Originally Posted by
philkensebben
Isnt a cryptid supposedly an animal not yet recorded by science? Or am I horribly wrong?
Cryptids also usually include animals believed to be extinct by science, but claimed by cryptozoologists to still exist. Thylacines or ivory-billed woodpeckers would be counted as cryptids that way.
I'm not sure if coelocanths would count. While it's true that they were believed to be long-extinct until extant specimens were found, as far as I know there was no community of believers claiming to have seen them before proof was found. Thylacines and ivory-billed woodpeckers on the other hand do have people claiming to have seen them in recent times.