Ink found in Jurassic-era squid

Started by Spookie Monster, September 01, 2009, 05:48:39 AM

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Ink found in Jurassic-era squid

Palaeontologists have drawn with ink extracted from a preserved fossilised squid uncovered during a dig in Trowbridge, Wiltshire.



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Its amazing how they can find stuff like that preserved and everything.

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Quote from: Revolverman on September 01, 2009, 06:24:42 PM
Now, what do we use it for?
IceCream?
After all, that's what it was used for in Kitchen Stadium   >:)

Seriously, however, that is a major find, first to have a squid fossil that well preserved.  The lack of bones makes it really hard to find anything more than impressions most times.  I am amazed the ink was in a state that they could use it.  As the article states, the drawing of the animal and its name was written in the very ink they'd drawn out.