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Mysterious 30 foot long rotting 'sea monster' with huge teeth found washed up on New Zealand beach
The beast washed ashore in the Bay of Plenty after violent storms hit the coast of New Zealand
Tests are being carried out to determine exactly what the creature is
By Victoria Woollaston
PUBLISHED
17 EST, 8 May 2013| UPDATED
42 EST, 8 May 2013
The rotting carcass of a mysterious-looking 'sea monster' has been found washed ashore on a New Zealand beach.
A YouTube video filmed by Elizabeth Ann on Pukehina Beach shows the half-buried head of the carcass with jagged teeth and gaping jaws.
Most of the rest of the creature's body is missing.
The 30-foot long carcass of the mysterious sea creature is seen almost buried under the sand on the New Zealand beach in the Bay of Plenty. Only its head and what appear to be flippers are visible.
A close-up of the creature's gaping mouth shows its fearsome jagged teeth. This image is one of a series of photographs taken by YouTube user Elizabeth Anne on the Pukehina beach off the coast of New Zealand
MYSTERIOUS SEA MONSTERS
A gigantic sea beast measuring 55ft was discovered washed up on a beach in Guangdong, China in 2011.
It was found wrapped in fishing lines, leading locals to suspect that fishermen cut it free from their nets because it was too big to haul in.
It was thought to have weighed around 4.5tons.
Marine experts claimed it is likely to have come from a whale.
Mysterious masses of marine flesh have also occasionally washed ashore on beaches around the world.
Dubbed 'blobs' they are so badly decomposed there is rarely enough material to make a definitive identification.
The strange 30-foot long carcass washed up off the coast of the Bay of Plenty coast in New Zealand after storms in last month.
The coastline is about 120-miles south east from the city of Auckland.
Ann filmed the discovery and posted the video to YouTube.
The description said: 'Can anyone identify what it is?'
'It is has a huge head and teeth with rudimentary flippers.'
'It seems about 9M in length but the lower part of the body is probably mainly entrails from an attack.'
The creature's mouth, and skin around it resemble a bizarre prehistoric beast. Other suggestions as to what creature is include a giant moray eel and a saltwater crocodile.
The creature was found washed ashore Pukehina beach in the Bay of Plenty off the coast of New Zealand.
On another video by Elizabeth Ann, she added: 'The huge marine creature washed up after a storm.
'It had been attacked by something in the water.
'The locals are not sure what it is although it has stimulated lots of discussion.'
Suggestions as to what the creature could be include a saltwater crocodile, a giant moray eel, a dolphin or a dinosaur.
Photos of the animal have been sent to the New Zealand Department of Conservation and Kelly Tarlton's Aquarium for identification.
Marine mammal expert Anton van Helden rejected all these ideas and told New Zealand's Channel 3 that the creature's fin structure is similar to that of a killer whale.
Killer whales are common in and around Fiji and the Bay of Plenty.
Further tests are being carried out to confirm this theory.
The beast washed ashore in the Bay of Plenty after violent storms hit the coast of New Zealand
Tests are being carried out to determine exactly what the creature is
By Victoria Woollaston
PUBLISHED
17 EST, 8 May 2013| UPDATED42 EST, 8 May 2013The rotting carcass of a mysterious-looking 'sea monster' has been found washed ashore on a New Zealand beach.
A YouTube video filmed by Elizabeth Ann on Pukehina Beach shows the half-buried head of the carcass with jagged teeth and gaping jaws.
Most of the rest of the creature's body is missing.
The 30-foot long carcass of the mysterious sea creature is seen almost buried under the sand on the New Zealand beach in the Bay of Plenty. Only its head and what appear to be flippers are visible.
A close-up of the creature's gaping mouth shows its fearsome jagged teeth. This image is one of a series of photographs taken by YouTube user Elizabeth Anne on the Pukehina beach off the coast of New Zealand
MYSTERIOUS SEA MONSTERS
A gigantic sea beast measuring 55ft was discovered washed up on a beach in Guangdong, China in 2011.
It was found wrapped in fishing lines, leading locals to suspect that fishermen cut it free from their nets because it was too big to haul in.
It was thought to have weighed around 4.5tons.
Marine experts claimed it is likely to have come from a whale.
Mysterious masses of marine flesh have also occasionally washed ashore on beaches around the world.
Dubbed 'blobs' they are so badly decomposed there is rarely enough material to make a definitive identification.
The strange 30-foot long carcass washed up off the coast of the Bay of Plenty coast in New Zealand after storms in last month.
The coastline is about 120-miles south east from the city of Auckland.
Ann filmed the discovery and posted the video to YouTube.
The description said: 'Can anyone identify what it is?'
'It is has a huge head and teeth with rudimentary flippers.'
'It seems about 9M in length but the lower part of the body is probably mainly entrails from an attack.'
The creature's mouth, and skin around it resemble a bizarre prehistoric beast. Other suggestions as to what creature is include a giant moray eel and a saltwater crocodile.
The creature was found washed ashore Pukehina beach in the Bay of Plenty off the coast of New Zealand.
On another video by Elizabeth Ann, she added: 'The huge marine creature washed up after a storm.
'It had been attacked by something in the water.
'The locals are not sure what it is although it has stimulated lots of discussion.'
Suggestions as to what the creature could be include a saltwater crocodile, a giant moray eel, a dolphin or a dinosaur.
Photos of the animal have been sent to the New Zealand Department of Conservation and Kelly Tarlton's Aquarium for identification.
Marine mammal expert Anton van Helden rejected all these ideas and told New Zealand's Channel 3 that the creature's fin structure is similar to that of a killer whale.
Killer whales are common in and around Fiji and the Bay of Plenty.
Further tests are being carried out to confirm this theory.
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