Cronopio | The Real Life Version of SCRAT from Ice Age

The first animal shown in the 2002 film Ice Age was a fictional saber tooth squirrel named "Scrat." Scrat became a fan favorite of the franchise even though an animal like him didn't actually exist...or so we thought. Fast forward to 2011 and a newly discovered mammal from South America is published, baring striking resemblance to Scrat!
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0:25 Cronopio dentiacutus
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1:31 Paleobiology
2:37 Outro
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[@NaturesCompendium]

Special thank you to Jake Sutton for the dinosaur sound effects! ►kzbin.info/door/TR3_EgGAr6fu6708ihkpHQ Hello everybody, I hope you all are doing well! While I'm still taking a break from my KZbin projects to focus on graduate school, I was able to whip up a short video using exisitng footage and a couple of art assets I had completed a long time ago. And since Cronopio seemed to become a fan favorite in my community, I figured this would something everyone would enjoy and learn from. Overall, I'm quite pleased with how this short animation video turned out and I am especially pleased with the new dinosaur sound effects that Jake Sutton had made for me. I hope you guys like the video!

[@tooost1886]

I calculated Scrat’s length and he is about 18 inches long which is the same as a modern day squirrel and 3x bigger than Cronopio

[@lindagodfrey9994]

There's an image on the web of this thing that I HATE

[@abdulazizrex]

It’s bonkers that Ice Age practically predicted the existence of a sabre-toothed squirre!!

[@akumaking1]

The Transformers Beast Wars cartoon predicted Titanoboa

[@creeper4481]

And Phineas and Ferb predicted the color and noise of a Platypus

[@Valerio_the_wandering_sprite]

Except that it's not even a placental mammal, let alone a rodent.

[@simonj3413]

Except it’s not a placental mammal… nor a rodent… nor did it live during the ice age

[@TheAnimalKingdom-tq3sz]

Scrat: *clutching his acorn* Who are you?! Cronopio: "I'm you but slimmer."

[@GeorgeTheDinoGuy]

Scrat is perhaps one of the most powerful and dangerous beings with a god like tolerance to pain. I like to imagine this species is Scrats endgame, he doesn’t eat nuts anymore and just lived a good life among the dinosaurs.

[@samuelbattershell3413]

Scat is what you'd call the divine fool.

[@TheAnimalKingdom-tq3sz]

@@samuelbattershell3413 *Scrat

[@vividsky1669]

fun fact for anyone who isn't super into paleontology, the sauropod in the video is not Aregentinosaurus, but Andesaurus as Argentinosaurus did not exist until later roughly around 93~ million years ago along with Mapusaurus

[@richie_0740]

it may not live with the argentinosaurus, but there are similar sized sauropods, 15 meter long andesaurus and a recently discovered giant sauropod which is still unnamed, the sauropod was nicknamed "candeleros monster" and was estimated at around 60-70 tonnes

[@megazillasaurus]

@the weird eel that is angered easily but it did travel back in time to do the sus with it then a cronopio was invited to the f##kfest

[@alexanderross8462]

Yeah, for a bit of additional context, the original remains of Mapusaurus were originally thought to be a species of Giganotosaurus, but differences in bone anatomy led to it being reclassified as a new genus Mapusaurus.

[@1998topornik]

Ice Age predicted species of prehistoric mammal.... Incredible!

[@robrice7246]

Two things: One: This year marks the film's 20th anniversary. Two: He was voiced by the film's creator (Chris Wedge).

[@zyloproductions4870]

Three: Scrat's getting his own miniseries!!

[@tooost1886]

Four: He finally ate his Acorn

[@freshboy3968]

Caveman squirrel

[@dtxspeaks268]

And the first is the only good one imo

[@MrFossil367ab45gfyth]

Wow! A movie predicting real life! This also happened with Jurassic Park 3, the Spinosaurus in the movie in one scene is seen swimming. During the time of the film's production, it wasn't known that Spinosaurus actually swam. This was just an effect given to it in the movie, but now fast forward many years later. Now we know Spinosaurus was semi-aquatic!

