3 Weird Extinct Sharks

[@theturkey1523]

“3 weird extinct sharks” Me-*Sees goblin shark* oh no, what happened to my babies?

[@ericlepe7390]

Same, I did a project on Goblin Sharks in 3rd Grade, and 8 years later, they are still my favorite shark.

[@Rio_BJM]

Mako shark are cooler

[@papyconnors4935]

Me: sees goblin sharks in the thumbnail *Screams and clicks to make sure they are ok*

[@Valhalla_Heathen]

Hey that what I did too! 😅 lol

[@MrCantStopTheRobot]

What's the meme? I'm not deep into taxonomy world lore.

[@KingGiganTitanusROARKing]

MrCantStopTheRobot it’s due to the thumbnail resembling an extant goblin shark

[@skythedragon7897]

Sighs in relief as the goblin shark was only known as an example

[@6Black6Metal6]

Same bro

[@radu4672]

I mostlly clicked to see if something happened to the goblin sharks

[@宋教仁-b4i]

same here

[@Zombishnu]

me too 😂

[@InquisitorThomas]

#PrayForTheGoblinSharks

[@radu4672]

@@InquisitorThomas we must save the ocean wildlife

[@jasper3706]

Rip the goblin shark, it was good while it lasted. And still is good. Cause they still exist.

[@wantedwario2621]

"developed a strange tactic to help them survive" *goes extinct*

[@LarsTonguesInAspix]

Extinction: GET NAE NAE'D

[@Anon-lu6ct]

Little did you know the new tactic is pretending to be extinct, nobody can hunt you if they think you’re already dead.

[@LarsTonguesInAspix]

@@Anon-lu6ct so they can't find a mate, and go extinct?

[@andreiryancaballero8327]

@@LarsTonguesInAspix Excuse me, but how would that tool appear unattractive anyways? If it cannot reproduce, it cannot exist AT ALL.

[@LarsTonguesInAspix]

@@andreiryancaballero8327 H u h? we were talking about a bloody shark, not your family.

[@sylendraws1249]

One day a future species will make a video about us titled «3 Weird Prehistoric Apes»

[@juliocozy]

Sp00py, aslo sort of r/iam14andthisisDeep

[@spyrofrost9158]

"And then there's these homosapien assholes. They figured out fire and it was downhill from there."

[@someguy43210]

"The curious case of homo sapiens extinction".

[@tigershark8867]

"And in this image, we see this strange ape in what looks like a ritual position, with its hand positioned in front of its groin whilst staring at a strange rectangular plate, possibly reading out a prayer which has been lost to time."

[@Rindew]

@@someguy43210 Anthropocene* Extinction

[@vladimirlagos2688]

This is way better than the tv version of shark week. In a few eight to ten minutes videos I've learned more than I would have by bingewatching a whole week if Discovery channel "documentaries".

[@fishyfishyfishy500akabs8]

Vladimir Lagos probably because each 7 minute chunk is broken up by 5 minute ads

[@vladimirlagos2688]

@@fishyfishyfishy500akabs8 true enough, but it goes beyond just that. Most of those shows are action porn disguised as documentaries, with reviews of rare shark attacks on humans or feeding frenzy galores with little real science being shared at all.

[@dryboneskirby]

Vladimir Lagos and bs faux-documentaries claiming megalodon still exists

[@dr.polaris6423]

People tend to forget just how diverse sharks were and are!

[@jasper3706]

The fact that megamouth sharks, hammerhead sharks, and goblin sharks all exist at the same time is insane. We are truly blessed.

[@radu4672]

@@jasper3706 people tend to forget we have such amazing creatures today, hammerheads,megamouths,whale sharks,goblin sharks and so on are very amazing but people got used to them.

[@Tom-mt4lu]

Imagine if a carpet shark became an open ocean filter feeder and became gigantic!

