{"id":3922291,"date":"2025-10-11T09:03:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T14:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikedyess.info\/para\/a-real-image-of-an-pterodactyl-the-mystery-behind-the-civil-war-dinosaur-photo\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T09:03:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T14:03:06","slug":"a-real-image-of-an-pterodactyl-the-mystery-behind-the-civil-war-dinosaur-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mikedyess.info\/para\/a-real-image-of-an-pterodactyl-the-mystery-behind-the-civil-war-dinosaur-photo\/","title":{"rendered":"A Real Image Of An Pterodactyl? The Mystery Behind The Civil War Dinosaur Photo"},"content":{"rendered":"
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YouTube Video Here: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z344vzS7V7E?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1<\/a><\/p>\n

So, is this just another result of Hoaxed content on the internet, or could this be a real image of a pterodactyl?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Quite possibly the most famous photograph in history related to the existence of Pterodactyls is an image that allegedly dates back to the American Civil War in 1864.<\/p>\n

According to the story behind the mystery image, a giant flying creature was shot down by soldiers during the American Civil War in 1864 near the city of Vicksburg.<\/p>\n

The story says that the soldiers said that the creature was like \u201csome kind of unknown bird or a monster.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a surprising twist of the story, a second photograph appeared on the Internet that showed a similar scene.<\/p>\n

This picture was created for a television program called FreakyLinks, which aired on the Fox network from 2000 to 2001.<\/p>\n

The fake image showed soldiers standing on the body of another pterosaur.<\/p>\n

There are two versions of the image<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are numerous forums on the internet that have tackled the mystery behind the image which allegedly shows a creature which, according to mainstream scientists, has been extinct for at least 65 million years.<\/p>\n

Many experts in photography claim that the real civil what photo, the one FreakyLinks copied, is, in fact, the authentic version and not photoshopped one, while the one from FreakyLinks is clearly a reenactment of the original image.<\/p>\n

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Two images of the alleged\u00a0Pterosaur<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The photo has become so popular, that there is an entire website dedicated to it.<\/p>\n

Called Live Pterosaur<\/a><\/strong>, the website offers an adventure in Cryptozoology.<\/p>\n

According to the website, \u201cthe\u00a0 ideas presented\u00a0 in this \u201cLive\u00a0 Pterosaur\u201d site\u00a0 relate\u00a0 mostly\u00a0 to\u00a0 eyewitness accounts: real-life encounters with creatures called \u201cprehistoric\u201d or \u201cpterodactyl-like.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Expect few references\u00a0to fossils. Enter\u00a0these pages with\u00a0an open mind and compare points\u00a0of view. Whether you consider yourself an\u00a0evolutionist or creationist,\u00a0or just a\u00a0 curiosity,\u00a0you might find yourself\u00a0sympathizing with at\u00a0least one of the ideas. If you leave\u00a0this site disbelieving in living pterosaurs, however,\u00a0know that some people do\u00a0believe in living pterosaurs: Intelligent,\u00a0educated people, can\u00a0disbelieve\u00a0in\u00a0total extinction\u00a0of pterosaurs.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n

The website mentioned above was created by a man named Jonathan Whitcomb who is a cryptozoologist and \u201cdissenting scientist,\u201d as described on his website.<\/p>\n

Whitcomb offers a great deal of information about the extinct creatures and a number of stories of alleged sightings of Pterosaurs.<\/p>\n

Ok, so we know there are two images of the American Civil War Pterodactyl, and an entire website dedicated to Pterosaur\u2019s, but is the image real or not?<\/p>\n

According to the website Modern Pterosaur, the first image, the one FreakyLinks chose to falsify is real for a number of reasons explained again by Whitcomb.<\/p>\n

According to the author, at first the wings of the Pterosaur looked way off, and some people said that they looked like parts of a canoe. However, a man who supposedly knows about Canoas contacted Whitcomb via email to speak about the Civil War image saying:<\/p>\n