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

Well when Spino was discovered all big dinosaurs where assumed to be semiauquatic.

[@peterblasek7356]

Someone missed the ones in a lifetime opportunity to name it Cronopio skratius! Skratopio dentiacutus would be also acceptable!

[@frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574]

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[@SaurianStudios1207]

Honestly this is pretty interesting to see a fictional character from a movie actually have an animal from the fossil record that greatly resembles it, albeit with differences. It makes me wonder what other unknown or ancient animals will be discovered someday.

[@kleanovodust-bin69]

They made Scrat into a real thing.

[@34r343]

"Scrat likes to gobble down on nuts" *AYO!?*

[@robrice7246]

2:02/2:03 Despite popular belief, Giganotosaurus and Argentinosaurus technically didn't live in the exact same time as each other.

[@nanuqo2006]

that's Andesaurus

[@richie_0740]

@@nanuqo2006 Andesaurus is the largest described species of sauropod from the candeleros formation, but there are new discoveries in late 2021 that unearthed a larger species, it was nicknamed "candeleros monster" and size estimates put it at 60-70 tonnes

[@nanuqo2006]

@@richie_0740 Neat

[@ManuelGarcia-qc1it]

I feel bad for blue sky studios get shut down by Disney. Disney’s greed is too much

[@paleoph6168]

Scrat approves this video. 🐿️👍

[@kuitaranheatmorus9932]

Now this video was absolutely lovely and that's amazing,and the animation got even more amazing

[@UnwantedGhost1]

Hope to see more videos like this. I want to see Thylacoleo (Marsupial Lion) debut.

[@RhiannaRyselAOpo]

ice age literally predicted the discovery of some saber-toothed squirrel - rat hybrid thingy

[@StatedCasually]

I loved the animation work in that one!

[@meli-melo9759]

2:10 damn it that was really loud!

[@nathancomixproductions466]

I miss Blue Sky Studios. The Cronopio reminds me of Scrat from the Ice Age movies. And what's more, I have the Cronopio in my card game titled "Elemental Dinosaurs: The Card Game".

[@marconoboa1154]

I just realized how careful the sound editing id in this channel, would have never realized that without connecting my headphones. Really made it a beautiful essay to watch

[@toranimations8203]

i like how this channel doesnt critique the innacuracies (because you know this is made for *entretainment* and this is SCIENCE FICTION) and just compares it to real life and doesnt say that its bad just becuase its Innacurate, just that its different to real life, and thats how it works, you people are Making Paleontology community More fair to movies and innacuracies, thank you

[@simbiotesnus1013]

Well, it is difficult to criticize from the point of view of the accuracy of a fictional character for a film that has no real prototypes, and what you consider to be its "real prototype" will be found much later than the release of the film, and just happens to be similar to it.

[@chancegivens9390]

Also cronopio seems like a cool little creature!

[@dominicforget2657]

Narrator: "He didn't live during the Ice Age..." Scrat: *I live again before a million years ago!*

[@memegalodon4522]

So it’s true, Scrat was a time traveler all along.

[@robrice7246]

0:27 Nearly a decade since his introduction.

[@ManuelGarcia-qc1it]

Scrat is best character of the ice age franchise

[@SB.8087]

Maybe scrat came from that underground dinosaur area that was seen in the movie

[@jaisanatanrashtra7035]

Scrat is *INDESTRUCTIBLE* 😎💪❤️

[@fmwild57]

Finally the new video!!!

[@ghostx4862]

This is what people call "the Dim effect" It's a phenomenon where fiction predicts nature. Like this and the character it was named after which is the beetle from A Bug's Life

[@NaturesCompendium]

Thank you! I didn't know there was a proper term for it

[@CoolersAndUttpSmokers]

Ice Age: Scrat’s Nutty Adventure true final boss fight bet like:

[@aryatejc8067]

Good to see you again man :)

[@LBTElectricDinoOnline]

Great video and Analysis of Mammal of the Mesozoic and amazing animation, it looks brilliant in my opinion.