[@Dragrath1]

protect the sharks! It sickens me that bad people are hunting them all to extinction :(

[@londoncintron680]

Thresher Sharks are where it’s at. They’ve got whip tails!

[@melvinshine9841]

Sharks like Galagadon always make me wonder why mostly or purely freshwater sharks aren't a thing. The way he described Orthacanthus cannibalism makes it sound like females were eating the pups that came directly from them. Sure, that probably did and does happen from time to time, but I thinks it's more adults eating random babies they happen to come across.

[@Tymdek]

There actually are freshwater sharks today. The Ganges shark (_Glyphis gangeticus_) is restricted to fresh water. The other members of the same Genus also live in coastal marine waters. That's according to Wikipedia: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_shark?wprov=sfla1

[@mikedaskalakis5006]

@@Tymdek the Ganges shark is extremely critically endangered or already gone, the river is really poluted and Indian fishermen fish there uncontrollably, it was officially extinct but then they found a dead one in a fish market ( it could be the last one) some time ago and now nobody has seen them again

[@Tymdek]

@@mikedaskalakis5006 Ah, didn't know that, thanks

[@Tymdek]

@@mikedaskalakis5006 But at least they existed while we were around... If they went extinct they probably did because of us, as ist sadly is with so many species...

[@runeanonymous9760]

Mike daskas have people not cloned non-mammals?

[@ChaoticRaze]

Fun fact, Goblin sharks mouths are retracted most of the time and the jaws jut forward when catching fish. Actually when watching a video on a deep sea cam I didn't recognize the goblin shark because of the mouth.

[@Ahalaya]

Note to self: use Orthacanthus as a basis for one of the alien races in your sci-fi story.

[@zzdaweirdo1120]

I hope it goes well.

[@juxie9229]

Ok..? What, were you hoping someone would ask you about your story or something?

[@annay.w.9544]

How is your story going? Did you end up writing the alien race? 😊

[@Ahalaya]

@@annay.w.9544 Still working on it. I've been working on building up more about the planet and how/why the characters end up there.

[@annay.w.9544]

@@Ahalaya It's awesome you are still working on it! Keep up the great work! 😊👍

[@thestrategos4710]

I've only just discovered this channel, and man, Mr. Thomas - it is brilliant. Clear, concise, erudite and in no way patronising. Thank you!

[@unstoppableExodia]

I love that shark week is an actual thing and not just a euphemism for when a person's lady friend is having her monthly bleed

[@HyperionaSilverleaf]

That would be a badass euphemism, though.

[@Fede_99]

Since we are in shark week, if you want you can do a video about giant extinct shark that are not very known like ptychodus, otudus ecc...

[@cuervoramos]

All of which have been brought to an inevitable extinction at the hands of one Jason Statham

[@The_PokeSaurus]

Ben's future grand son: Hello people and to day we will be listing off some extinct shark spices. Number 1 The Great White Shark. Its died out before I could see it... We must prevent this from happening.

[@fabiovezzari2895]

Fault of shark finning... Bastards

[@user-td3ke9st9m]

No that son of a bitch at my dog when I was at the beach

[@e4531]

elmo Your fault for letting your dog go near a shark. If it was a Great White that ate it, you most definitely would’ve seen the shark practically beached. I think I’ll give the r/quityourbullshit here though.

[@runeanonymous9760]

Photogenic species such as the Great White will not go completely extinct- it may go extinct in the wild, but you would still be able to see one in an aquarium. They might not be able to reach their full size, though…

[@The_PokeSaurus]

@@runeanonymous9760 I thought it was impossible to keep Great White in captivity.

[@The_Robert.Fletcher]

I never knew sharks could be so diverse. Thanks, Ben.

[@GiffysChannel]

This is literally the best Shark Week I've had in years.

[@lipedino1526]

One think I find interesting from the evolution of the lamniform sharks is the fact that their very first members used to more benthic than their derived forms. Other think I find interesting is the fact that cretoxyrhina is actually a fox shark shaped as a white shark. The evolutionary plasticity of sharks is SO COOL!!!

