mˈækəl lˈeɪɾɚ tʃˈeɪndʒd hɪz mˈaɪnd ænd pɹəpˈoʊzd ðætðə kɹˈiːtʃɚz wɜː zjˈuːɡlɑːdənz, sˈɜːpəntˌaɪn wˈeɪlz bᵻlˈiːvd tə hæv ɡɔn ɛkstˈɪŋkt sˈɛvɹəl mˈɪliən jˈɪɹz ɐɡˈoʊ.
Mackal later changed his mind and proposed that the creatures were zeuglodons, serpentine whales believed to have gone extinct several million years ago.