Dr. Lea discovers Salty

Salty... the monster in the Salton Sea

Well, Dr. Lea does it again! We have heard that the Salton Sea has a monster in it and Dr. Lea has proof now that it's not a monster but rather something from the past! This monster is known, just recently as fossils were found in Nevada in 1997, it's called Thalattoarchon saurphagis. Dr. Lea, a well renown paleontologist told a news briefing crew at the North Shore College of Knowledge that this monster, in the past was 30 feet long, air breathing and equipped with a mouth full of sharp teeth with cutting edges on them. Scary to be sure but Dr. Lea says what he found in the Salton Sea is a miniature version of this close cousin.   

This enormous marine predator did in fact lurk in the Triassic seas, which covered Nevada millions of years ago. He assured the news that this Triassic sea was not created by global warming and thus we don't have to be concerned about a return of the sea, at least in the near future. Dr. Lea explained that this monster emerged soon after the catastrophic resetting of life on earth which suggest the marine ecosystem rebounded quicker then the terrestrial ecosystem, Dr. Lea reports. This monster had five inch long teeth too! It was a four finned "icthyosaur" it resided at the top of the food chain much like today's great white shark.

The Salton Sea version is much smaller and has extremely small teeth as it feeds on Tilapia fish commonly found in the Salton Sea. Dr. Lea has not only taken pictures of this smaller cousin but also has one in his large fish tank located at his hidden laboratory located somewhere in Parkside which is an area of North Shore CA.

Here you can see Salty in the hidden aquarium

Here you see one of the specimens of the Salty in the aquarium at Dr. Lea's hidden laboratory and it has been alive for at least 4 months. Although it does continue to feed on his tropical fish but he has imported Tilapia fish for feeding time. Dr. Albert actually got bit by Salty and had to report to JFK medical center for stitches, so Dr. Lea's staff reported recently. Is it safe to swim in the Salton Sea with this creature? Dr. Lea assures us that it is completely safe as Salty prefers Talipia over human consumption. However, this would not have been true in the Triassic Sea and he points out that no human was ever in the food chain of this monster. Therefore, it is completely safe to boat, swim, or do other recreational activities at the Salton Sea which are legal and for public consumption. Sex in the water might be the only exception to this thinking, Dr. Lea points out. He does suggest you get a bar code on your private parts as a precaution because if you where in this situation and had body parts bit off, then if found they could be reattached surgically. Salty's name might need to be changed to something close to Lorana Bobbit or the like. The readers might recall she cut off her mans, shall we say, manhood and thus the reference to sex in the Salton Sea if it got bit off. 

World renown paleontologist Dr.Tommy Lea

Now if this were to be more wide spread at the Salton Sea, Dr. Lea has made a lure which flops, bobs, and acts just like a bit off body part. Therefore fishermen can really take advantage of the horrible situation, if that were to occur. These lures are very life like, and comes in a vibration option, which can be deployed if fishing becomes slow or non existent. Passing the time this way could be a very interesting facet of modern day fishing. Dr. Lea is also considering jelly type lures what come in various hot colors. Please request his catalog of these new fishing lures as they become more available and the monster "Salty" becomes more of a game fish.


Dr. Lea is considering a fishing derby in the near future which will assist his research into this monster fish. Anyone wanting to join the fishing derby can contact Dr. Lea's staff via this blog. Otherwise, we will post the derby pictures and results here in the near future. 

For any information please contact NSCOK through this blogsite.