He has reached this conclusion after examining the remains of Icytosauris of the speciesShonisaurus popularity, which measured about 14 meters, and verify that the bones of the corpses were strangely well ordered, perhaps too much. Analyzing the fossils, McMenamin argues that the different degrees of etching on the bones suggest that theShonisaursthey did not die and were buried at the same time. There are also indications that the bones were deliberately rearranged, leading you to think of a modern marine predator that is known for its ability to intelligently manipulate prey remains: the octopus. “I think these animals werecaptured by a Triassic Krakenand their remains deposited after being eaten, “explains the researcher, who assures that that giant octopus would have made Captain Nemo himself flee to the mainland.”
In the fossil site examined by McMenamin, some of the vertebral discs of Shonisaurus are arranged in curious linear patterns with almost geometric regularity. TheCrackingto which McMenamin refers could have been the most intelligent invertebrate that ever lived, since it knew how to arrange bones like in a puzzle. In addition, among what the paleontologist considers “evidence” of the kraken’s attacks are many broken ribs and a twisted neck in the Shonisaurus fossils.
As the American Geological Society concludes in a press release, that “murder” would be the “perfect crime”, because the Triassic octopuses were mostly soft-bodied and did not fossilize well. Only parts of the mouth are hard, and the chances of those being kept close are very slim. This means that the evidence for the “Kraken killer” is circumstantial, which may leave some scientists quite skeptical. But McMenamin isn’t worried. “We are ready for this – he assures -. We have a very good case in hand.”
