Live Pterosaurs
Nonfiction books on “pterodactyls”
For the LDS reader who would like something different but in harmony
with Mormon beliefs—this is a set of books written by Jonathan David
Whitcomb, the author of nonfiction cryptozoology publications. He is
one of only a small number of scientists who have written a scientific
paper favorable to the possibility that not all species of pterosaurs are
extinct. In addition to his four nonfiction books (in nine total editions),
he has also published more than a thousand web pages and blog posts
on these fascinating featherless flying creatures.
Whitcomb has questioned eyewitnesses,
mostly by emails, who live in many areas
of the planet. He led a brief expedition in
Papua New Guinea, in 2004, interviewing
several important eyewitnesses of the ropen.
copyright 2010-2017 Jonathan Whitcomb
This sketch was drawn by the eyewitness Patty
Carson, now living in Southern California. She
was only a child when she and her brother had
a frightening encounter with this large winged
creature: at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where
their father was stationed temporarily in the
1960’s. None of the grownups believed Patty.
LDS working alongside other
Christians in a remarkable
new branch of cryptozoology
The two scientists Jonathan Whitcomb (LDS; left)
and Clifford Paiva (non-LDS; right) have taken a
stand on an old photograph that seems to have a
recently deceased Pteranodon in plain view.
By the author Jonathan David Whitcomb
“I began working with non-LDS American Christians, who
were searching for living pterosaurs, in 2003, a year before
my expedition on Umboi Island, Papua New Guinea. I don’t
imply that it was always smooth sailing with our different
religious faiths, but we have managed to combine our efforts
to research and to search for these flying creatures, and we
have done so with faith in particular doctrines found in the
Bible. One of the beliefs we have in common is in the reality
of the Flood of Noah.
“The official scientific discovery of one or more species of
extant pterosaurs—that would not force all atheists to put
on their Sunday best and rush off to the nearest church,
but it would validate the traditional Christian belief in the
Flood of Genesis. In a world where God went to so much
effort to protect many species on the Ark, what would be
so shocking about a supposedly ancient type of animal
becoming a member of that favored group so protected?
“I know, it’s more complicated than that, when we think
of the Western idea of certain living things being modern
and others being very ancient. Yet the official discovery
of a living pterosaur would attract attention to this: Many
scientists have been working under certain basic assump-
tions regarding extinctions, and at least some pterosaurs
are perfectly modern. They have no major problem in
living in our modern world.
“My associates and I believe that God continues to watch
over life on this planet, as He has done so in the past. We
are accountable for how we treat life, of course, and God
allows us to be creative or destructive with what He has
given to us, at least during our brief journey in mortality.
But the point is this: God deserves credit for the wonder-
ful life we find on this planet.”
Modern Pterosaurs
Live Pterosaurs in America
(expanded third edition)
Searching for Ropens and
Finding God (4th edition)
For brief reviews, and comparisons between these three books,
see Cryptozoology books for LDS readers (a post by Whitcomb)
Live Pterosaurs
For the LDS reader who would like something different but in
harmony with Mormon beliefs—this is a set of books written by
Jonathan David Whitcomb, the author of cryptozoology publica-
tions. He is one of only a small number of scientists who have
written a scientific paper favorable to the possibility that not all
species of pterosaurs are extinct. In addition to his four books
(in nine total editions), he has also published over a thousand
web pages and blog posts on these fascinating featherless flying
creatures.
Whitcomb has questioned eyewitnesses, mostly by emails, who
live in many areas of the planet. He led a brief expedition in
Papua New Guinea, in 2004, interviewing several important
eyewitnesses of the ropen.
copyright 2010-2017 Jonathan Whitcomb
Nonfiction books on “pterodactyls”
This sketch was drawn by the eyewitness Patty
Carson, now living in Southern California. She
was only a child when she and her brother had
a frightening encounter with this large winged
creature: at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where
their father was stationed temporarily in the
1960’s. None of the grownups believed Patty.
The two scientists Jonathan Whitcomb (LDS; left)
and Clifford Paiva (non-LDS; right) have taken a
stand on an old photograph that seems to have a
recently deceased Pteranodon in plain view.
LDS working alongside other
Christians in a remarkable
new branch of cryptozoology
By the author Jonathan David Whitcomb
“I began working with non-LDS American Christians, who
were searching for living pterosaurs, in 2003, a year before
my expedition on Umboi Island, Papua New Guinea. I don’t
imply that it was always smooth sailing with our different
religious faiths, but we have managed to combine our efforts
to research and to search for these flying creatures, and we
have done so with faith in particular doctrines found in the
Bible. One of the beliefs we have in common is in the reality
of the Flood of Noah.
“The official scientific discovery of one or more species of
extant pterosaurs—that would not force all atheists to put
on their Sunday best and rush off to the nearest church,
but it would validate the traditional Christian belief in the
Flood of Genesis. In a world where God went to so much
effort to protect many species on the Ark, what would be
so shocking about a supposedly ancient type of animal
becoming a member of that favored group so protected?
“I know, it’s more complicated than that, when we think
of the Western idea of certain living things being modern
and others being very ancient. Yet the official discovery
of a living pterosaur would attract attention to this: Many
scientists have been working under certain basic assump-
tions regarding extinctions, and at least some pterosaurs
are perfectly modern. They have no major problem in
living in our modern world.
“My associates and I believe that God continues to watch
over life on this planet, as He has done so in the past. We
are accountable for how we treat life, of course, and God
allows us to be creative or destructive with what He has
given to us, at least during our brief journey in mortality.
But the point is this: God deserves credit for the wonder-
ful life we find on this planet.”
Modern Pterosaurs
Live Pterosaurs in America
(expanded third edition)
Searching for Ropens and
Finding God (4th edition)
For brief reviews, and comparisons between these
three books, see Cryptozoology books for LDS readers