The Tanystropheus thing is kinda funny and sad at the same time

27:18 Note: teiids aren’t anguimorphs, but instead are more closely related to wall lizards. For other anguimorphs closely related to the glyptosaurines, think about the glass lizards, galliwasps, and knob-scaled lizards.

The Woolong paper is indicative of something I’ve criticized the Microraptor coloration paper about: we should NOT assume that iridescent black plumage in certain modern birds served the same functions for dromaeosaurs that we already know were ecologically nothing like those birds. (This is also why the “Microraptor could not have been nocturnal because it has iridescent black feathers” argument was never actually valid).

Salute from the Dinosaur Park in Utah, thanks RC🤠👍

You used a picture of the Basilosaurus fossil from Nantes natural history museum :D I love it and have seen it again last month :) Also, French medias talked about the ornithomimids femurs months ago. It's possible I first heard of it in 2022.

Great vid!

I love the idea of the giant shingle back haha

Another great month of fossils

Poor Tanystropheus. Most of the stuff I've seen suggests limited cervical flexibility, so they wouldn't have been able to yoink their heads back to safety like a turtle.

20:12 Chapalmalania moment

love this channel

What about calvarius that was described last month?

Man... I can just imagine ppl with giant lizards and geckos as pets.

15:45 concerning the comment that was made saying, "this paper didn't try to find out how they evolved directly but instead tried to find out how they were related" There is nothing wrong with searching for evidence instead of beliefs, like what science should be all about.

12:34-12:45 pardon

15:34-15:45 pardon me again lol

Really enjoy these monthly updates!! Can't always follow all the details but I find it fascinating. Keep up the great work of bringing this complicated subject to us in plain language. My only suggestion is to place labels on the graphs you use. I see them but often can't decipher what particular point in the graph you are referring to. Thanks again.

When an alligator lizard bites your finger there is nothing you can do but weep. It will let go when it wants to. The Alligator Lizard looks slow and it can move like lightning when it bites.

You forget the discovery of the new ornithischian from spain, Calvarius.

That picture of Keichousaurus at 18:16 has me deeply puzzled. A Triassic marine reptile found in China, from a paper authored by two scholars out of Hefei University of Technology, two scholars from University of Bonn, and one from Tokyo City University. Nothing especially odd or confusing so far. So why is there in the bottom right of this shot, an Australian 10 cent piece? 🧐

It stinks because there is no guarantee that the poachers are skilled enough to recognize important pieces associated with fossil they target... could be missing a ton of valuable data.

I totally want to go giant giant gecko hunting now!

That poor random marine reptiles head

Crossing my fingers for the giant gecko. Also hope your foot feels better.

The Youth even have an acronym for it - IDK. See how easy that is, paleoz? Ezekiel gets it.

OMFG......I thought you would know the difference between a turtle and a tortoise!

When I was Ezekiel's age all dinos were lumbering, stupid and cold blooded except of course for T-Rex. Dinos were so simple then.

Gingko Biloba! I just like to say it.

Didn’t say it was but I apologize if it seemed implied, sometimes I may across harsh without knowing it 😂

What about Hell's Creek makes it Dino Central? Is this a loaded question? Is it a perfect nesting crossroads for millions of years?

Japanese ROV footage, thus far, has gigantic critters swimming by and the Japanese researchers are awaiting confirmation from their own cameras. Even deepsea researchers can be quite conservative. "We don't know what that is.." said one.

Sorry Tanystropheus, but that's what you get for sticking your neck out there

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