Predator X - The Giant Arctic Pliosaur

[@NoobPTFO]

Predator X made that edgy 12 year old in me go like “Now that’s my new favorite marine reptile!”

[@TheHetzer-xy9lb]

I see somebody else who grew up with Planet Dinosaur.

[@plaguedoc8417]

Yes others who loved planet dinosaur

[@MaxBrix]

It's X-Mas.

[@JEMurl]

M'NEEEEEERD!

[@juanjoyaborja.3054]

Pedos see predator x and be like “That defines my position on society!”

[@anthonyholroyd5359]

Cannot wait for the second half of the walking with dinosaurs examinations 'Giant of the skies', 'Ice Forrest' and 'Death of a Dynasty'

[@clementejackson8090]

YESS !! you got the right idea i hope they are working on that the for 1st part was amazing & seeing what’s changed since i was child

[@KhanMann66]

Why stop there? Let’s do the whole Walking with series.

[@memomorph5375]

I thought the same thing!

[@altithoraxperotorum5133]

Spoilers : liopleurodon isn't the only oversized time and place traveler

[@hailghidorah2536]

@@altithoraxperotorum5133 mAgIcAl LiOpLeUrOdOn!

[@rogertriceratopes2317]

Pliosaurus FUNKei Now i can't imagine this reptile whitout a afro and some flashy suit in the midle of a disco

[@steverodgers333]

LOL 😆 🤣 😂

[@plaguedoc8417]

Same man same

[@Lucius1958]

🎶*"Pliosaurus: how'd you get so Funkei? Pliosaurus: did you do the monkei?"*🎶

[@flyingdutchman4794]

Damn - THAT would clear the dance floor

[@petramatkovic4122]

Funky funkei

[@Paul_Allens_Profile]

There is something unsettling about giant sea creautures way more than ones on land

[@fart63]

I always think about how if you’re running from a massive land predator you can hide, in a cave, a tree, even a house. And you can run from it. But deep in the water... you move as slow as a snail compared to those beasts and you have nowhere to go where it can’t get you

[@Evolved_Skeptic]

Visibility. On land you can see a 'round you for (potentially) kilometres, but below the waterline - even in water as clear as the arctic can get - the visibility is always limited by the way that light moves through water. Add in a little monkey brain that's smart enough to have an imagination & now there's a predator hiding (just out of sight) ready to pounce. Include beautiful monsters like this big many-toothed reptile for imagination fuel & suddenly the idea of going for a swim seems less popular.

[@juanjoyaborja.3054]

@@Evolved_Skeptic Megalodon, don’t forget.

[@catherinehubbard1167]

I agree about giant predatory sea creatures being more unsettling than land ones. For one thing, they are often bigger because the water can support their weight. But mostly I think it’s because they are hidden in the depths until they suddenly attack, often from below where their attacking lunge can’t be seen. They can often move fast for such a large creature, too. So you, or a prehistoric prey animal, could look at a quiet ocean surface but could never feel safe. The ones that weren’t scared enough got removed from the gene pool. And then there is the drowning thing. Sea creatures are at home in the water, but we will always be vulnerable there. They must have been magnificent.

[@nancytestani1470]

No kidding..be afraid , be very afraid

[@BasicallyFailing]

Love how you just had to slip in Eromangasaur like it was nothing. I know the name is after the basin but that name still knocked me out cold when i first googled it.

[@kotochedias]

Predator Xmas

[@iaw7406]

Lol cos its christmas

[@memomorph5375]

Get this to the top! Happy holidays all!

[@mirandamusprime]

Lol.

[@IsmailAbdulMusic]

That predator X looked absolutely menacing and scary. Very fascinating to know the things that once existed

[@jvccr7533]

Eromangasaurus is the most unfortunate name for an animal ever.

[@KhanMann66]

😂😂😂😂😂😏

[@cryogenictendency4565]

Oh no

[@陳嘉宇-y4q]

Time to heavens door that creature

[@ArtyFartyBart]

Let's rename it hentaisaurus

[@TheLazyFusspot_3428]

Erectiodon

[@zenebean]

I can see the media drooling every time someone says "predator x" But it does create interest for paleontology!

