This book offers the first exhaustive, multidisciplinary critique of these persistent cryptid sightings. It moves beyond sensational claims to examine the biological, cultural, and ideological forces driving the narrative. Through a rigorous analysis of eyewitness testimony, paleontology, and indigenous ethnography, the book deconstructs the relic dinosaur hypothesis, revealing instead a profound case of modern myth-making.

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The Papuan Neodinosaur Phenomenon is a vital investigation into the collision of indigenous folklore, human psychology, and ideological pursuit-a study of how a phantom creature, born not in the Cretaceous, but in a modern media feedback loop, came to haunt the global consciousness.