Debunked: Alien Skeleton [Rodent, probably Squirrel]

[Mick West]

The following photo is being passed around as an "alien" skeleton

source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ike-creature-horror-film-Alien-doing-DIY.html

However it's just a rodent skeleton with the front legs missing and the head twisted around. Here it is with the head facing the right way, and cleaned up a bit:

Going by the skull, it quite closely resembles some kind of squirrel:

 

[Jason]

The tail should've given it away. This reminds me of this image in that people automatically think "alien"