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In Chabu, Inner Mongolia, farmers encountered three-toed tracks in the 1950s.It’s unclear whether the reference was made in jest, but some local people may have believed it.

Either a local doctor or Pliny himself started referring to the find as “the tracks of Noah’s raven.” This is a reference to the biblical story where Noah releases a raven to see if the floodwater had receded. In 1802, a boy named Pliny Moody found five birdlike prints while plowing on his family’s farm in South Hadley, MA.Large, bird-like footprints located in Syracuse, NY were believed to have been left by that monster when it landed to rest. It was eventually slain and its blood released many small mosquitos. A traditional Iroquois tale recorded in the 19th century talks about a large mosquito monster that once terrorized the populace.I think it’s interesting to note that humans have been encountering fossilized tracks throughout history and there have been various folkloric and spiritual interpretations.

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