[@trexboy269]

Hi parthner

[@LBTElectricDinoOnline]

@@trexboy269, hello partner and thanks for coming over.

[@atgjedy]

I like how scrat was in real life ver

[@Cody_theBoi2010]

"gobble down on nuts" is wild 💀

[@NaturesCompendium]

🙈🙈🙈

[@tdkreturns-batcavepictures1224]

I must say you do these Compendium videos rather well. Been learning a lot from this channel. Keep up the good work. 👍

[@NaturesCompendium]

Thank you so much! I glad you like them :D

[@Annihilator27]

Finally you’re back

[@jakesutton4603]

So glad to be apart of this my man Thanks for bringing me on

[@NaturesCompendium]

You blew it out of the park! Can't wait to work with you more 💯🔥🔥

[@shingtiong9425]

Hey man,I would like to thank you.Your recent project about the candeleros formation has inspired me to make my own personal project on the fauna of the yellow cat member of the cedar mountain formation.

[@NaturesCompendium]

Awesome! Looking forward to it :D

[@shingtiong9425]

@@NaturesCompendium Thanks.Although,I wouldn't be using digital art but instead drawing them on paper which yes I'm planning on colouring it.

[@Marcin9200]

Who made this paleoart? It looks beautiful 2:05

[@NaturesCompendium]

Julio Lacerda 💚

[@matteomastrodomenico1231]

Life imitates art

[@BigBossMan538]

The audio is a little quiet to me, it’s hard to hear you over the rest of the sounds. Otherwise, good stuff

[@bbbenj]

Thanks 👍

[@macwelch8599]

Awesome

[@BigBoiFobbs2011]

Nice

[@miquelescribanoivars5049]

Here after *THE END* I'm not crying...

[@LoanShark_totallyreal]

Finally!

[@maildog2493]

Pretty Cool that they are very similar animals

[@Americanman88]

Where do you find your information for these videos? Great job!

[@NaturesCompendium]

Hello! I do independent research for every video and do my best to make sure the information is up to date and accurate. I link my sources for each video in the description, and for this video I used this Science Daily article: www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111102161050.htm

[@vasilijrappana2335]

So if Cronopio is a Mesozoic animal, does that mean Scrat originally was born in the subterranean realm of dinosaurs shown in “Ice Age 3”, but then moved to the surface for some reason?

[@cosmicderringer1824]

I hope that cronopio doesn't sit too long next to the sauropod, since on occasion, herbivores of modern day don't always pass up an easy meal scurrying near them

[@gabrielbermudez6646]

good video I liked it, hey I heard of a prehistoric animal called Deltadromeus, the following video could be of him 👋

[@valentinfejes]

As far as I scrolled down, no one mentioned it, so I had to be the first... Did you add a beak to that sauropod? I know there was a paper about Camarasaurus (I believe) in this topic which didn't get much attention.

[@NaturesCompendium]

Yes, but this is still pretty speculative on my end

[@valentinfejes]

@@NaturesCompendium Of course it is! Longnecks with turtle beaks are... weird. Not to mention that the big family of sauropods was diverse enough, so what was true to a genus (or just a species), it won't necessarily fit to others.

[@jaisanatanrashtra7035]

They should make more frictional animals 😂👍 And later they will turn out to be true ❤️

[@sorrowtw]

Heterodondadae XD

[@Sniperzillabot]

Noice!

[@MrEmilable]

I did NOT see this video come and I thought you were working on a Video on gigantosaurus or one of the dinosaur,

[@NaturesCompendium]

I still am working on two videos about Giganotosaurus, but put a pause on those projects so I can focus on grad school for now. This video actually only took me a day and a half to make since I had extra footage already completed and then on top of that I had some extra artwork I never used. The only extra things I really drew here aside from Scrat was the bugs, squirrel, and cronopio skull.