[@jimmyshrimbe9361]

Honestly, this is my favorite part of shark week!!! You guys are so awesome!!! Thank you for all your hard work! It's very appreciated!

[@wor575]

shark cannibalism isn't exactly that rare though. we know many extant species that do it. perhaps evidence of cannibalism are a rare find for extinct sharks?

[@gogimanzillaacenger6664]

Maybe

[@juxie9229]

Its because its their own offspring which is what makes it unusual

[@LenaFerrari]

@@juxie9229 I don't know about sharks, but that's common behavior in fresh water fish

[@spookbumps6598]

Im excited for all the next few videos

[@benny_lemon5123]

I can't pick a fave~ they're all interesting. It's nice to hear a bit of in-depth info with each one, as opposed to a single factoid. Great video!

[@jenniferofholliston5426]

Excellent weird sharks!

[@woodenbean7424]

Oh my god, they're all my favorite. I especially love obscure and weird animals, so this has got to be one of my personal favorite videos from you guys so far. :)

[@Ahalaya]

I saw the thumbnail and immediately wondered if goblin sharks had gone extinct while I wasn't looking. It's interesting to know that there was another similar-looking shark before, especially one that lived in shallow waters. Love videos like this that introduce me to new critters. Gives me something new to ramble about when I go off on a science tangent with my (non-science-y) friends.

[@Alberad08]

Baby teeth in Orthacantus' litter doesn't necessarily mean that this species prayed on younger ones of his own kind (like lions sometimes do) - they could have been dead already like, for example, born dead.

[@theghosthero6173]

Nice video, I myself had the pleasure to have as a teacher in college a shark expert paleontologist, actually the one that wrote the book from which the Orthacanthus drawing by Alain Bénéteau is from. It's called Requins, de la préhistoire à nos jours, meaning Sharks, from prehistory to modern day.

[@darrenkrivit6854]

Love that someone named a shark after Galaga😄 I loved that game! Waiting for Astroidsadon!

[@therealzilch]

Another wonderful overview of a fascinating subject, Ben. I bow in your general direction.

[@PMAngst]

Ben. This is a nice episode. More of these please. I just love sharks...

[@lindt393]

So refreshing and cool to see stuff I've never heard of before!!

[@jessicap4998]

Love this! Megalodon has been done to death. These uncommon animals show that life was very diverse even hundreds of millions of years ago- it wasn't just a couple of sponges and little eel-like critters.

[@tymon5349]

weird extinct shark --- follows up with 2 examples that have a current day equivalent

[@Defenestrationflight]

Both are weird, so.. It works.

[@CAMSLAYER13]

Maybe it's because, just maybe, they are related because they evolved into each other

[@woodenbean7424]

Well, the problem is there's just not much known about sharks that don't have modern day equivalents. It would be hard to make a video that doesn't feel like 90% fluff based off of just some old crusty teeth fossils.

[@natk4017]

Current day equivalent doesn't make a certain species not extinct, stick to gaming channels or commentary if you don't want to learn anything.

[@tymon5349]

@@natk4017 that was more about the weird part, not the extinct part...... if something is weird. i would expect it to be abnormal. not resemble something that is quite well known today. now if you actually want a discussion stay away from immidiatly attacking those who you reply to... shows you dont have much to offer in the discussion and is very immature

[@ernestschultz5065]

I love those illustrations. Gave me good chuckle. 🦈

[@Deflecto3]

This is becoming one of my favorite channels.

[@misha3872]

I have some Scapanorhynchus teeth, they are quite cool

[@Dmdm_dm]

You mean replicas?

[@misha3872]

@@Dmdm_dm nope, real ones

[@misha3872]

@@Dmdm_dm they aren't that rare

[@Dmdm_dm]

@@misha3872 lol shouldn't you hand them to a museum? How would you know they're really prehistoric shark teeth?

