To date, SCP-1264-1 has engaged _ civilian and military vessels 
and has sunk — of them, though SCP-1264-1 has shown a 
preference for passenger ships over other vessels. After the 
destruction of a vessel SCP-1264-A will then throw fishing nets on 
top of survivors floating in the water. These nets are then attached 
to the hull of the sinking vessel or an anchor so that it will drag down 
the net and its contents. Post-incident recovery teams using 
submersibles are unable to locate any corpses underwater after they 
are dragged to the bottom. In 20 , SCP-1264 was involved ina 
protracted engagement with MTF Tau-11 (aka "Can Openers") and 
was effectively suppressed. In its impaired condition, SCP-1264 was 
then towed out under armed escort to its current containment area 
for indefinite detainment. 


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Autopsy Report;264-a-8 
ID: BPD110094-67F 
Decedent: SCP-1264-A-1 
« Age: N/A 
* Race: N/A 
* Sex: WA 


¢ Length: 177.0cm 
¢ Weight: 111.3kg 


Location of Autopsy: Research Site-45 


¢ Autopsy Authorized by Dr. W. Hermes 
¢ Recovered post incident (1264-12-D) 


Clothing/Equipment: 


¢ Mark V diving helmet 
* Standard US Navy diving dress (rubber) 
¢ Weighted boot 


External Examination: 

Multiple blast and fragment injuries to the 
chest and abdomen including amputation of 
one of the lower extremities. There are 
multiple penetrating fragment injuries of the 
anterior thorax. Bilateral symmetry is present 
in the physical appearance. Four extremities 
branch out from the central body, 2 upper and 
2 lower. The upper extremities branch out 
again into four smaller distal aopendages. This 
allows the subject to operate inside the suit, by 
taking on a nearly humanoid form. 


History: 
Injured by explosive munitions. 


Gross Description: 


¢ Skin: A membranous epidermis and 
dermis are both present. A thin layer of 
calcified structures lies below the dermis 
and is made of isolated microscopic 
ossicles joined by connective tissue. 

¢ Head and Neck: Head is totally absent. 

Mark V diving helmet is only filled with 

sea water and detritus. The open neck 

actually serves as the anus, expelling 

waste into the helmet. 

Skeletal System: An endoskeleton made 

of reinforced calcareous rods, plates, 


and bulbs provides upright support to 
the body and extremities. These 
structures are not true bones as they 
lack marrow, nerves, endosterm, and 
periosterm. Structures are held tightly in 
place by the surrounding radial muscles. 
Muscle Tissue: Tissue is dark brown in 
color and formed in a circular pattern 
around the endoskeleton. A water 
vascular system is present to allow 
elongation and introversion of the 
muscle tissue. Water is not actually used 
in the hydraulics but rather a coelomic 
fluid. 

Circulatory System: Hundreds of 
miniature ampullae are present within 
the muscle tissues that pump the 
coelomic fluid. Phagocytic 
coelomocytes, somewhat similar in 
function to the white blood cells of 
vertebrates, are formed within the 
haemal vessels, and travel throughout 
the body cavity via coelomic fluid. The 
coelomocytes also seem to be 
responsible for carrying the 
haemoglobin. 

Respiratory and Digestive System: 
Oxygenated and deoxygenated 
coelomic fluid is circulated via the 
arterial cord protruding from the dorsal 
side. This cord is the body's lifeline for 
both oxygen and nutrition, similar to a 
fetus connected to the mother's 
placenta. Body cavity lacks gills and 
stomach. The cord directly branches off 
into the intestines and major vessels 
once inside the body. 

Nervous System: Brain is completely 
absent. Nerve tissue stems from the thin 
notochord-like structure that is included 


in the arterial cord. Small eye spots are 
present on the distal upper appendages. 

¢ Other Comments: A system of 
interconnected glands fills the entire 
ventral thoracic cavity. These glands are 
responsible for secreting the specialized 
adhesive. Secretions are then pumped 
through the upper extremities and out 
the distal orifices. 


Other Lab Procedures: 
Toxicology, Photography, X-Ray, Microscopic 
Examination. 


Disposition of Evidence: 


¢ Toxicologist: Vitreous, Fluids 
¢ Lead Investigator: Clothing, Equipment 
¢ Morgue Custodian: Body 


NOTE: Items not specifically stored in the 
Lab-62 vault are to be incinerated. - Dr. W.H. 


Summary: 

Body exhibits strong physical and anatomical 
traits with Echinoderms, especially 
Holothuroidea or sea cucumbers. Though the 
body includes many independent systems, it is 
completely dependent on this cord for 
sustenance and direction. Control of the body 
is granted through the cord through some 
other intelligence as it is evident how the 
neural pathway ends inside the body cavity but 
Originates elsewhere. The body should be 
considered as a physical extension of this 
intelligence. This entity must be made of the 
same anatomical characteristics as SCP-1264- 
A-1 in order to utilize and manipulate these 
extensions. This entity, if it is in fact a singular 
consciousness, would have to be extremely 
adapt to handling an enormous amount of 


input and output signals simultaneously in 
order to manage all of SCP-1264-A. 


