Hanyusuchus: The Giant Extinct Crocodilian From Ancient China

[@thunder.perfectmind]

It's sad to think about all the species that went extinct because of human impact, but it hits especially hard when it happened within recorded history - and with deliberate intent.

[@toonrex2806]

And happened to be done by the Chinese. Some things never change.

[@chimerasuchus]

There is no reason to be racist. Similar things have happened in just about every culture with large scale agriculture. Even before (and indeed, after) then, hunter-gather societies tended to wipe out megafauna when spreading to new lands. The extinction of Hanyusuchus does not represent a unique flaw in Chinese culture, but one prevalent (yet not undefeatable) in humanity.

[@toonrex2806]

@@chimerasuchus I’m being racist. A lot of the problems endangered animals are facing today are the result of demand for traditional Chinese medicine. Just look at how countless sharks are being killed for their fins to make a soup that’s particularly popular in China.

[@toonrex2806]

@@chimerasuchus I wasn’t being racist. Traditional Chinese Medicine demand is one of the reasons endangered animals are being killed by poachers such as rhinos being slaughtered for their horns. And let’s not forget about shark fin soup where countless sharks are killed for their fins to make a soup that’s not even that good in flavor or nutrition.

[@Ryodraco]

@@chimerasuchus that said, China does have a particularly poor record with its endemic megafauna in recent centuries compared to most other parts of the world. Hanyusuchus, the Chinese Paddlefish, the Baiji, etc. to say nothing of the many large species that used to live in China and only survive elsewhere now. I'd say it is more a political cause than anything racial, as well as a simple consequence of how long humans have inhabited China in large numbers and how little conservation mattered in their policies for most of that time. Hanyusuchus is probably the most understandable, as I doubt people even realized they were driving the entire species extinct, whereas it was pretty clear what things like the Three Gorges Dam were going to do to the Chinese paddlefish and the baiji. It's a shame some remnant population didn't manage to survive like the chinese alligator did, since it is likely Hanyusuchus could breed readily in captivity like this alligator and most other crocodilians, even if its wild habitat remained largely gone.

[@dinohall2595]

Hearing human descriptions of extinct animals, even if they're often exaggerated, gives such an interesting insight into things we might never know from fossils alone. It's sad we humans never seem to realize how destructive our actions are to nature until it's too late, but if nothing else, Hanyusuchus serves as a cautionary tale against recklessly interfering with the environment.

[@kateglew580]

New Chimerasuchus video let's gooooooo

[@SlothOfTheSea]

Always found the gavialid Hanyusuchus to be fascinating. A very large and impressive basal gavialid that survived even into the 17th century. Alas, it shares the same fate as many megafauna have before and after. Let’s protect the still-remaining gavialids today before it’s too late.

[@veggieboyultimate]

Finally after 5 months, you’re back! If I may, I have a suggestion, can you do a video about Agustinia?

[@duneydan7993]

Glad you're back! I hope everything is going better from now on for you.

[@dari191]

Im so happy that this channel is back. Looking forward to new videos!

[@feeshlihzard286]

nice, you're back! ^^ happy to see more great, informative videos from you again! i'd never head of this species before, so this was a very interesting (and somewhat mournful) watch. these seemed like very graceful & elegant predators. if only some of these sources could have provided some illustrations of the animal from life while they still existed...

[@KuK137]

There are a lot of illustrations, just western youtubers never bother to do even a cursory search in Chinese sources when doing stuff like this, and instead rely on whatever english sources say, even if these are old, racist BS from colonial era. Sad but true...

[@curious5887]

@@KuK137 your other comment suggest you seem quite defensive and angry, and when I searched for the Chinese illustration, I see none of it, and not because of Google ignorance, but more of China banning Google from entering in, also, let’s not act China has a good record with endangered species, I see many Chinese restaurant continue to cook endangered animal, often while their alive, and Chinese paddlefish are extinct, and China didn’t do anything about it until it was too late, China isn’t a good place for animal to live, especially with culture that continue to harvest animals for pseudoscience alternate medicine

[@alexandermorrison1010]

Good to see you back with new material my guy.

[@CustomKaiju]

YOUR VOICE IS BACK!!!

