything textbooks declare about evolution,
extant pterosaurs seem too incredible. But most of those
few cryptozoologists who have investigated the reports of
living pterosaurs—these are creationists, not evolutionists.
And the Genesis account of the salvation of animal species
(on the Ark of Noah) inspires the creationists with hope
that the amazing creatures (called by many Westerners
"pterodactyls") are not extinct but still living and still
flying—in Texas and in many other areas of the world.
Copyright 2007-2017 Jonathan David Whitcomb
This old photograph of an apparent Pteranodon, extant in the 19th century,
was declared genuine on January 14, 2017, by the physicist Clifford Paiva
and by the cryptozoology author Jonathan Whitcomb.
Recent investigations suggest that some living pterosaurs eat
bats and/or birds at night. Pterosaur extinction is for the birds.
