Body of unknown animal found near Worthing baffles experts

MYSTERY surrounds the discovery of a skeleton found in a field near Worthing which has baffled experts.

Jodie Salmon, 23, of Collingwood Road, Goring, was walking her dog near Chanctonbury Ring on Thursday, when she made the grizzly discovery.

Upon showing it to friends, speculation grew it could be a big cat.

She said: “At first, I thought it was a snake, but when I looked closer, I thought it could be a big cat.

“I am not sure how big it was, but would guess between five or six feet long.

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RICHARD FREEMAN: Its a carnivore of some form. Look closely and you can carnassial (shearing ) teeth and a sagittal crest on the skull. The lower jaw looks slightly prognathus with the lower cainines protruding. My guess is a mastiff.