Friday cephalopod: LOLsquid

Tonight, someone at LOLcat Buildr has come up with a cephalopod based on the “I can has cheezburgr?” theme:

This is a colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni. I believe it’s the first lone ever seen acting as a predator or recorded. It’s known from only about seven specimens, some of which are only fragments from whales’ stomachs. A dying one was caught earlier in 2007.

Giant dinosaur unearthed in Svalbard

A marine dinosaur, the largest of its kind, has been excavated in Svalbard, Norway: Pro-Science: Giant dinosaur dug out in Svalbard. There’s more about the Pliosaur here.