This is an alphabetical list of notable cryptozoologists and people associated with the field of cryptozoology, including prominent skeptics and hoaxers.
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Michael M. Ames (1933–2006), Canadian anthropologist and co-author of Manlike Monsters on Trial: Early Records and Modern Evidence[1]
Bernard Heuvelmans (1916–2001), Belgian-French cryptozoologist and author of several books on the topic including On the Track of Unknown Animals[1][6][9][38]
Trader Horn (1861–1931), English ivory trader and explorer; proponent of the Amali[1]
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Barnaby Jones, Cryptozoologist, author, founder of Cryptids Anomalies and the Paranormal Society, host of Monsters on the Edge podcast
John Keel (1930–2009), American ufologist and Mothman researcher;[1] author of The Mothman Prophecies
Aleksandr Kondratov (1937–1993), Russian scientist and proponent of living dinosaurs; author of Динозавра ищите в глубинах (English: Dinosaurs in the Depths)[39]
C. M. Kosemen (b. 1984), Turkish artist and co-author of Cryptozoologicon[20]
Willy Ley (1906–1969), German-American science writer and author of several texts on cryptozoology, including Exotic Zoology[1]
Daniel Loxton (b. 1975), Canadian writer and cryptozoology skeptic; co-author of Abominable Science!: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids[9]
Darren Naish (b. 1975), British palaeontologist and cryptid skeptic; author of Hunting Monsters: Cryptozoology and the Reality Behind the Myths and Cryptozoologicon[1][9]
Donald Prothero (b. 1954), American palaeontologist and cryptozoology skeptic; co-author of Abominable Science!: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids[9]
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^ abcde"Scientists gain new respect for evidence pointing to the existence of an unknown primate living in North America". bfro.net. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^ abcdefghTaylor, Michael (24 January 1999). "Screams in the Night / The search for Bigfoot is as old as the hills, but in the remote forests of far northern California, trackers of the elusive – or mythical – creature are up to some new tricks". San Francisco Chronicle. SFGate. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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^ abLogana, Don (19 August 2008). "Bigfoot find exposed as one big hoax". WTOC. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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^ abBlashford-Snell, John; Lenska, Rula (1996). Mammoth Hunt: In Search of the Giant Elephants of Nepal. HarperCollins. ISBN 0002556723. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
^Coghlan, Andy (22 April 2015). "Old Scientist: How biologists tussled over the Loch Ness monster". New Scientist. New Scientist Ltd. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
^ abHill, Matthew (27 December 2011). "Tracing the origins of a 'yeti's finger'". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^ abHartlaub, Peter (6 August 2000). "On the trail with Bigfoot believers". San Francisco Examiner. SFGate. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
^ abcMutton, Karen (2011). Scattered Skeletons in our Closet. SCB Distributors. ISBN 978-1935487715. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
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^Coleman, Loren. "Mark A. Hall, Cryptozoologist and Fortean, Dies". cryptozoonews.org. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
^ abcColombo, John Robert (1999). Mysteries of Ontario. Dundurn. ISBN 0888822057. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^ abNaish, Darren. "The Cryptozoologicon (Volume I): here, at last". blogs.scientificamerican.com. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^ abBroad, William J. (16 October 1983). "The science corps wants a few more good heretics". New York Times. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
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^Falson, Sarah (2 March 2020). "Tony Healy is on the hunt for the Hawkesbury River monster". The Islander. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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^Reilly, Peter (21 December 1976). "Tracking the sasquatch". The Fifth Estate. CBC News. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
^Leventhal, Richard M. "Vine Deloria, Jr. (1933–2005)" (PDF). www.penn.museum. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
^Winkler, Jeff (2 December 2015). "Rick Dyer's Believe It Or Not!". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
^Grundhauser, Eric (5 January 2018). "Wishlist: An Essential History of Giant Squid". atlasobscura.com. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
^ abSpata, Christopher (22 November 2019). "Tampa Bay taxi driver who hunted Bigfoot for 10 years dead at 63". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^Foster, David. "Bigfoot Hunter Endures Ridicule To Search For Legend". bigfootencounters.com. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
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^ abKohn, Marek (26 May 1993). "Book Review / Looking for the wild man in all of us: 'In Search of the Neanderthals' – Christopher Stringer and Clive Gamble: Thames & Hudson". The Independent. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^"Josh Gates presents Yeti footprint to Joe Rohde". laughingplace.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
^Gerhard, Ken (2007). Big Bird!: Modern Sightings of Flying Monsters. CFZ Press. ISBN 978-1905723089. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
^ abSpitzer, Gabriel (8 August 2020). "Bigfoot ruined this man's life, then gave him a fresh start". KNKX. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
^ abMartin, Glen (14 September 2003). "Charlatan in a monkey suit? Bigfoot academics say no way / Symposium unites experts on the weird-footed mystery beast". Seattle Pi. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^Naish, Darren. "Mystery big cat skulls from the Peruvian Amazon not so mysterious anymore". blogs.scientificamerican.com. Scientific American. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^Galbreath, Gary J. (September 2015). "The 1848 'Enormous Serpent' Of The Daedalus Identified". Skeptical Inquirer. 39 (5). Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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^ abcdeFisher, David (12 March 2011). "'Sasquatch cast' makes a big impression on anatomists, TV". Seattle Pi. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^Mayor, Adrienne (2005). Fossil Legends of the First Americans. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691113459. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
^Egan, Timothy (3 January 2003). "'Bigfoot' dead, but he left an imprint". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
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^ abElgood, Giles (8 September 1991). "London's Fortean Times, Journal of Weird and Wonderful, Sets Sights on Big Time". LA Times. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
^ abcdLyons, Stephen (12 January 1999). "The Legend of Loch Ness". pbs.org. Nova PBS. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
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