Talk:Triassic kraken

Can we please delete this article? The person who hypothesized this was obviously a troll. Squid and octopus never even lived in the Triassic, for crying out loud! >_<
 * It's not a troll. It's a serious speculation, supported by references. It may be completely wrong, but it's not a troll. DS (talk) 18:37, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
 * This has to be the worst article on Wikipedia. Please nominate it for deletion! Why? Read Donald Prothero's column on the subject: . 2001:6B0:B:604:9:0:0:1C0 (talk) 16:16, 6 November 2013 (UTC)

taxobox removal?
I am thinking we should remove the taxobox for this article. Since this animal is hypothetical, and hasn't been formally described, it should be modeled after other hypothetical animals or animals that have yet to be described. There is also the issue of the debate surrounding it; other species that are contested usually don't receive a taxobox unless the debate has been resolved. For example: Kraken (hypothetical), Denisova hominin (not-yet described), [Homo floresiensis] (from back when it was more hotly debated). Ryan shell (talk) 16:28, 5 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Since i didn't get any thoughts regarding the above message, i went ahead and replaced the taxobox with a scale-drawning of the ichthyosaurs involved in this situation Ryan shell (talk) 17:48, 6 November 2013 (UTC)

Notability Issue
The notability of the "Triassic Kraken" is very iffy, as the only people who give it any sort of serious thought are Mark McMenamin and his fans. Everyone else, on the other hand, point out how McMenamin appears to be suffering from a very bad case of pareidolia and anthropomorphism.--Mr Fink (talk) 22:30, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Having said that, it would probably be best if this article was merged into McMenamin's own article.--Mr Fink (talk) 22:32, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
 * A merge sounds like a good idea for this article. I will put the merger tag on its front if i have time. Ryan shell (talk) 15:53, 13 January 2014 (UTC)