Here’s the rub: when a specimen or hard physical evidence is brought forward, the science is reevaluated, revised and refined as investigations into the novel species begin. What, precisely, is the role of cryptozoology in the discovery of new species (which is often from sheer luck, like capturing the elusive…

Here’s the rub: when a specimen or other hard physical evidence is brought forward, science was revised and investigations into the novel species began. What, precisely, is the role of cryptozoology in the discovery of new species (which is often from sheer luck, like capturing the elusive megamouth shark)? I do not…