ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ɹˈaɪɾɚ dˈænjəl lˈɑːkstən ænd pˌeɪliːoʊntˈɑːlədʒˌɪst dˈɑːnəld pɹʌðˈɜːɹoʊ, "kɹˌɪptoʊzuːˈɑːlədʒˌɪsts hæv ˈɔfən pɹəmˈoʊɾᵻd pɹəfˈɛsɚ ɹˈɔɪ mˈækəl, pˌiːˈeɪtʃ dˈiː.æz wˈʌn ʌv ðɛɹ lˈiːdɪŋ fˈɪɡjɚz ænd wˈʌn ʌvðə fjˈuː wɪð ɐ lədʒˈɪɾᵻmət dˈɑːktɚɹˌeɪt ɪn baɪˈɑːlədʒi.
According to writer Daniel Loxton and paleontologist Donald Prothero, "Cryptozoologists have often promoted 'Professor Roy Mackal, PhD.' as one of their leading figures and one of the few with a legitimate doctorate in biology.