THE EAST OREGONIAN — MARCH 15, 1922
HUNT MONSTER 20,000,000 YEARS LATE ♢ THE PLESIOSAURUS, A MARINE REPTILE WHICH LIVED 25,000,000 YEARS AGO AND RULED PRE-HISTORIC SEAS, NOW BEING HUNTED IN PATAGONIA BY SCIENTISTS.
NEW YORK, March 14.—(By NEA Service.)—Somewhere in the dismal swamps of Patagonia, South America, a lonesome plesiosaurus is suffering the bitter tragedy of living 20,000,000 years late.
The proud, 15-foot neck of the gigantic marine reptile must be bowed in shame, for American experts have denied it admission to the best scientific circles.
In other words, the American Museum of Natural History has been informed that a plesiosaurus of the Mezosoic order is now living in Patagonia and the officials have refused to extend the cheery welcome until better credentials are presented.
Professor Clementi O'Neilli of the Buenos Ayres Zoological Garden is setting out with a large expedition to capture the animal alive or dead. Its presence in Large Esgue was reported by Martin Sheffield, an Englishman, prospecting in the Andes.
Scientists of Northwestern and Chicago universities also are planning expeditions.
BILLIONS OF YEARS AGO.