[@MrEmilable]

@@NaturesCompendium ok then 👍

[@meli-melo9759]

Can please do Cretaceous and Maelstrom the ichthyosaur and pliosaur pls.

[@xerlapis]

Sad to see Ice Age has ended

[@chancegivens9390]

2:10 OH MY GOD MY EARDRUMS!!

[@NaturesCompendium]

My bad, thought I reduced the audio levels

[@chancegivens9390]

@@NaturesCompendium it's all good even though that dinosaur shrill squeak did pierce my brain I was mostly joking

[@Mike.bob-080]

@@NaturesCompendium 2:08 what Is that Raptor? Can you please tell me?

[@robrice7246]

2:31 It's not the first extinct animal named or based on something from pop culture to do so.

[@treygoldsworthy1402]

Like a certain Abelisaur named after a certain mad Titan, amiright?

[@robrice7246]

@@treygoldsworthy1402 Or real life Hobbits.

[@matthewwelsh294]

Good movie from my childhood, Scrat was something else 😂 😂

[@paisoruketsuthitsarfirelig6307]

Megalonyx Sid Video 🌲🌳

[@drazenusancevic2927]

They look more like those brothers

[@Derp_Raptor13]

So i am late but can you do a purrusaurus the massive croc/caiman?

[@angelfabianmesina6099]

Wow

[@miahmooooo]

W

[@scottriddell3514]

The real scrat should really be a better character for that way the inspired and discovered species Now gets a shot of being the character we should have known

[@BigJunnie]

Nobody in theyre right mind think a sabertooth squirrel looks like him

[@secondary1verril22]

So Scrat survived the Creatceous mass extinction?

[@evodolka]

2:10 and like that my ears are bleeding

[@samusaurioart]

Giganotosaurus...❤️

[@shahransalehin8951]

First🔥🔥🔥

[@jaisanatanrashtra7035]

0:48 Super Gorgeous Mapu 😘😍

[@NaturesCompendium]

Close! It's a giganotosaurus

[@jaisanatanrashtra7035]

@@NaturesCompendium I don't care 😂 For me all Dinos are 🤗❤️💞

[@masotan152]

Scrat!❤

[@excitablepack7076]

What if Scrat was in The Land Before Time?

[@NaturesCompendium]

That actually might make more sense than in Ice Age haha

[@cameronmorris8105]

Who knew?

[@Jjones5202]

2:07-2:11

[@homersimpson1732]

well, ice age 3 had the female gliding scrat living with the dinos sooo...

[@nathanaguirre1147]

Make about the megatherium

[@DriplessDX]

oOoOoOoOoOooooooo

[@hsdinoman2267]

i guess that you learn something new everyday?

[@tusker9959]

Make American lion fact plz

[@Mandicke]

I knew he waas real.

[@joeo.6768]

What about Hungry Shark Evolution & Hungry Shark World accuracy

[@Pebbledudee]

1:15

[@portlistlytvya]

bruh ain't no way they made scrat from ice age into a real thing bruh ong 😹

[@utimategamersyt9078]

Was is the background of the intro logo look like russia?

[@tshiabtsab3541]

Hey can you do a real t rex to a jw t rex

[@simbiotesnus1013]

Regarding this paleomeme. Skrat is not based on Chronopio, "Ice Age" was released in 2002 and Chronopio was discovered in 2011. Scrat's design was based on a squirrel and the rat, proper name "Scrat" is a combination of the words "squirrel" and "rat", also the designers gave him saber teeth (I don't know why) which gave the creature the name "Saber Tooth Squirrel". In 2011 was found a skull of a creature that looked very similar to Skrat's head (including sabre-toothed), which is why it was claimed that Skret was based on Cronopio.

[@miguelfrancescohogar7501]

Wait...I have memories whe I was 1?