Eretmorhipis - Platypus of the Triassic

The Triassic period as you will have come to have known by now was a very unusual and underrated time in earths long history, and one of its strangest inhabitants was the remarkable Eretmorhipis, animals that with their boxy skeletons, tiny heads, and armoured spines, coupled with their similarities to the also bizarre Platypus, makes them incredibly special animals to research and understand. I hope you enjoy.
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[@mstr293]

2:23 Perry the Platypus letting himself go years after the final episode of Phineas and Ferb.

[@paleoph6168]

"Perry the Eretmorhipis?!"

[@greenkoopa]

It happens to many child actors

[@thaxasaurian]

*CURSE YOU! PERRY THE ERETMORHIPIS!*

[@leonardogurney5488]

You're right!

[@lucamessina2132]

Cool

[@Clockehwork]

Species are one thing, but it's not often I learn about an entirely new TYPE of animal. That's absolutely fascinating, I love them!

[@etinarcadiaego7424]

As the Joker wisely said, "whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you stranger."

[@vickrykayser3129]

I absolutely love the Triassic. It's my favorite prehistoric time period, filled with the most delightfully bizarre animals! Thank you for covering these wonderful creatures!

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Likewise! It’s astounding how much there is to cover from the Triassic alone!

[@AncientCreature-i2o]

Myself as well. I often wonder what creatures existed during that time period that we have yet to discover.

[@scvnthorpe__]

They really got that "child draws a dinosaur" body plan. Though I suppose dinos and their relatives themselves were only just starting to be 'drawn'

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

I can see that. Adding spines and plates onto everything is one key example I can think of. Dinosaurs either hadn't evolved yet or were very basal when these guys were around.

[@paleoph6168]

The Triassic is the most fascinating time period.

[@kateaveryavery1342]

I agree!

[@MaoRatto]

No, I agree.

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Most definitely!

[@dusk_ene]

Triassic and Permian for sure

[@dani.lepore9410]

Post mass extinction periods*

[@doughyjoey_8742]

I can imagine they were a very peaceful animal. Even swimming with one and petting one without any fear!

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Well, they were quite small, at 70 cm, so about the same length as Marine Iguanas. They would indeed be great to swim with!

[@t.b.cont.]

I imagine them being the apex predator where it lived, the megalodon of the Triassic

[@paintbrush3554]

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[@paintbrush3554]

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[@thelittleal1212]

The Triassic is definitely my favorite time period of the Mesozoic, it’s so Unique but also so weird.

[@LaceJellyfish]

Lol the Zelda Twilight Princess Faron music xD

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Yes indeed. :) Great music.

[@petermarton3743]

The main issue with these videos , that I can not just listen to them while I'm working. because of the constant beautiful images! Thank you Henry for this wonderful content!

[@wendychavez5348]

I watch a lot of videos while driving, but as you say, it doesn't work well with Henry's. (sigh)

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

There’s definitely a lot of beautiful things to see! Listening to the audio of these vids still sometimes gets the point across. :)

[@NatureScapes]

Wow!!! Fantastic Video 👌 Loved to watch it my friend 😊 Have a great weekend ahead 👍

[@arcosprey4811]

I love these prehistoric videos. I'm so glad more are coming.

[@thelaughinghyenas8465]

Very interesting, thanks! Cool and weird.

[@B34N3R25]

you're a nice dude. thank you for your videos

[@Leonhardt_Nukryst]

Awesome video. Thanks a lot for good paleontological content.

[@generaldissatisfaction5397]

Thanks for a great video about a creature I have not heard of. Good work!

[@BHuang92]

Ahh, Eddy the Eretmorhipis! - Dr. Doofenshmirtz

[@tyranitararmaldo]

I recognise the Faron Woods playing in the background there!

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

I'm glad you did. :)

[@badartgallery9322]

Henry!!! I love our paleo guys show.

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

And thank you for watching! More to come. :)

[@veryunusual126]

awesome video, dude👍👍 and faron woods theme 👍👍

[@Rhiannonganon]

Yeah I clocked that too 😃

[@markheath465]

Nicely done. Well executed.

[@peterconway6584]

Cool! I never heard about them before. Paleontology, my first interest in early childhood, is advancing faster than I can keep up with.

[@Godzilla00X]

What a unique creature

[@myramadd6651]

Is it possible, given the high placement of the nerve receptors, and low visual accuity, that it perhaps Eretmoripis used echolocation like certain cetaceans and bats?

[@dynamosaurusimperious6341]

Trassic was a good time be wjoever you wamted to and Ertr was 1 of them.

[@janegael]

I had never heard of this guy and his similarities to the platypus is fascinating. I also love your cultured accent and always envision you as reading this with a nice cup of tea and a couple of scones next to your chair. :-)

[@wendychavez5348]

I visited New Zealand in 2005. His voice is a pleasant reminder of that month!

[@Robert399]

Or "Eric's more hippies" according to the subtitles

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

XD

[@nathanaeltay2780]

I really like your vids. I Learn something new every time in your videos.