[@TeyuYagua]

Oh so your voice is back, for real? I Love it!!

[@chimerasuchus]

For a few videos.

[@dralord1307]

@@chimerasuchus please stay. The other guy is too plastic. Bad pronunciation, no feeling to it like you have. I basically stopped watching the vids because of the other guy.

[@peterstangl8295]

​@@dralord1307 i dunno, i like the other guy

[@dralord1307]

@@peterstangl8295 Thats cool we all have our preferences. Its just how I feel.

[@posticusmaximus1739]

​@dralord1307 maybe you could narrate?

[@calebsmith2362]

Welcome back. Great topic. Love this channel.

[@oussamalasfer4860]

nice comeback!

[@jamesabernethy7896]

I didn't realise it had been so long since your last video, great to have you back. I love the images you use, art, comparison diagrams, fossil images and photos of contemporary species. We had often been told that Crocodiles haven't evolved for millions of years, but that's only a half-truth. They have evolved to fill every niche from small, agile, fox-like predators to dino-killers. Although I've always had an interest in dinosaurs (yes I know they're no dinosaurs) but this series had been an eye opener for me.

[@bibia666]

Great to see you upload again, as ALWAYS EXCELLENT CONTENT 👍! Many thanks 🙏 Greetings bibia 👋

[@Phytosaur]

Yes this guys back. Also, I don’t know if it’s just me, but Hanyusuchus sounds like it could be a surviving Toyotamaphimeia, or atleast a close relative.

[@chimerasuchus]

They were closely related.

[@rudylambert6504]

Chimerasuchus back to business, great ! Thanks for sharing, didn't heard about Hanyusuchus before !

[@posticusmaximus1739]

It's hereeee!!!!!

[@blondbraid7986]

Ancient legends of heroes slaying dragons don't seem that strange knowing real humans fought these animals.

[@LoudmouthReviews]

You haven’t posted in awhile. Good to have you back and making great videos

[@thedoruk6324]

This is amongst the videos I genuinely felt sad about

[@GrizzlyGains24]

love the vids. we need these animals in the Jurassic world games wish they wouldnt limit us to dlc ones

[@SolanaceaeCircaeaBioEvolve]

Ive always wondered how you do research for videos like these? Awesome video as always and I'm glad you're back.

[@chimerasuchus]

My research process usually includes reading every single scientific journal article about the creature, along with news articles about the discovery.

[@android65mar]

Fascinating, brilliant video!

[@marcgonzales4636]

It is sad how such a large amazing species has disappeared recently due to human activity. I wouldn’t be surprised if Hanyusuchus thrived during the Late Pleistocene with a massive size, yet I still don’t know how much it would weigh.

[@SimonORorke]

Welcome back!

[@rileyernst9086]

Thanks again for a great video!

[@DoseDailyOf]

Great video, welcome back :-)

[@leoornstein3963]

Oh shit no way you are back

[@posticusmaximus1739]

I know right?

[@TheMegAxolatl4836]

It’s sad that this modern sarcosuchus is gone

[@AntoekneeDE]

Excellent content, thank you. Without wishing to stoke the debate about conservation versus resurrection; afterall we should be grateful for what we have and can still save over regret for what we’ve lost, this must surely be a candidate species worthy of de-extinction effort given its loss was almost entirely human-induced , and the ecosystems extant today are still built around this missing pillar…

[@HassanMohamed-rm1cb]

I’ve got some great ideas and some great suggestions for you to make KZbin Videos Shows about some more Prehistoric Extinct Crocodilian Species, such as Lazarussuchus, Plesiosuchus, and Metriorynchus adding that to the episodes on the next Saturday on the next Chimerasuchus coming up next!!👍👍👍👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@indyreno2933]

Metriorhynchus is not a crocodilian.

[@TheAnimalKingdom-tq3sz]

Why am I getting a feeling that the spirits of Hanyusuchus flying around China as vengeful spirits? Or I'm just exaggerating a bit?

