| Burrunjor | |
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 An image of a theropod dinosaur that would be related to the burrunjor | |
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Real Name |
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First Appearance |
Aboriginal Folklore |
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Origin[]
The Burrunjor is an Australian cryptid described as being a giant lizard according to aboriginal mythology. Based on sightings it is 20–25 feet long, has small clawed hands and is bipedal in nature. It is often described as similar to T. rex, or potentially megaraptorids like Australovenator, Megaraptor, or Rapator. It may also be a dinosaur not yet appeared in the fossil record.
Throughout the 1950s, Australian cattle ranchers reported a large creature leaving bipedal tracks was eating their livestock. It was sighted again between 1978 by man named Bryan Clark who went into the woods and got lost and 1985 by a family was traveling to Roper River.
If it was not for the bipedal footprint findings, the burrunjor could have been mistaken for a Megalania (Varanus priscus), a prehistoric giant monitor lizard that lived in the area more recently, based on the aboriginal description.