[@misha3872]

@@Dmdm_dm again they are not that rare so why would I hand them into a museum? I am a collector of fossils. They are quite easy to identify based on shape and location

[@pauliether.c.guy.3349]

Dude I love these scientists they named a shark after a video game. Galagadon

[@juliocozy]

I only saw the goblin shark and I was watching this

[@simonenasty3842]

Amazing video ! But I would like to se some bony fish Maybe freshwater one Like some famous "jurassic fish"(arowana and gator gar) Or in general fish like pike etc

[@bradsullivan2298]

Another outstanding video! Well done Ben!

[@chocolatecrud]

Filial cannibalism is more often triggered by parental stress/unfavorable environmental conditions at birth as opposed to hunger; however, this is only in species that exhibit some form of parental care.

[@TooMuchDad]

I’d never heard of any of these which is awesome!

[@sourlemon3337]

Another nice video!

[@BenGThomas]

Thanks! :D

[@rexena1381]

Orthocanthus looks like a goby shark and it's perfect!

[@humancattoy7767]

So much variety of wonderful sharks.

[@shintsukimi8530]

Oh my god I was on the verge of tears because I thought the goblin sharks went extinct due to the thumbnail

[@helgemeff5555]

04:06 - Nerdy scientists being nerdy.

[@TheCimbrianBull]

So close to the 100,000 subscribers milestone! 😀

[@mdr1696]

I hope Ark will implement more sharks in the game seeing the megalodon as the only shark urks me

[@LenaFerrari]

As someone who has a big fresh water aquarium, I'm very used to fish eating their offspring. We have to separate the mom from the nursery, because they will eat them no matter how much you feed her... I've always just assumed they were used to put the eggs and leave when in the wild, so they didn't have the instinct to preserve their offspring

[@H3L1C0PR10N]

as a shark nerd i only actually knew two of these. nice vid :)

[@TheRealFobican]

If you look at the first shark that looks strikingly similar to a goblin shark, it does look more snake like but it could be me who thinks that. Also that last one almost looks like a carp or a koi fish.

[@monkeydude952]

For a moment I was worried about the goblin sharks lol

[@titanofserpents4315]

I really love orthacanthus, they look so awesome.

[@alihaloob7043]

Thank you so much it is an amazing information.

[@kingofflames738]

No helicoprion? Props for being creative.

[@bclagnese]

How do you know Orthacanthus Sharks didn't eat the offspring of other individuals of their species? And not their own.

[@TheAwillz]

bclagnese Like male lions killing other male lions offspring

[@arkmedasss3729]

Very mature.

[@johngleeman8347]

Amazing how much that ancient species resembles its descendant the goblin shark. XD

[@johngleeman8347]

Good video. I love marine paleontology. :3

[@EVOLUTIONINCARNATE]

The thumbnail is horrendous Goblin sharks with their jaws permanently protruded cause me physical pain

[@OneEyedJack1970]

@Evolution Incarnate I can't imagine it would be very comfortable for them either.

[@totallylegit2068]

They can extend and retract

[@user-bn3cb4be5o]

Its nice not seeing meg on a shark vid, getting tired of seeing him everywhere.

[@jasper3706]

Especially since every drawing of it is so lame. Without a size reference most of them would just look like a damn great white. Have some scientific flair.

[@user-bn3cb4be5o]

@@jasper3706 yeah but I've seen some that give it a more rounded and short head. To compensate for the bulk of its size

[@timeshark8727]

Maybe do a video on the different reproductive strategies of sharks. Like those weird egg cases, viviparous, oviparous, ovoviviparous, intra-uterin canibalism, etc... I just realized how crazy sharks are in regards to reproduction...

[@franceslambert8070]

Thank you for this video. I hate to admit this, but, I am very afraid of sharks. However, I do love learning "stuff", and found this vid full of things to learn.