I\u2019m 67 years old and remember this photo from when I was young. . . \u00a0I\u2019ve canoed all my life. I\u2019ve owned several of them. Those aren\u2019t halves of a canoe!\u00a0Too narrow, too shallow. And not a dugout canoe!<\/p>\n

Furthermore, as noted by Whitcomb; \u201cThe solar shadows tie the soldier\u2019s boot to the animal, and a number of details in the head, neck, and other areas\u2014those correlate well with the anatomy of a Pteranodon.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, numerous skeptics like Loen Colman, an American cryptozoologist who has written over 40 books on a number of topics, including cryptozoology. According to Colman the image of the Pterosaur is clearly a fake.<\/p>\n

Others seem to agree with Colman.<\/p>\n

Another man who talked about the civil war image was Glen Kuban who concluded like Colman that both the image by FreakyLinks and the one it was copied from are a hoax and most likely the result of photoshop.<\/p>\n

But, despite the heavy criticism it has received, the old photo, now called \u201cPtp,\u201d was\u00a0supposedly declared genuine by two scientists<\/a><\/strong>, in January of\u00a02017.<\/p>\n

However, Skeptoid seems to have solved the mystery behind the image.<\/p>\n

As noted by Brian Dunning, in his article titled \u201cThe Civil War Pterosaur,\u201d\u00a0 \u201cFor it turns out \u2014 drum roll please \u2014 that the mystery of the PTP photo is one that has a verified solution, one which so many of these people struggling to prove it or disprove it overlooked. While they all agree that the PTP\u2019s photo\u2019s twin was staged and shot for the TV show\u00a0FreakyLinks<\/em>, very few of them seem to have gone to the trouble to\u00a0actually watch the episode in question<\/strong><\/em>, episode 4, called \u201cCoelacanth This\u201d, directed by Jeffrey Levy. They probably should, because that\u2019s where the PTP photo itself appears. In one scene, the characters are discussing an old photograph that they suspect might be connected to some recent attacks by what seems to be a giant bird\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019ve all seen the picture. All right, it\u2019s coming through.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And the PTP photo, in all its glory, comes up on their computer screens.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDerek, this is impossible.\u201d
\n\u201cWhat, a pterodactyl?\u201d
\n\u201cA pteranodon, actually, they\u2019re much bigger.\u201d
\n\u201cHold on, Derek, this whole Civil War thing could just be a hoax.\u201d
\n\u201cOr we could prove these soldiers existed. Check their regiment markings against troop whereabouts or movements, or whatever in that area, you know?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Both<\/em>\u00a0Civil War pterosaur photos: copyright 2000, 20th Century Fox Film Corporation and Regency Entertainment.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In addition to the above-discussed image, there are several other curious images<\/strong> which, according to many authors, are evidence that Dinosaurs and Humans once coexisted.<\/p>\n

For example, take a look at the\u00a0Stegosaurus carving on ancient Cambodian Temple.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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If we take a look at a carving found on the Cambodian\u00a0Ta Prohm temple<\/a>, we will notice a supposed carving of a\u00a0Stegosaurus<\/em> or at least something that eerily resembles it. The temple was built around the 12th<\/sup>\u00a0century prompting many authors and researchers to suggest that dinosaurs and mankind coexisted not long ago.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Then there\u2019s this image:<\/p>\n

\"Triceratops<\/p>\n

Discovered in Dawson County Montana, a Triceratops brow horn has been controversial dates back to around 33,500 years, officially challenging the idea that dinosaurs went extinct some 66 million years ago.<\/p>\n

This discovery, like many others, suggests that mankind coexisted on Earth with dinosaurs in the distant past. The Triceratops Horn is currently\u00a0stored at the Glendive Dinosaur and Fossil Museum.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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YouTube Video Here: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z344vzS7V7E?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1<\/p>\n

So, is this just another result of Hoaxed content on the internet, or could this be a real image of a pterodactyl?<\/p>\n

Quite possibly the most famous photograph in history related to the existence of Pterodactyls is an image that allegedly dates back to the American Civil War in 1864.<\/p>\n

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