Giant prehistoric krakens may have sculpted selfportraits using ichthyosaur bone

[Razgovory]

I fully expect Brazen post about shoddy journalism

Shoddy journalism, half-arsed research and no interview from an opposing viewpoint.

My amateur theory is that the icthyosaurs were eaten by something which shat out in the bones in the shape of giant dino-turds. I think that holds more water than the "expert" theory.

My guess is that it's some kind of eddying of the water.  Like a whirlpool or something.  The Icthyosaurs were pretty good size, there were many of them, and they seemed to have died over deep water.  This suggest that to me it likely wasn't a predator.  Still, your theory is better then the Squid portrait one.

[Josquius]

With the zillions of times various different animals get killed don't they think its a bit expected that they might occasionally have their bones fall into funny patterns.

[KRonn]

Sorta reminds me of David Macaulay's Motel of the Mysteries. Archaeologists of the future excavate a 20th century motel buried in some sort of catastrophy and perfectly preserved - and hilariously misinterpret everything they find. 

I remember that, or something like it. Funny stuff!   

[crazy canuck]

I fully expect Brazen post about shoddy journalism

Shoddy journalism, half-arsed research and no interview from an opposing viewpoint.

My amateur theory is that the icthyosaurs were eaten by something which shat out in the bones in the shape of giant dino-turds. I think that holds more water than the "expert" theory.

I can see the next headline "Ancient Creature shits out self portrait"

[Malthus]

I fully expect Brazen post about shoddy journalism

Shoddy journalism, half-arsed research and no interview from an opposing viewpoint.

My amateur theory is that the icthyosaurs were eaten by something which shat out in the bones in the shape of giant dino-turds. I think that holds more water than the "expert" theory.

I can see the next headline "Ancient Creature shits out self portrait"

And the next: "Beret-wearing Ancient Creature seeks arts council grant"

[The Brain]

With the zillions of times various different animals get killed don't they think its a bit expected that they might occasionally have their bones fall into funny patterns.

No, Intelligent Design is the only sensible answer.

[Viking]

With the zillions of times various different animals get killed don't they think its a bit expected that they might occasionally have their bones fall into funny patterns.

No, Intelligent Design is the only sensible answer.

All hail the Designer

[dps]

Maybe it really was Cthulhu.

It's as good a theory as proposed here.  I fully expect Brazen post about shoddy journalism, and Viking to post that this isn't really science.  It's like an April Fools joke.  I didn't think that Tim was that credulous.

I said it was cool, I didn't say it was right.

That a scientist posited that an imaginary creature performed a human act? Sounds like an anthropomorphism fantasy.

Timmay wouldn't know cool if he got trapped inside a freezer.