[@bibia666]

I hope... Because in the rest of the world it isn't any better 😮 So if extinct species could take revenge on us...., well than we screwed big time 😅 Greetings bibia

[@albertaddison6621]

Skeledirge lol

[@fmrmrmr]

No I got the same vibes. Sprits haunt me most days so I do sense them. I have tried exorcisms in the past.,.,.,

[@bibia666]

@@fmrmrmr 😂

[@rileyernst9086]

There was a Tuscan Countess who had a pet crocodile in her moat in the 1300s. I do not believe it was a defensive crocodile, but it was well documented at the time!

[@marcgonzales4636]

I don’t think there are fossils of crocodiles in Tuscany during that time, but the countess likely had a Nile crocodile in her moat due to its distribution in North Africa, but I could be wrong.

[@rileyernst9086]

​@@marcgonzales4636 Was not native, would have been a Nile or West African Crocodile. Either way it would have been from North Africa.

[@ridleyroid9060]

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay my pseudosuchian/crocodilian fill is here!

[@patreekotime4578]

They should definitely Jurassic Park these guys and ask them why they didnt just move back to the ocean.

[@titanofserpents4315]

I feel that it's kind of disrespectful to name the animal after the person who ordered their execution. That's just what I think.

[@chimerasuchus]

I agree.

[@maozilla9149]

nice

[@kurtanderson9309]

Very interesting. Thank you! I really like to learn new things

[@bibia666]

Always have to reply (a few times) because it's good content and I tend to read (and like the good) comments! Just to help with the algorithm😉. Greetings bibia.

[@robertomontini5479]

🐊

[@zachthepizzaguy]

Yay a new chimerasuchus video!!

[@lomalasl]

I think it’s a shame this species got wiped out like so many others by humans. However I understand that for the people at that time it absolutely was the right choice to kill them. It’s easy to judge people for killing exotic, fascinating animals, when one does not have them as their neighbors and enjoys the safety and comfort of modern society.

[@Carcezz]

you should do a video on Ekrixinatosaurus! theyre so cool and i wish they got more recognition, i cant find any good scientific videos on them, its all jurassic world toy reviews :(

[@1998topornik]

RIP big gavialid

[@nathancomixproductions466]

Chimerasuchus is back! YEAH!!!

[@miquelescribanoivars5049]

RIP Baiji and Yang Tze Paddlefish too while we are at it.

[@HoosierHerpvertebrate]

This is extinct recently enough that it'd be cool to have someone like Forrest Gallante go looking for just how recent their extinction is.

[@obiwahndagobah9543]

Is that Steve Irwin's silhouette in the size comparison at 5:00?

[@chimerasuchus]

Yes.

[@aottadelsei980]

Can you do a video on Crocodylus siamensis spec. CD14

[@eliletts8149]

Saltwater crocodiles are known to mitigate into subtropical climates during the summer months. They can't really stay in those regions permanently though as regions in lowlands which host subtropical climates freeze (albeit inconsistently at times). Saltwater crocodiles are very notable for not being a very cold-hardy crocodilian species.

[@indyreno2933]

The iijima's gharial (Hanyusuchus sinensis) is a large prehistoric gharial species.

[@DeinoSarcosuchus]

I wonder if the 'prehensile tail' claim originates from people who mistook pythons for crocodilians. The Burmese python's range doesn't stretch far into China, but at least appears to overlap with the locations where Hanyusuchus fossils were found, shown earlier in the video.

[@marcgonzales4636]

Is there any description on how much Hanyusuchus Sinensis would have weigh or is it still a mystery?

[@KadenSlinker]

Could we potentially clone Hanyusuchus?

[@Cyciuss]

So Hanyusuchus is basically a chinese Machimosaurus rex. Maybe a little bit smaller.

[@thedimple773]

WAKE UP ITS HAPPENING

[@Xaiff]

My tired brain read it as Ganyusuchus

[@mrunique4871]

What did they do ? Eat them all ?

[@bacleedon5670]

Ah! The Zaolong.

[@richmondlandersenfells2238]

Chinese definitely ate them to extinction.

[@shaneschnyer7817]

The Chini definitely ate them all.

[@zachthepizzaguy]

Yay a new chimerasuchus video!!

[@zachthepizzaguy]

Yay a new chimerasuchus video!!