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Footnotes 
1. Below 75m is considered to be SCP-1264's crush depth based on 
engineering analyses. 


« SCP-1263 | SCP-1264 | SCP-1265 » 


SCP-1265: The Mesozoic Preserve 


Item #: SCP-1265 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: Site 1265, which contains 
SCP-1265, is to be publicly maintained as a wildlife preserve by the 
Safe and Clean Planet Initiative, a Foundation front company. 
Scientific discoveries made by the Foundation regarding wildlife 
within SCP-1265 may be published following corresponding 
evidence being found in the fossil record. 


Civilians wishing to travel through SCP-1265 are to treated with 
Class-D (Anterograde, Selective) Amnestics in order to be unable to 
remember instances of SCP-1265-A that they come into contact 
with. All untreated civilians found to have come into contact with 
SCP-1265-A instances are to be treated with Class-A (Retrograde, 
General) amnestics, implanted with false memories, and released. 


Every six months, eggs laid by instances of SCP-1265-A are to be 
harvested for incubation and study before being released into the 
wild at maturity. Full procedures for care of young specimens of 
SCP-1265-A, including imprinting procedures, see Document 1265- 
I. 


Description: SCP-1265 is an irregularly shaped area of land 
measuring 50km2 within the Congo basin, Africa. SCP-1265 is 
mostly contained within the Democratic Republic of Congo, but 
approximately 15km2 is contained within the neighboring Republic of 
Congo. The majority of SCP-1265 is uninhabited, save for some 
tribal villages, and contains flora typical of the Congo basin. 


SCP-1265 is inhabited by several species known to be extinct, 
mostly from the clade Dinosauria. These animals, collectively 
designated SCP-1265-A, appear spontaneously in groups of five 
approximately once every 30 days, and are not necessarily found on 


the fossil record within Africa; instead, they appear to be selected 
based on the climate they lived in during the Mesozoic Era. 
Instances of SCP-1265-A are incapable of leaving SCP-1265, as 
they dematerialize upon crossing the border of SCP-1265, and 
reappear in an area within three kilometers of the border, sedated. 
SCP-1265-A are also not chosen based on one particular period of 
the Mesozoic, but the Cretaceous and Jurassic are the most well- 
represented, with sparse population of Triassic-period dinosaurs. In 
addition, several non-dinosaur reptilians, such as pterosaurs, are 
known to exist with in SCP-1265, but are not commonly seen. 


SCP-1265-A instances, even carnivores, show no aggression or fear 
towards humans unless provoked; to date, the 3 Foundation 
personnel killed in SCP-1265 have died as a result of accidentally 
provoking a 1265-A instance, as opposed to being actively hunted 
by a carnivorous species of SCP-1265-A. 


Notably, there are few large carnivorous or herbivorous dinosaurs 
present as SCP-1265-A instances, and a lack of dinosaur species 
whose fossils have been found in North America. For example, 
species such as Tyrannosaurus rex and Brachiosaurus have never 
been sighted in SCP-1265, but species such as Spinosaurus and 
Kentrosaurus are relatively common. Proportionately speaking, 
there is a 5:1 ratio of non-American dinosaurs to American species. 


Finally, there are several instances of SCP-1265-A that have not yet 
been discovered in the fossil record, collectively known as 
SCP-1265-a. SCP-1265-a instances are known for being unusually 
aggressive, and will often charge at or attempt to attack researchers 
and other animals within SCP-1265 indiscriminately. As of yet, 
Foundation researchers have been unable to determine the origin of 
any most instances of SCP-1265-a; some have been found in the 
fossil record, and as such, have been reclassified as instances of 
SCP-1265-A. Notably, SCP-1265-a instances reclassified as 
SCP-1265-A usually lose all aggressive tendencies. 


SCP-1265 is believed to have existed for at least 200 years, 
according to historical records. Several instances of SCP-1265-A 
have been integrated into the folklore of several tribes in the area 
near SCP-1265!. For further details, see Interview 1265-01. 


Interview 1265-01: An interview conducted by Dr. Welles ina 
Mboshi village 5.5 KM away from the perimeter of SCP-1265 
regarding SCP-1265-A sightings. All dialog is translated from the 
Lingala language. 


<Begin Log> 
Dr. Welles: What can you tell me about the monsters? 


: There are several of them in the jungle, almost all of 
them in the water. They do not eat people, though; not 
most of them, except for Nguma-monene2. Nguma- 
monene is like a big snake with legs, walks on all fours 
like a dog, and has big ridge on its back. That will eat 
you if it catches yous. 


Dr. Welles: Tell me about Mokele. 


: Mokele-mbembe? is the largest of them all. It is big 
enough to block rivers, and makes the lakes rise. It can 
breathe underwater, but is not a fish, and the Earth 
shakes when it walks. There is also Mbielu-Mbielu- 
Mbielu, the beast with planks in its back. 


