Mendacisaurus

Mendacisaurus was a dinosaur discovered by Burlare L. Menzogna that supossedly lived during The Incognitian Period, making it the oldest known dinosaur in existence. It was discovered when Burlare in a forest, where it was then dug up by him and moved into a warehouse he owned where an exhibit was set up so that people could pay a fee to see the dinosaur. Burlare claims that he met with an anonymous paleontologist that said the fossil is from The Incognitian.

This discovery was controversial among the paleontology community due to it's age and scarce resemblence to tiny single-celled bacteria. Many claimed it was a hoax for those reasons. Communication with the paleontologist that confirmed it's age has tried to be made, but Burlare forgot their contact info and details about them. Eventually, the Rathnir Paleontological Society decided to investigate. During the investigation, they found out that the fossil was actually made of marble, and was just a marble statue of a big lizard.

Burlare was charged with fraud and had the police sent after him. He attempted to cross the border into another country, but was caught because he was bragging about his discovery in another town. In court, Burlare said that he didn't make much money from the fake fossil and therefore shouldn't have a big sentence, and when asked how he quickly became rich he accidentally confessed to massive tax evasion. Burlare is currently serving 15 years in prison for fraud and tax evasion.