The mummies have been called 'tridactyl' due to their three-fingered hands, an unusual trait that has fueled speculation about their origin as having extraterrestrial or reptilian ancestry A mystery skeleton, dubbed Maria, was unearthed in a tomb (Image: Gaia /Youtube )

Boffins probing the alien mummies from Peru claim to have found that one of them was pregnant . Dr David Ruiz Vela and journalist Jois Mantilla say they discovered a fetus inside the womb of one of the corpses.

The pair made the bizarre discovery inside a mummy named Montserrat while analysing the remains at a radiology centre in Lima. They believe the ET died 1,200 years ago when she was less than 30 weeks pregnant. ‌

CT scans show the baby alien lying on its back, with its head down near the belly .

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