Dr. Welles:[produces illustrations of Camarasaurus and 
Kentrosaurus from his pack] Are these Mokele and 
Mbielu? 


: Yes, and no. 
Dr. Welles: No? 


: These do not have feathers. Everything else is right, 
but Mbielu has feathers; so does Mokele. They are 
almost like birds in that way, but they do not fly. The 
ones that do fly have no feathers. 


Dr. Welles: What else can you tell me about the area? 


: It is hexed, the Mokeles and the Mbielus and others 
cannot leave it without vanishing. Nor can their eggs or 
meat; years ago, hunters tried to bring back the carcass 


of a Mokele. It took the whole village, and when they 
reached the edge of the area, it simply vanished. 


Dr. Welles: How many people have gone into the area 
over the past several years? 


: Many. They are hunters, but they do not want to kill. 
They wanted to find Mokele, and nothing else. They 
never succeed, for whatever reason. It is because they 
do not look in that one area for Mokele, we tell them that 
it is dangerous, and it is. All people know that area is 
dangerous, and not to go near it. 


Dr. Welles: That will be all. Thank you for your 
cooperation. 


<End Log> 

Note: Administration of amnestics was deemed 
unnecessary due to the familiarity the majority of the 
village had with SCP-1265. 


Collected Notes Regarding SCP-1265-A: Notes taken during a 
monthly expedition through SCP-1265 by Dr. Neill. 


| still find it fascinating that almost all instances of 
SCP-1265-A (well, the dinosaurs, at least) are feathered, 
not scaled. All | have to say is this: Chen, eat your heart 
out. This blows Yixian out of the water.5 Weng's come 
across a few carcasses, and he's joked a few times 
about wanting to see what they taste like. | don't trust 
dinosaur meat, especially given what was found at that 
farm in China. There are some trilobites in the water, 
however, and the natives sometimes come here to fish 
for them. They taste like prawns. 


As noted in the main description, the majority of them are 
from the clade Dinosauria, and are all suited to fit the 
climate of the Congo. Several of them are quasi- 
amphibious, such as the Kentrosaurus, which prefers to 
spend time in water. Observation has shown that it can 
hold its breath for up to an hour at a time. As such, 


Kentrosaurus native to this area have large amounts of 
algae growing on their plates and spikes, occasionally 
giving the illusion that they are a living bush of some 
sort. Kentrosaurus are usually quite docile, but we've 
seen that their thagomizers® can take down small trees. 


Despite the theory created by Mr. Russell in the 1980s, 
there is absolutely no evidence that Troodon would ever 
have evolved into the so-called "dinosauroid"’, but are 
rather intelligent. They have been seen using 
rudimentary tools in a manner similar to chimpanzees in 
order to pick fruit from trees, and throw rocks at prey in 
order to injure it. 


We found a family of Baryonyx today. As it turns out, 
they're semi-aquatic, and use their tails to shoot through 
the water after fish, and chomp them up like a crocodile 
or gharials. They appear to be associating with a clan of 
Spinosaurus. 


Dr. Moore was very disappointed about seeing a live 
Spinosaurus, and | honestly can't blame him. They're 
mostly quadrapedal, and have feather covering more like 
ducks than anything else. Their skeletal structure is 
completely unsuited for walking upright, and the less said 
about the so-called spine, the better. Scientifically 
fascinating, but as a life-long dinosaur enthusiast, | must 
grieve for such a titan. 


We've made an incredible discovery: a four-winged flying 
dinosaur, with wings on both its arms and its legs. Weng 
speculates that it's a completely new species of 
Microraptor, native to Asia. It's colored like a raven, its 
plumage is an iridescent black. Since it's not been found 
in the record, it's a -a instance, and those things are 
tetchy. Weng nearly got his finger bitten off sedating it. If 
it's ever found in the fossil record, we'll name it properly, 
but for now, it's just Microraptor foundationi®. 


We finally found something that isn't feathered. It's a 
species of crocodile, Postosuchus, Late Triassic. It was 


drinking at the edge of a lake, when suddenly, a pack of 
Coelophysis jumped out and attacked it. Several of them 
went for its throat, cutting the jugular; as soon as it bled 
out, they began stripping the corpse to the bone. It was 
astounding, almost like piranha tearing apart a cow in the 
Amazon. 


We managed to collect the skeleton, and Weng noticed 
that the thing had three shattered ankles, as if they had 
fallen and landed on their feet; probably why the 
Coelophysis were able to take it down so easily. 


We saw a magnificent fight between a Therizinosaurus 
and a Carnotaurus. The Therizinosaurus practically 
decapitated the poor carnivore, which was about the 
same size; the Therizinosaur then did something rather 
odd: it cut open the Carnotaur's corpse and dipped its 
claws in the blood, before scoring the trees around it with 
dinosaur blood. | believe that this was done for the 
purpose of marking territory; it's actually rather 
fascinating, if somewhat gruesome. The Therizinosaur 
then ate a bit of flesh from the Carnotaur and left the 
area.