To figure out what animals millions and millions of years old were like through some bones, is breathtakingly difficult, which is why it may not be surprising, that a few times, paleontologist have gotten things really wrong.
Hey everyone! Made a poll a few weeks back about uploading bonus episodes about animals that still exist, and over 90% of you said you wanted it - so here's the first test episode. Let me know what you think!
Turns out that Florida man wasn't always Florida man
Would you believe me that during the crusades, their still existed on earth not one but multiple giant animals that were the stuff of legends, and they could all be found in one place? Well, this is the truth...
Extinct animals are weird, but only handful are weird enough that we have no clue what in the world they are, despite our current technology and knowledge.
If you've watched some of my recent videos, then you'll know that the neolithic kind of sucked, it just wasn't fun, well turns out that somehow it was even worse than we once thought, like way way worse.
Check out the website: extinctzoo.org
We’ve all heard of the Dinosaurs extinction, and if you're a slight nerd like me, then maybe the Permian’s great dying too, however do you know about the first mass extinction, which was a super mega ice age on steroids? Didn’t think so!
Imagine a place where the deadliest waters laid, and then imagine that in the exact same spot the deadliest land also rested, well turns out that really happened, let me explain...
If pain was a business, then humans have created a monopoly out of it, just ask our early ancestors, who sadly for them, have left us some pretty painful fossils showcasing just how brutal prehistoric times were.
300,000 years isn't exactly a long time in the grand scheme of things. And yet it was long enough for us to go through some pretty peculiar "changes"...
Today Japan is known for anime, good food, and everything kawaii, but once upon a time not only was it not kawaii, it was also one of the worst places you could find yourself on the entire planet, as it seemed to be collecting nightmarish animals like Pokémon.
Life hurts, but seems like in the past it hurt so so much worse... and these real skeletons prove it.
Sauropods were the largest dinosaurs to ever live... but what was the second largest? Its an animal you have likely never heard of AND it also happens to be the biggest thing to have ever walked on two legs (if it wanted to)
Antarctica today is ice on ice on ice, with a few penguins sprinkled in. But once upon a time, not only was there no ice or snow, yet palm trees, giant crocodiles, noodle mammals and... dinosaurs?
If you take a look through time you will come to the realization that we are all the same, but different... let me explain.
Ever imagined what the very first modern humans would have saw on their journeys in late Pleistocene Africa? Well imagine no further, here's the answer!
Also stay tuned for a special guest on this episode...
To keep it short... Australia has no chill and had no chill...
7,000 years ago something happened that was so severe that it permanently left a scar within our DNA...
We all love and know the T. rex, but have you ever asked yourself, where did it come from, and what ruled before it? Well.. here's the answer.
To scrape by back in the old days you had to be extremely tough, but as these 9 Fossils show, sometimes being among the toughest animals to ever exist, still gets you nothing but a painful ending.