Show Scientists to Study Carcass of Lizard Found in Alaska Glacier 1 CORDOVA CORDOV Alaska Nov ov 28 AP Al' APA AlA A A section of ot tho carcass o of the creaturo creature found In the ice of or Glacier Island near here November November Novem Novem- ber 10 was preserved in Cordova today for scientific examination A description of ot the tho cre creature ture believed believed believed be be- by residents to have lived Jived in prehistoric times and to have been preserved In tho the glacier for tor thousands thousands thou thou- sands of years was given by W. W J J. McDonald superintendent of ot Chu- Chu I Chu-I gach national forest who headed an Investigating In party part and returned with the portion of or tho the carcass McDonald said only about six feet of oC flesh Jesh remained on the skeleton which measured 24 feet 1 l inch long Ho said it had a sn snout ut similar to the beak of ot a pelican with a a. head bead shaped much like liko an elephant Tho rho vertebrae Immediately behind behind behind be be- hind th the tho head hoad McDonald l said sald were Interlocked with Clippers ga m each side The Tho vertebrae c he ho asserted were three bladed and the tho flippers were made u up of ot five fingers Each finger had bad three Joints or possibly more No teeth were found Weight of tho skeleton was estimated esti cati- mated by McDonald at 1000 pounds The length of ot the snout was given as 39 Inches from its bend to the tho middle or of the tho forehead It was 11 inches wide at nt tho the midsection and 29 inches in circumference Th Tho bone tione marrow W in tho the snout was three Inches In diameter Tho rho overall length of tho the head bead was r reported ported as 55 inches From tho the back of ot the head bend to the tho end of oC the ribs tho the creaturo creature measured 74 inches Tho The length ot of tho the top blade blad of tho the vertebra was reported to be 14 inches and the ido blade 12 inches McDonald said there thero also atso was a a. perpendicular blade First reports said sald tho the creature had been fur covered ored Investigators did not mention whether this was tho the case c. Ph Photographs Photograph of ot the creature were taken and sent to the United St States tes |