[@GeorgeTheDinoGuy]

Technically we are weird to them as they came before

[@gorgeous1fangirl]

I love shark week on this channel

[@tekkara1548]

thought it was goblin sharks in the thumbnail, made me panic man

[@dynamosaurusimperious6341]

(1 years later) I always found shark to be very mysterious,and fantastical creatures, but some of these extinct are more than I can say.

[@Shaden0040]

They were all new to me and thus interesting.

[@dumoulin11]

Fascinating, thank you!

[@bet3240]

The first image is literally just a brit

[@hayliedlr]

These are my favorite subjects. Rare prehistoric sharks

[@voltix9594]

The thumbnail made me think something happened to the goblin shark

[@tomokogrey7825]

*imagine being a unique shark that's final resting place was near a t-rex specimen only to be named after galaga by some pink apes*

[@troydunn8131]

Interesting the fact about them having proof of them eating their own young especially because this is still pretty present in present day sharks

[@Rotsuoy]

I just want to know why scientists think the orthacanthus individuals that had eaten juvenile orthacanthus were eating their very own offspring. Why isn't it possible that the orthacanthus was eating the offspring of another individual orthacanthus? What if male orthacanthus ate the offspring of other males as a sort of competition similar to the way lions have been documented doing? Regardless I very much enjoy hearing about orthacanthus! It's such a fascinating species!

[@amejade]

Honestly I found all of them really intresting.

[@_goobs]

1:48 Hey, uhh... Tomar. How would you feel if I was a prehistoric shark? Do you think we'd still be friends?

[@PirateStory]

Could you link to where you got the cover art?

[@adambartlett114]

You did very good mate... Adam

[@RobynASDxxx]

For me, the three weirdest sharks still alive are the cookie cutter, goblin, and hammerhead, all three with unique evolutionary traits!

[@miskatonic763]

This is the kind of shark week I can get into.

[@CuroaFX]

That shark at 1:08 looking like a harpoon gun

[@pearlgrips4969]

I immediately needed to watch in case the goblin shark went extinct. You scared me, man.

[@vincentx2850]

Goblin shark can get to more than five metres. Another thing to note is that the morphology of goblin shark can also be good for living in muddy shallow water

[@silfnix1971]

The Goblin / Scapanorhycus is my fav ^__^

[@kennyadams5210]

Hello Ben I've been following you for a little while now I think I've just about seen all of your videos by now and I was wondering if it would be possible for you to do a video on the evolution of monotremes at some point

[@carrot656]

i always did find marine life both modern and prehistoric to be incredibly fascinating

[@holylettuce4730]

I always felt like the goblin shark used it’s nose like a metal detector and it’s jaw is used like claws once a fish moved in front of it.

[@Carguello78]

Cool mention of the Chicago Field Museum! The Brain Scoop would be proud

[@moze_-]

Strange to assume it's eating its own babies. Rather than just eating other babies of other sharks in that species.

[@carlorielmendez6505]

Please look into prehistoric walruses. Some have tusks on both upper and lower jaws.

[@Alberad08]

Had to give this a second watch. Maybe Orthacanthus did only eat its offspring if they were born dead? That would be something done by many other animals too.

[@megaball-ps8tq]

Damn we have a lot of weird extinct creatures

[@Questionable_Content]

I was so fucking scared I thought Goblin Sharks might have gone extinct

[@Goddot]

that shark at 4:47 is judging me

[@pigmanpower1628]

Thanks for spelling out the name of the species in the video.

[@dbrady]

Just now leaned that odon means tooth . Thanks shark week 2019

[@benjaminseiler1483]

There is some relative new evidence for goblin sharks in the gulf of mexiko with 2 Specimen near 6 meter (both female of course), maybe it is a relative new species, but i guess this are just the big ones 😊

[@ОлегОленев-я3о]

I think I recommended this video last year.

[@hauntedconstellations6039]

Orthacanthus is definitely my fav

[@iainmawhinney8867]

scapanorhynchus.... that fossil is absolutely beautiful.....