Parrot Seal

Scientific opinion is divided on the nature of this remarkably complete specimen: some researchers maintain it is a true aquatic dinosaur descended from basal ornithopods, while others insist it is a highly derived amphibious therapsid. As with many such disputes in the esoteric field of parallel paleontology, the issue may never be conclusively resolved.

I DO NOT OWN the source images! Parrot skull and seal skeleton are property of Dorling Kindersley Limited, scanned from the books Eyewitness Skeleton and Eyewitness Animal respectively. Composited, scaled, skewed and modified in Photoshop by Tapir Enterprises.