[@steverodgers333]

Being the reptiles they are of course

[@kaylt.7864]

Yeah cant bash it too much bc it sparks interest in research & the field 😊 plus its natural curiousity of humans to understand other animals

[@John.0z]

I take a positive view - you never know what will spark an interest in people of all ages. I think my mother understood a bit more about my (strictly amateur) interest in palaeontology a bit more when "Walking With Dinosaurs" went on TV.

[@DorsenFilm]

Pliosaurus funkei, or predator x, was discovered on svalbard. Svalbard is a norwegian island archipelago, and i happen to be norwegian. Norway is notorious for its lack of mesozoic fossils. Heck, only one dinosaur is known to have lived here (plateosaurus). The rocks are just too young to include dinosaus. Svalbard at least, has a rich diversity of marine reptiles.

[@EndreaiYT]

Wasn’t svalbard connected or still remotely connected to Greenland and Europe while the Pangea was breaking? I’m not gonna question that.

[@DorsenFilm]

@@EndreaiYT yes, but it is technically owned by Norway, so it counts.

[@prla5400]

Norgay

[@DorsenFilm]

@@prla5400 ?

[@vdun]

As a lifelong Norwegian paleontology enthusiast, I have to admit that seeing seeing the picture at 2:45 was a little nostalgic. It’s taken in the museum of paleontology in Oslo, and the man is Jørn Hurum, who is without a doubt Norway’s most famous paleontologist. He’s probably most famous for his research on the fossil «Ida» - a complete skeleton of a monkey from 47 million years ago, the oldest yet found. Not really related to the video, but I hope some of you found it interesting. I recommend reading more about Ida the fossil, its quite interesting

[@Pastamist]

Missed opportunity to name the genus Jörmungandr

[@Picassoturtlenumba5]

"I like 'em big!" "I like 'em funkei." "I like 'em round." "They would eat monke!" (if they could) Merry Christmas. and may your souls heal.

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

XD

[@keithharper32]

someone needs to find a new species from the same environment, something P. Funkei would have preyed on, and name it monke

[@matthewmasucci1425]

Mmm monke

[@shaunjimbangan1166]

I really like how understanding and respectful you guys are when criticize documentaries, most critics nowadays are complete assholes.

[@leppardman4779]

Socks from my mother and a new Ben's video are the best X-mas gifts I could get this year

[@ivechang6720]

I like how some of the revised size estimates give these large predators a cuter image. Scary cute is a thing.

[@alanmarcelinosantos5338]

This creature was named "Predator X, The Monster and Pliosaurus Funkei"

[@ticallionz]

All great band names!

[@hakminlee571]

What a wholesome way to start Christmas morning

[@rogerscottcathey]

🤣

[@paleoph6168]

That's one powerful boi.

[@goatrex9195]

Just wait till you see Livyatan Melville

[@remanip.k461]

@@goatrex9195 Livyatan lived up to it's name 😈

[@celtofcanaanesurix2245]

They missed the perfect opportunity to name the genus Jormungandur after the giant serpent in Norse mythology (whose name literally means “big-monster”)

[@Pastamist]

That moment when a hammer is part of a paleontology kit, and thus would have dug up Jörmungandr with said-hammer, when the myth Jörm was killed by one:

[@thomasthemetriacanthosauru7030]

They couldn't name the genus that as it was found to belong to the genus pliosaurus

[@narendramartosudarmo6112]

Another animal was already named after the World Serpent, unfortunately. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joermungandr_bolti

[@ChristophersMum]

Thank you for all the videos that you have given us throughout the year...🎇😁🐉🖖🎇

[@hyunsung32]

"This is Predator X, an animal that must go down in history as one of the ocean's most deadly hunters"

[@thedoruk6324]

I am glad that this topic has been covered throughtly! Many people forgot that the dominant [apex predator] position has been filled within aquatic niches in the mesozoic times albeit not by dinosaurs themselves but a group of impressive reptiles Additionally Predator X & Mossosaurs show a somewhat similar anatomy maybe a case of *convergent evolution* ?

