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)