A Giant New Megaraptorid From South America | 7 Days of Science

[@dougajames]

Just thought we’d mention that this week’s 7 Days of Science was going to be longer, but we had to cut a story out this week. We couldn’t find enough solid sources for the story, so (to be safe) it had to go. Sorry for cutting it down - but we hope you can understand!

[@albatross4920]

I mean, it makes sense for pterosaurs to be brightly colored. You don't have wacky oversized crests like that just to be there

[@Stroke-it-2-Handed]

Used for fast body temperature regulation.

[@patreekotime4578]

@@Stroke-it-2-Handed there is absolutely nothing in evolutionary science that says that any one feature can have only one reason for its appearance. Myriad pressures were on these animals and it is likely that we will never fully understand all of them. For airborne animals to have such large structures, they had to have been extremely advantageous.

[@alienenthusiast]

Man that micronova sounds so sick, I hope it gets studied more.

[@WaterShowsProd]

Anton Petrov did a video about it a couple of days ago, if you want to find out a bit more; though Doug did cover the main points of the discovery.

[@rickyschwiderson7737]

gasoline boils at 140 degrees Fahrenheit you need to get copper coil 12v immersion heater and start vaporizing your stored gas vapor low pressure system

[@masao7863]

Oh south america, never stop having the most interesting discoveries to nature

[@b_uppy]

You've forgotten Australia?

[@johnnyvincent11]

North America More

[@brettwood1351]

Somehow finding evidince of a colorful Pterasaur in Brazil get's an "Of Course"reaction from me.

[@masao7863]

@@b_uppy Tbf I'm biased towards South America cus I live here lol

[@b_uppy]

@@masao7863 The recent dino finds from SA are pretty interesting. Wish they were in Jurassic World...

[@awesomeproductions7755]

Well, nice to see that we could be getting more information on the megaraptorans with these discoveries. Such a fascinating family of theropods. Here’s hoping at least one makes it into Jurassic World Evolution 2 or Prehistoric Kingdom at some point!

[@aerogogle3450]

does it count of there's a jwe2 mod with aerosteon in it?

[@Daniel-de2jh]

I love how these vids are informativ News and Shitposts at the same time. keep up the great work guys haha

[@tolbaszy8067]

It takes a lot of edits to make a Ben out of Doug! Very impressive elocution, Doug! Thanks!

[@keithfaulkner6319]

And he's even 3D this week.

[@TheKeithvidz]

Argentina is the one stop shop for ancient critters.

[@b_uppy]

And in the thumbnail this dinosaur looks absolutely pleased to see humans...

[@angelalewis3645]

Hahaha!

[@tardismole]

Yay! Doug actually got to finish his sentence. Another excellent video.

[@xgoodvibesx]

After Doug hogging the limelight so much in recent weeks, it's nice to see Ben stepping back to the fore.

[@funk2744]

I love this channel and can’t wait to become a anthropologist

[@Abrce]

I really appreciate the format of this science news, it take a lot of time and dedication to do this. Thanks

[@sarmientoenricomiguelv.562]

Megaraptorids are so rare and this is exciting

[@paulw6057]

They are now starting to pop up all over the place in Southern Patagonia, it's just that the remains are often so fragmentary.

[@sarmientoenricomiguelv.562]

@@paulw6057 yep, but sooner or later a partially complete skeleton is bound to turn up

[@paulw6057]

@@sarmientoenricomiguelv.562 Actually, there's one with some skull material that's waiting to be described, also allegedly from the Maastrichtian.

[@sarmientoenricomiguelv.562]

@@paulw6057 cool, I hope it's true and gets publish soon

[@paulw6057]

@@sarmientoenricomiguelv.562 It's true, it's in a paleontological meeting abstract, and briefly mentioned in the Maip paper (though the latter doesn't mention the skull material) but I'm guessing it will take a while to do all the work to get it published.

[@lucasgaudio3720]

Keep it up Doug, your shitposting skills paired with your academic prowess are genuinely a match made in heaven.

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

The "micronova" really got the electric universe/plasma universe crackpots fired up! I mean, just because they're nothing like what these crackpots describe them is irrelevant to them. 🙄 The name, itself, was enough for them to prance around and say "see, told ya so!" Urgh! 🤢🤮 Great video, as always, Ben! I swear, it still seems like a new dino gets found every week!

[@aaronmason4379]

I personally enjoy your content, thank you for the great mix of entertainment and science news.

[@Deform-2024]

Maip is an odd name, but at least it fits unlike "Thanos" and "Moros"

[@douglasthescottishtwin3989]

*Maip

[@enderman_666]

just waiting for a Bigchungusaurus or a Doctorstrangeria

[@chesterhackenbush]

Pure magic as always. Informative and amusing - brilliant.

