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Hi Lauren. Here at Project Noah you are only allowed to post photos you have taken of living organisms. Images taken from the internet or other sources may not be posted here. Please take a few minutes to read through the FAQ page. You will find the rules for posting here and some other information on the site. http://www.projectnoah.org/faq
I'm afraid this is not a living creature. It's been extinct for millennia. This is a very clever sculpture. I found this exact photograph on this website, with an explanation. From this site: http://karlshuker.blogspot.com/2015/10/d... "On 10 October 2015, the following photograph was tweeted to me by The Anomalist @anomalistnews, stating: "Is this a better Diplocaulus hoax, or a previously unknown animal?" and "Only details on this photo is it was taken in "Asia" and was posted on Facebook". " It proved to be a photo of an exceedingly life-like Diplocaulus model created by expert Japanese model maker Goro Furuta. What's more, it was just one of several photos (all copyrighted to Goro) of this wonderful model that were present in a publicly-viewable album on Goro's Facebook page. This album can be viewed here, and includes the following close-up photo of the model resting on someone's hand and arm:"
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PublishedJune 15, 2016

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