[@pulpyjambu3290]

Yeah, even though I wouldn't say that Mosasaurids and Pliosaurids are that similar. They do share similar lifestyle, diets, etc. But they're kinda different. Like their method of locomotion, Pliosaurids use fin propelled one while Mosasaurids use their tail to produce thrust. Although you're right, it's all about convergent evolution since one of them is a somewhat strange ancient turtle relative while the other one is a relative of monitor lizard who got too comfortable with aquatic lifestyle.

[@thedoruk6324]

@Mullerornis By which I meant by their physique (shape and anatomy) as well as their occupational niche they are extremely similar

[@thedoruk6324]

@@pulpyjambu3290 Similiar to how entirely different aquatic species evolve into crab like crustacean forms (It is a real thing called Carcinisation)

[@pulpyjambu3290]

@@thedoruk6324 Yeah that's right, you could say it like that.

[@pulpyjambu3290]

@masteryoda120988 That's what I'm saying, Mosasaurids and Pliosaurids are only similar in a way that they're both aquatic reptiles and fill similar niches, they pursued different adaptations for their lifestyle. Mosasaurids approached the more fish-like body form starting with an eel like body (which turns out most tetrapods that returned to sea exhibit) while Pliosaurids are more similar to sea turtle in their method of locomotion, taking turns flapping their front and hind limbs. This is similar to the modern sea turtle and as you said, scientists think that the closest living relative of the Pliosaurids. They're even classified as stem turtle, a part of a group which will eventually gave rise to turtles (testudines)

[@memomorph5375]

Always thought aquatic reptile names weren’t bitchin enough... Predator X: Hold my beer

[@noobfart4240]

Imagine, enjoying a nice snorkeling in the ocean then this Funkie pass by in front of you.

[@eybaza6018]

It's likely that there could be specimens that reached above 15 meters, just look at reptiles, for example: crocodiles never stop growing although after a certain age it slows down almost entirely,however, some individuals have a much smaller slowdown, so they keep growing like Gustavo the Nile crocodile. And while Plesiosaurids aren't exactly closely related to crocodiles, they definitely didn't grow in the same way as mammals wich just stop after a certain time.

[@hailgiratinathetruegod7564]

Nobody, Literally Nobody. Some Pilosaur from the artic: *LETS GET FUNKEI*

[@ratatouilledrinksclorax9897]

Nobody, Litteraly Nobody. Some Plesiosaur from Australia: *HENTAI*

[@steverodgers333]

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Thank you for creating this exciting world for us all to enjoy! What fantastic discoveries you have so graciously espoused to us. I would never have the time or the wherewithal to read and learn about these creatures and Earth's ancient history. Love it so much ❤

[@jonwashburn7999]

Thanks. This was very interesting.

[@charlie-jz3us]

Pliosaurus Funkei: my last name is kinda stupid tbh... Eromangasaurus: h...hold my fish

[@potzblitz6577]

For a long time I felt that Pliosaurs were the most awesome marine reptiles, but nowadays I'm definitely Team Mosasaurus.

[@plaguedoc8417]

Same

[@spicylizards4714]

I think the really cool thing about mosasaurus isnt ite appearance or size, but how it came into existence

[@potzblitz6577]

@@spicylizards4714 How is Mosasaurus different from Pliosaurus regarding its origins? I thought both would be reptiles/lizards that eventually went back into the sea.

[@spicylizards4714]

@@potzblitz6577 I dont know anything about the pliosaurus, but I do know about the mosasaurus. The mosasaurus used to be small land dwelling monitor lizards that evolved to live in the ocean because of competition from dinosaurs

[@potzblitz6577]

@@spicylizards4714 It seems Pliosaurs and Plesiosaurs were descendants of similar but earlier reptiles. They are older than Mosasaurus and not so closely related to Monitor Lizards and Snakes.