[@simonberry4357]

See you next week

[@melvinshine9841]

So I guess Ben is the one being held hostage, now.

[@endymionthemightymasterofm9600]

I'm craving Kentucky fried pterosaur

[@raptor1368]

whenever i see something about megaraptors it reminds me of Kaimere, this one specific it's like a great monark fron the know world

[@subaraptor]

Ben Davidson of “Suspicious 0bservers” has been teaching about micro novas for quite a long time now in his “Earth Catastrophe Cycle” series.

[@oldrocksatthebottom]

You guys are legends.

[@WasThisMail]

Ben's segment really was great

[@greenman5555]

Does Liz Phair know about the micro-nova?

[@mahoganydoughnut6082]

ARK2: *heavy breathing*

[@calvingrondahl1011]

Informative and fun science report. I like your BBC News parity.

[@Yezpahr]

Ben's side of the story was more profound this time.

[@thetrevor861]

Always a joy ! Thank you for your insights and information, and of course, the laughs. But I think I heard thorakic, not thorassic - maybe my bad hearing, sorry bout that. Whatever. Cheers !

[@andreafranceschini3889]

Thanks Doug!

[@MrLolguy93]

This is my theory, but is there a possibility that the Megaraptorids were closely related to Therizinosaurs or perhaps had a distant ancestor?

[@douglasthescottishtwin3989]

Megaraptorans are basal coelurosaurs while therizinosaurs are basal maniraptorans, which are also coelurosaurs.

[@MrLolguy93]

@IapetusMC ah, so it's slight convergence then

[@douglasthescottishtwin3989]

@IapetusMC Not anymore they aren't.

[@douglasthescottishtwin3989]

@IapetusMC No they're not, AFAIK megaraptorans are either basal tyrannosauroids or more basal coelurosaurs.

[@douglasthescottishtwin3989]

@IapetusMC 1.Prehistoric Wildlife needs to get updated 2. Prehistoric Wildlife is an unreliable source.

[@bkjeong4302]

The worst thing about Maip is that it just BARELY missed out being on Prehistoric Planet.

[@winter2716]

They could have used Orkoraptor. It likely coexisted with Carnotaurus.

[@enderman_666]

I'm sure pre-production and actual production took at least a couple of years, kinda hard to add in a new genus in the last minute

[@bkjeong4302]

@@enderman_666 It was known as an undescribed taxon for a few years prior to being described, so it didn’t have to be last-minute.

[@melgrenier3117]

i’m glad you’re back!

[@clintonjohnston2970]

A Chevy nova

[@Dreidyn]

Supernova, microconova yea yea, when do we get a superwave... its 2022 and we still only have microwaves? why can't we get better ways of cooking instant ramen?? lmao

[@sassa82]

So confusing 🤣 great video as always!

[@owenlj6261]

That pterosaur looks like a really big nerd

[@pedrogabrielduarte4544]

Make a vídeo about wwd episode 5 and 6

[@ColumbiaB]

With the lads pressing so hard to pack mega-content into micro-videos, just how confident can we be, that they didn’t •intend• to talk about meganovae, and microraptorids???

[@robbie356]

megaraptorids

[@ColumbiaB]

@@robbie356 - Whoosh, I guess . . . .

[@angelalewis3645]

Haha!

[@annamroczek4329]

Him: you probably heard of a supernova Me, tired and panicking at the same time: oh my fucking god, it fucking exploded and we are going to die horrible because why the fucking not in these fucking times

[@subaraptor]

By Ben Davidson of Suspicious Observers.

[@keithfaulkner6319]

Gee i thought girls were shy and demure. Guess not.

[@pyrod3695]

Thank you Doug. See you next week.

[@bibia666]

Short but sweet.. Greetings bibia

[@misterflibble6601]

Doug goes solo!

[@antwan1357]

this stuff is all over the place dinosaurs and astronomy not something i'd expect on the same channel usually. Except when it comes to geology.

[@turbotreehouse9780]

I'm so confused, lol

[@dominicdy727]

I never cared for megaraptorans but this one is cool I guess I just wanna know more about it’s phylogeny to form a real opinion I guess

[@kuitaranheatmorus9932]

Amazing video

[@promiscuous5761]

Thank you.

[@robrice7246]

3:30 All I know is that Carnotaurus and Stegouros are gonna have a really rough time.

[@curtiswfranks]

Do micronovae act as good standard candles?

[@patrickmccurry1563]

Interesting idea. I suppose it depends on exactly how specific the conditions must be for them to result and whether such conditions are very tightly connected to the emission. But their super short duration would probably complicate things regardless.