[@andrewmitchell7998]

Although you have described the species as the platypus of the Triassic, I wonder if ecologically, they were more like the spoonbill (bird), which scan their bills over muddy substrates in protected bays. Spoonbill beaks have a similar shape and possibly internal structure.

[@semaj_5022]

Triassic animals are the weirdest and I love them

[@Sssaaatttuuurrrnnn]

70cm? 28 inches? Wow! From the images I thought they'd be much larger. They sound adorable.

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Indeed! They're about the same size as a Marine Iguana for example. Very cool animals.

[@foreverpinkf.7603]

Fascinating. Instant abo.

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@rickharold7884]

So awesome, love it. Thx!

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Late thanks, Rick!

[@Alberad08]

Thanks a lot for sharing!

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

My pleasure! Glad you liked it!

[@MuslimDuelists]

Love the Zelda Twilight Princess music lol

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Thanks! Great music for these videos. :)

[@MKLettis]

They're such cuties!

[@jamesbentonticer4706]

I want the back splash in my kitchen to be a mosaic of Triassic fossils.

[@thomaskent3136]

I want the back splash in my kitchen to be a mosaic of James fossils

[@jamesbentonticer4706]

@@thomaskent3136 so you want be dead? Lol gee thanks

[@wendychavez5348]

Triassic fossils would rock even more than a backsplash of human skulls! though it would be just as difficult to clean. I mean, what?

[@thomaskent3136]

Yeah we’ll need a bunch of James skulls

[@wendychavez5348]

@@thomaskent3136, James would only provide one skull so I won't limit myself that way. Besides, he started the thought process so he deserves a reprieve!

[@vassa1972]

Interesting video

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Glad you think so!

[@kateaveryavery1342]

Tbh i think it looks more like a reptilian sturgeon than a reptilian platypus.

[@MaoRatto]

Whenever your local monotreme isnt reptilian enough*

[@davidvdr]

Great Art!

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Most definitely! There are a great number of talented artists in the paleoart community.

[@baldieman64]

What we really need to know if "Could they produce blue milk for grumpy Jedi?"

[@timrose9826]

interesting! thank you

[@NoelMcGinnis]

The thumbnail image almost looks like a clay sculpture that was never really finished. Not an insult! It’s almost as if nature hadn’t yet decided exactly what it wanted to do for this animal’s final form. Modern platypuses are cute but bizarre, so you have to wonder if Mother Nature was stoned when she decided on finalizing the modern form. 😂

[@hamouz1999]

This is amazing What a great video

[@robertgotschall1246]

While I see the platypus comparison, these things also seem to have a passing resemblance to the aquatic iguanas of the Galapagos Islands to me. The flippers would indicate a more aquatic lifestyle than the iguanas and I wonder if they came ashore to breed.

[@kitchengun1175]

the thumbnail is the face you make when the microwave pasta at 3am is still slightly cold

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Quite the sad/disappointed face indeed.

[@grandmoffrevan4933]

"Perry the Eretmohipis!" Caveman doof

[@adamhorn6392]

This is so interesting, thank you! I had no idea about this animal.

[@minted1841]

New to me. Enjoyed viewing :)

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Many thanks!

[@MegaPurpleMonster000]

My guy with the twilight princess music

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Try to get that in there as often as I can. :) Thought it would be fitting for such strange animals.

[@robotboy719]

I'm curious about your statement that hupesuchians were closely related to ichthyosaurs. According to Wikipedia, 'Classification of Hupehsuchia remains difficult because most of the derived characters exhibited in the clade that can be helpful in phylogenetic analyses are also present in other unrelated groups of secondarily aquatic reptiles, and the overall record of diapsids during the Late Permian-Early Triassic is relatively poor, making it difficult to find any closely related or ancestral taxa. Even higher level classification is difficult because many of the plesiomorphies that characterize such groups are absent in the highly derived, marine adapted hupesuchians.' Has research better established the link?

[@nicholasmiller5729]

It's like a mad scientist crossed a platypus with a sturgeon

[@daxxonjabiru428]

One of the more festive periods.

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Indeed! Definitely one of the coolest and often under-appreciated ones.

[@teawrecks1243]

HE'S GOT MORE THAN JUST MAD SKILL HE'S GOT A BEAVER TAIL AND A BILL

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Got bad weirdness!

[@thebigchimpanski4783]

The Triassic period has some of the most fascinating animals, sadly they get under represented in prehistoric documentaries.

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Most definitely. It's a crime, really.

[@Bludvarg]

Oh hai, Faron Woods music. Wouldn't Zora's Domain be more thematically appropriate, though?

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

I’ll have to use that for some other, peculiar animals. :)

[@iambodybuildingyt221]

This animal is so interesting

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Most definitely!

[@omggiiirl2077]

Reminds of descriptions of lake monsters.

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Yes indeed!

[@pauls5745]

I love to see what nature has tried so long ago, and still find this or that trait in today animals

[@gcferr]

My favorite Marine Reptile °w°

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

One of mine too. Really underrated.

