Ichthyosaur bones: clear evidence of kraken lair
A well-known paleontologist found the lair of the heretofore-mythical kraken
, proving that a hyper-intelligent giant squid hunted schoolbus-sized ichthyosauruses before breaking their necks, drowning them, and bringing them home to its pad on the bottom of the sea. After feasting on the delicious sea reptile, the kraken felt artistic and made a self-portrait, arranging their bones in a pattern resembling the suckers on its tentacle. Unfortunately, this insane story isn't a tale from a science-fiction novel. It was actually stated in a news release
from the Geological Society of America and credulously regurgitated by many news sources covering it, taking the, uh, not entirely rock-solid claims made by Mount Holyoke College paleontologist Mark McMenamin
at face value. Ahem. Let's be clear: there is absolutely no evidence for the existence of such a creature. It doesn't even pass the most basic tests of ...
