ɪnˈɪʃəli, sˈaɪəntɪsts ɛɡzˈæmɪnɪŋ ðə spˈɛsɪmən sədʒˈɛstᵻd ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz fɹʌm nˈuː zˈiːlənd ænd wʌz ɪn fˈækt ðə lˈɔst kˈɔːkɐwˌoʊ, ɐ dʒˈaɪənt ænd mɪstˈɪɹiəs fˈɔːɹɪst lˈɪzɚd ʌv mˈaʊɹi ˈoːɹəl tɹɐdˈɪʃən.
Initially, scientists examining the specimen suggested that it was from New Zealand and was in fact the lost kawekaweau, a giant and mysterious forest lizard of Maori oral tradition.