[@gcferr]

Yeah

[@michaellevesley3578]

And I thought I'd heard of every prehistoric animal at this point

[@doragonsureia7288]

You are the very first english speaking person i've heard to pronounce sharp "t" as sharp "s" or "c".

[@carolynallisee2463]

OK, has anyone else noted how much the wild diversification of lifeforms after the Great Dying resembles that of the Cambrian Explosion? I'm not talking about the life forms themselves, just that during both times, Nature seems to have gone a little OTT developing different body plans and so on. Given that, for the most part, very few organisms in the Ediacaran fauna had hard body parts, there is unlikely to be any real sign of a mass extinction event in the fossil record for this period of time. But given the insane range of body plans that developed during the Cambrian, could we, given the example of the explosion of diversity in the early Triassic, assume such an event occurred just before the start of the Cambrian?

[@prettylights8873]

Nice music taste

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Glad you think so!

[@katrinakollmann5265]

It's beautiful and so interesting ♡

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Most definitely!

[@vielvladimirvaldez6917]

looks like a screwed up mosasaurus i love it!

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

A little bit! They also look a lot like reptilian sturgeons.

[@CaspiRose99]

This is cool of never heard of them

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Glad you do now. :)

[@GeorgeTheDinoGuy]

It’s kinda cuter then the modern platypus lol

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

In some ways, yes. Could be down to the smoother skin and more wacky proportions.

[@Rhiannonganon]

Just clicked the Zelda music in the background of the video!

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

It’s some good stuff! :)

[@jimcarter4497]

I agree Paleo

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

:)

[@evodolka]

it looks like if a cartoon of a dinosaur that a child drew came to life

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Not wrong!

[@jasonplatco7881]

I doubt we have found even 1/10th of all the things that have ever lived. Conditions have to be just right for fosilisation to happen. And that it's self is rare.

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

That is very true. Thankfully there is more to be found out there. :)

[@jasonplatco7881]

@@HenrythePaleoGuy I would imagin there's also alot that we have found and just don't know it because the fossils are lost in some vast museum collection collecting dust forgotten. Or have been incorrectly atributed to other things they are similar to or were found with. I know both scenarios have been found to have happened before.

[@zedekiah3563]

I remember when these were still popular. They're ok now but I honestly prefer the old model.

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

The old model?

[@zedekiah3563]

@@HenrythePaleoGuy the one in the video

[@hyperactivehyena]

How tf are there still wacky triassic reptiles I've never heard of??

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Oh trust me, there are way, WAY more I need to go over. Some you may or may not know of, but we'll see. ;)

[@itsafish4600]

Cool

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Thanks!

[@--Paws--]

It's like a sentient plush toy.

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

In some ways!

[@quintenwhyte6660]

Triassic Thursday

[@TheRealFobican]

Didn't know that crocodiles and turtles converged on the same principle of that the stegosaurus used their tall plates to regulate their body temperature.

[@putraadam7996]

my own country is "meh", never find any premesozoic fossil but imported

[@frubaluffsillikens4854]

Faron woods!

[@yaerootaegrewriowollio5232]

The thumbnail is me when I'm very tired

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Same here!

[@brandadyanne]

I wonder if they glowed under a blacklight.

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Maybe…

[@nowhereman6019]

So this is just your stereotypical sea/lake monster.

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Essentially… But this was a very smol one. :)

[@zlkimagenX]

God damn it I wish I had a time machine T-T

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Same here!

[@LinceSensei]

Perry the Eretmorhipis

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Now that would be some good fanart.

[@davidrains3918]

I would call it a Dugongypus.

[@leonardogurney5488]

Platypus of the Triassic. Haaaaaahhh!

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

:D

[@ernestlam5632]

23 hours ago Hail Eris

[@chrismartin3197]

Still not as weird as a platypus - no poison toes

[@wendychavez5348]

Hahahaha!

[@Bravohalo]

If only we could dig up direct evidence of electroreceptors from soft tissue. They simply had to have had had them. Had.

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Hopefully some better preserved specimens come about. Until then, it’s sound speculation.

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

What if (like blind salamanders) they were aquatic, or semi-aquatic, cave-dwellers?

[@aa-to6ws]

Ah yes, the Triassic. When the future dominant classes were at betta.

[@joschuaknuppe5849]

Best boi :3

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Absolutely!

[@ottoia9126]

Wait. That mantis thing. Is not a kaiju?...

[@jesuspheonix]

The "s"s are super harsh. You may try to find a filter, compressor, or some other software to soften them during the recording.

[@slimelich]

3:15 oh fuck, Gwyn marked them for undeath

[@gwenprecioustv5338]

perry the platypus

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Dun, dun dun.

[@kennethsatria6607]

Like a Reptilian Sturgeon

[@martin11844]

manatee like niche most probably

[@crappozappo]

Jesus christ, how horrifying I guess I'll click on it

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

A wise choice. :)

[@crappozappo]

@@HenrythePaleoGuy a wise choice indeed; tetrapod vertebrae anatomy is very interesting. This Eretmorhipis is no hero shrew, but