[@osmosisjones4912]

so interface in space can we send and receive understandable messages over light years. .so many signals that turned out not be aliens. looks like that background isn't such background

[@chancegivens9390]

Good stuff man!

[@williamwallin-noyes4380]

Science is cool 😎

[@carliegriffin7229]

🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕

[@johnmoore8599]

Cool!

[@notthebest2968]

THICCC raptor

[@WaterShowsProd]

This week on 7 Days of Doug...

[@jackboase532]

Hold up, was that intro meant to be a Top Gear reference, I loved it whether it was intentional or not.

[@ravensdotter6843]

We come back Doug!

[@IuliusPsicofactum]

Now back to Ben!

[@tigdogsbody]

Next week it is.

[@davidfiore4677]

Pterosaurs with feathers?! What next?

[@WaterShowsProd]

Pycnofibere, not feathers. They were a kind of fuzzy covering on all pterosaurs, and have been known about for a long time. What this research states is that pycnofibers had display colourings similar to display feathers in modern birds.

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

I've been seeing snippets of prehistoric planet that's going to be on Apple TV narrated by Sir Attenborough and I seen T Rex swimming I went 🤯😱 no need for word's right.

[@alloy5526]

Another one

[@shadowmarauder6033]

Wait what was the new dinosaur's name?

[@douglasthescottishtwin3989]

Maip macrothorax

[@highkit]

@@douglasthescottishtwin3989 I don't want to be rude but that is an awful name. Also, why are most new dinosaurs given terrible names?

[@Mefilas._intrepidus7]

@@highkit it not bad but it could be better

[@michaelbuono4007]

Let me use get this strait so scientists once thought Pterosaurs has limited color veration but a new study showed they did. Do I have this right?

[@Bealzbob]

Homologolous 😂😂

[@winter2716]

I heard that too 🤣

[@Shaden0040]

FYI there is one solar system and we're part of it here on earth. There are other star systems in our galaxy and universe but only one solar system. The solar system is cenetered on our sun, aka Sol, hemce the name solar system.

[@chazdoomy1512]

Raptor Rex!

[@demonofreason7574]

Basically but megaraptors had nore liberty in the range they could move their arms almost like humans if they were smart enough they could have made tools.

[@Very_Angry_Citizen]

Look Doug, you're cool and all but Cardboard Doug and I have a developed report. I'm just not that into you, bro. No homo.

[@julianshepherd2038]

I used to drive a Micro Nova

[@CAT_SAYS_NO]

cool

[@spideymenz5738]

7 dos? 7 2? 7 x 2? *_14_* ?!

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

Is that a Kylo Ren for scale (re. the thumbnail img.)?!

[@ProfezorSnayp]

Pterosaurs are archosaurs. Dinosaurs are archosaurs. Pterosaurs had feathers. Dinosaurs had feathers. Pterosaurs are birds.

[@enderman_666]

in a very broad understanding of the term you could call them stem-birds

[@douglasthescottishtwin3989]

Pterosaurs are not birds.

[@ProfezorSnayp]

@@douglasthescottishtwin3989 I'm pretty sure my logic is rock solid so that means you are wrong. Pterosaurs are birds.

[@douglasthescottishtwin3989]

@@ProfezorSnayp No they aren't. If pterosaurs were birds then they would be dinosaurs which is wrong.

[@ProfezorSnayp]

@@douglasthescottishtwin3989 Prove it.

[@seamus136]

~~ HOMOLOGOLOUS ~~

[@davidbailey6350]

Ah…… 🤔

[@edwardfletcher7790]

No intimation about the new megaraptorids size or weight ? That's a bit lazy..

[@owenkuhnke3785]

Tf was that intro lmao

[@plaguedoc-vy4rs]

3:40, can somebody please explain how that is a relatively complete skeleton? No skull, no pieces of the long bones, I'm not seeing it.

[@jdpower9032]

With most fossil discoveries, there is barely even one bone fragment in the entire specimen. Having parts of the spine, ribs, jaw, and pelvis is considered relatively complete.

[@plaguedoc-vy4rs]

@@jdpower9032 still seems like a very low bar to clear for that designation

[@Direblade11]

@@plaguedoc-vy4rs ever heard the term, "Everything is relative"? What was said is 100% truthful

[@plaguedoc-vy4rs]

@@Direblade11 100% truthful? Cuz I'm about 99.9% skeptical that you, me or any other experts in the field would be able to put together the accurate taxonomy based off of those fragmentary remains. I would refer you to the original taxonomic interpretation of Iguanodon if you need any further proof of that LOL! Are you familiar with it?

[@Direblade11]

@@plaguedoc-vy4rs Nah, I'm talking semantics. RELATIVELY complete

[@drmaxwellandminecddp1116]

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