Ancient animal skeleton found

Ancient animal skeleton found

KUALA KAPUAS, C. Kalimantan: Sei Pasah villagers in the Kapuas
Hilir subdistrict here were excited Saturday over the discovery
of a skeleton of what they think is an ancient, winged animal.

Antara reported that the six-meter-long skeleton of a four-
legged creature was found in a village some 135 kilometers south
of the capital Palangkaraya by 60-year-old Samuel Dalay.

It said Samuel had accidentally hit a greenish skull as he was
plowing his paddy field by the Kapuas Murung river.

Samuel and his 32-year-old son Tahan dug 10 meters down to
unearth the skeleton which includes leg bones, a backbone, and
the presumed wing bones of the "ancient creature".

"Whoever wants to study the bones is welcome," he said. (aan)