[@thomasthemetriacanthosauru7030]

Funfact the biggest reliablly scalable element of a Pliosaur on record comes from the UK and consists of a massive almost 3 metre long mandible housed in the Oxford museum of natural history and several isolated teeth from the Kimmeridge clay suggesting a Pliosaur with an up to 3 metre long skull making the owners of the teeth and mandible larger than Pliosaurus funkei/predator x

[@almazzagitov9799]

Virgins remember “Planet Dinosaur” Chads remember “Walking with Dinosaurs” Liopleurodon

[@thedoruk6324]

+Almaz Zagitov Planet Dinosaur, It was a worthy successor for BBC's documentary contenders

[@almazzagitov9799]

I don’t know, when I was revising both WWD and PD, I came to conclusion that “Planet Dinosaur” is more of a good dinosaur clip rather than a full-fledged documentary. I mean, there were a lot of problems with the interruptions of a story with these interactive maps and explanations and showing animals simply fighting, killing and eating each other. Walking with dinosaurs on the other hand nails the story and the plot better. It also focuses a lot on the environment and ecology, such as symbiotic relationships, cycle of matter and tones more. Basically, I prefer the sophisticated plot focusing on nature to the epileptic clips showing repetitive action with a very little amount of the actual story. Does any of you remember the plot in the first series about Spinosaurus? Or when they talked about Gigantoraptor? Have you felt depressed when the meteor fell and the disasters were gradually destroyeing all the giant fauna of the Mesozoic? Personally, I didn’t. But I was genuinely crying when I watched Ornithocheirus die slowly and agonisingly, I cried when I saw female Postosuchus suffer from the injuries and getting eaten by the very creatures she could easily have scared off or bitten in half, I was excited when I saw Brachiosaurus for the first time when I was a kid, I had a lot of adrenaline when they showed Utahraptor chasing the Iguanodons. I didn’t experience any of this while watching “Planet Dinosaur”, to be honest. That’s why I don’t like Planet Dinosaur

[@daphneloose5880]

I remember both shows!!

[@RuskiWaffle]

Y e s

[@altithoraxperotorum5133]

Legends remember top 10 megabeasts pliosaur

[@scragglybeard9322]

0:34 dit someone really just draw a pliosaur taking a shit? Wierd flex but okay...

[@steverodgers333]

lol... I thought so too but ok we all do it but not photographed hopefully

[@KhanMann66]

About time. Too many paleo art depicts ancient species in way too clean environments. Needs more blood and dirt. They piss and shit just like us once.

[@memomorph5375]

>squinting... That’s no tail... also cloaca lol

[@damnationdaniel4726]

I think in the original it's giving birth

[@WobblesandBean]

Hey man, everybody poops

[@anthroposlogica9379]

Amazing!

[@Tymon-Gala]

Finally the x man of didnosaurs

[@diegovillalobos5364]

Thanks for posting this video on a Christmas Day! I enjoyed very much. Happy hohoholidays!

[@chasmal_forest.]

Now that I know that Predator X lived in the Arctic, it is now my official favorite marine reptile 👍

[@WhiteNucklin]

Merry merry Christmas you guys! Thanks for the good memories

[@solluna2155]

Merry Christmas 🎄

[@jon-paultaylor]

I've never been interested in dinosaurs but I love the uploads here keep em coming!!...and thanks!

[@siyacer]

That name was the scariest thing back then

[@szalard]

It is interesting that while in the Mesozoic, on the land lived more than 30 m long giants, in the seas the creatures were just the half that size. Today when the biggest creature on the land is 4 - 4,5 m long, the in the sea live 30 m long creatures.

[@winter2716]

I’ve thought about this too. It’s especially interesting because the rorquals just appeared very, very recently (in geologic time).

[@miquelescribanoivars5049]

Laughs in Leedsichthyis.

[@triceratopshorridus1104]

never heard of the giant ichthyosaurus? some of em may have been bigger than a blue whale or somewhere similar size to it.

[@eybaza6018]

@@triceratopshorridus1104 Yes, although they only lived in the Triassic when dinosaurs weren't exactly dominant on land. Still, they are the best candidates for being the size of the Blue whales, although above 20 meters Mosasaurids and Plesiosaurids could very well have lived.

