Do Pterosaurs Still Exist on Papua New Guinea?

In Papua New Guinea, natives describe huge flying animals with long beaks, bat-like wings, and razor-sharp teeth and claws. Evidence of gigantic nesting sites have been found in the mountains. Remember, this is the area where previously-unknown species of animals are found almost constantly. Could these creatures be living pterosaurs?
The Ropen or ‘demon flyer' is a monstrous animal that is said to have terrified the natives of Papua New Guinea for thousands of years. Another smaller animal, known as the Duah, is possibly related to the Ropen, a cryptid creature said to haunts some of the far-flung outlying islands.

The flying animals described are said to "glow" in the dark, as reported both by locals and researchers. It has been hypothesized that the bio-luminescent glow assists the animals' effort to hunt and catch food in the deep darkness of the tropical night. One of the researchers, David Woetzel, has said that he recorded images of the animals while studying them.

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(Image credit: Wikipedia user DinoGuy2)

Okay, I found an image here:

http://www.ropens.com/report/pg-01/

The image shows two vague round lights. No way are these things pterodactyls. I'm calling shenanigans on this one.
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This is utter twaddle. Cryptozoology is all fine and good and I'd be willing to believe there are still some large animals out there waiting to be discovered, but none of them are dinosaurs.
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Sure, they find new microorganisms and plants all the time. Corals and insects and weird deep sea fishy things. But not gigantic flying flippin' glow-in-the-dark reptiles. Let's face it, they'd be kind of obvious.
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I call bs on 'finding would refute ethical geological timetables and even evolution'. Even if they do exist, they don't call evolution into question any more than coelacanths or crocodiles do (although several creationist websites claim those do as well).
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"Pterosaurs were believed to walk on four legs using what we call "knuckles". So it is safe to presume that the animals exhibited hands." WTF?

These "researchers" are clearly looking for the means to a creationist end.

My guess is these large, nocturnal, bioluminescent creatures Papua New Guineans have been spotting are large, pale coloured owls (of which there are many species native to the country). I have had owls swoop near me at night before and believe me it seems as though they are monstrously HUUGE until you actually get a good look at them with a night vision camera.

If you treck into the deepest, darkest depths of the jungles of Papua New Guinea, you'll find a pterosaur, big foot, Nessie, the abominable snowman, and a bunyip having a tea party.
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Why are you highlighting this poorly-researched, poorly-written, sensationalistic article?

The entire article screams "Bigfoot exists" until the last paragraph, where it quietly states "maybe it was just human error, and maybe Bigfoot doesn't really exist".

With or without an agenda, claptrap is still claptrap.
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Search for the Flying Fox, it's a large fruit bat. It's native in and around Papua New Guinea-- often sensationalized by people like this guy...
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New species are being discovered in that part of the world all the time. I don't think it's impossible. What's it got to do with evolution, though?

Here are some pics of a tiny pterosaur that inhabits an island not so very far from New Guinea:
http://www.aboutindo.com/2010/05/18/baby-dragon-found/
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Monyet, the problem is there's more evidence for Bigfoot or UFOs than there is for this creature. The article lends way more credence to rumours and superstition than it should.
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Sadly, just another creationist bit of nonsense, albeit more poorly written than most. Contains numerous lies about how most zoologists believe there are pterosaurs alive in New Zealand. This isn't neat, it's just crazy.
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