A woman has claimed that she has filmed a baby dinosaur running through her backyard... seriously.

Cristina Ryan, from Palm Coast, Florida, is convinced that this weekend, a velociraptor ran through her garden in the middle of the night.

FOX 35 reports that the video was taken at 3:40AM on Saturday and shows what appears to be a two-legged animal with a long tail running through Ryan's yard.

Needless to say, the footage has garnered a lot of attention online as social media users wrack their brains in a bid to find out exactly what the animal is.

Watch the video of the alleged velociraptor below:

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"Any animal we can come up with that would be 'walking' at 3:40 in the morning, wouldn't walk this way," she told FOX 35 News. "Maybe I've watched 'Jurassic Park' too many times, but I see a raptor or other small dinosaur!"

The homeowner went on to say that almost everyone she's shown the footage to so far is in agreement that the animal featured is definitely a dinosaur.

"Some say a large bird, but that makes no sense - since whatever it is, [it] appears to have front legs. So not sure? Lol. I'm sticking with raptor myself," she joked.

Reacting to the footage, one Facebook user wrote: "It's likely a bearded dragon, I have one. You can tell by the head. Sad looks like someone's pet got out or, God forbid was let go. Poor thing is probably scared and won’t survive long in the climate."

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A second suggested that it was, in fact, a dog with a bucket on its head.

They wrote: "If you pause the video, it looks like a dog with a bucket on its head. You can definitely see a leash or rope trailing behind."

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A third, however, threw the suggestion that it might be a turkey into the ring, writing:

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Now, as is the case behind many a viral video, it's likely that there is a completely logical explanation behind this one too.

But the question remains: what do you think was running through Ryan's garden in the middle of the night?

Featured image credit: Alamy / Waldemar Dabrowski

Homeowner believes she's filmed a 'velociraptor' running through her yard