Mysterious Sea Animal Washes up on New Zealand Beach, Draws ‘Alien’ Comparisons

A type of skate fish, Amblyraja hyperborea. A woman found a mysterious animal skeleton this week, and one scientist suggested it's a skate. Public Domain

A mysterious sea creature with sharp teeth and spike-covered skin was discovered by a New Zealand woman.

Hanna Mary was walking along the beach with her mother when she saw a strange-looking skeletal creature at Rakaia Huts beach in Canterbury, New Zealand, on Nov. 24.