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Lucy John

The large mystery creature that washed up on a Welsh beach

A mysterious creature washed up on a Pembrokeshire beach and people aren't quite certain what it is.

A pelvis, vertebrae and flippers appeared to make up part of the large grey mass which was found on Newport beach in Pembrokeshire.

Julie LaTrobe made the discovery on Thursday, December 17 at around 3.15pm.

She said: "It was quite a find, we poked at the remains trying to work out what it was for quite a time. It looked like a vertebrae that was the size of my fist.

"It didn't have a head we could see, but a very definite pelvis and what looked like flippers. It didn't seem like bone, rather cartilage, much paler and softer.

"It made a very interesting culmination to a beautiful wild walk along the estuary."

What looks like bone or cartilage sticking out from the creature (Julie LaTrobe)
Lots of people have been trying to guess what it is (Julie LaTrobe)
Some body parts could be made out (Julie LaTrobe)

It's not clear what the creature is, however a few suggestions have been made.

Some people on social media suggested it might be some sort of shark, seal or even a sheep.

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The organisation, British Divers Marine Life, couldn't say for sure either, as the creature had decomposed to an unrecognisable state.

However a spokesperson suggested that, based on its location, it was most likely to be a dolphin or a porpoise, and at a push perhaps a seal.

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