[@maxwelll3134]

i love your uploads, it warms my paleontologist heart

[@RedXlV]

3:13 It's hilarious that "Eromangasaurus" is a thing.

[@陳嘉宇-y4q]

Lucy the human is named cause the paleontologist is listening to “ Lucy in the sky “ at camp Eromangasaurus is named when the paleontologist is ......... you know

[@lukeskywalkerjediknight2.013]

@@陳嘉宇-y4q Is what?

[@SleepySloth2705]

Ah I remember when they set up an inflatable replica of Predator X in the central square here in Bergen, Norway, it was so damn cool 😁

[@cebi3939]

That is one Funky Pliosaur.

[@randybarnett2308]

Love Pliosaurs!👍💪❤

[@YusufGinnah]

Thanks to Ben's channel, for another great video... 😎👍🏼 Love your work, your facts and presentations always keep it interesting...

[@xenomorphbiologist-xx1214]

I’ve been waiting for years for a video about Predator X!

[@yeeters2347]

Remember this guy from that one episode of Planet Dinosaur? Fudging loved that show

[@damnationdaniel4726]

Nice video! Just like to point out in the Pliosaurus kevani description by Benson et al. Plisoaurus funkei was described in more detail: the vertebrae were significantly shorter in length than in Kronosaurus (about 10.6 metres in length) suggesting an even shorter body length than the 10 - 13 metre estimate given in its description.

[@floobidyfloo]

thanks

[@cptromero5595]

Wish these were still around. Be cool to see one in person

[@monkeystar3652]

Hmm, I dunno. I mean, really cool last moment tho! 😂

[@plaguedoc8417]

But think of the consequences that big a predator in the waters today most whales would be gone same with boats

[@xanshen9011]

Only reason whales went back in the water was because the massive marine reptiles became extinct after the asteroid impact 😂

[@cezarysiemieniewski5502]

You mean from sattelites image? XD

[@gageburton4153]

Dude, bet!

[@raffaelbaumkaenguruh2654]

to be honest,pliosaurus is kinda funky! i cant believe i just made that joke... best Wishes!

[@randallpetroelje3913]

I love anything with dinosaurs and ancient creatures. Thanks for your show and commentary.👍

[@MidnightDarkness666]

Liopleurodon: Who are you? Pliosaurus Funkei: I'm you, but better Liopleurodon: I'll say! You look more like me, than well, me! *looks forlornly at Walking With Dinosaurs recreation*

[@wildwelshpete]

Merry Christmas all 🙂

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

Merry Covidmass & a Happy Flu Year!

[@krissmonte6374]

Thanks for the updated.imformation. I was curious on these facts for about 10 years. Great stuff

[@vern6400]

❤❤❤❤❤❤ you people have serioisly no idea how much this makes my year -crazy person in NL

[@dynamosaurusimperious6341]

Predator X: *yeah basically i'm the biggest Marine Reptile ever* WWD Liopurelodon: *so i'm a joke to you?* Me: *also does anyone remember Megalodon vs Predator X?*

[@Shoebill1447]

Speckles the tarbosaurus mosasaurus: you are in danger

[@garythefishable]

You could imagine my disappointment when I discovered later in life that Liopleurodon actually only maxed out at around 7 meters.

[@altithoraxperotorum5133]

Jurassic world mosasaurus : hold my indominus

[@goatrex9195]

@@garythefishable yeah dude! I nearly cried when I heard that because liopleurodon was my favorite marine creature and I grew up with it

[@NoOne-ju8fi]

@@Shoebill1447 the Jurassic world mosa is also huge

[@ezkillionaire3276]

Thank you Doug! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[@katiobrien7854]

Happy holidays to you all. I always eagerly await the next video from you. Thank you for all the great ones you have given us!

[@wen9157]

Yes, the plier swords, some of the most fierce predators of submarines to ever live.

[@user-fg3dz5kv7q]

3:13 "eromanga saurus"

[@garypfeiffer3489]

LOVELY vid for the holidays Ben!

[@gaetanoiuculano7895]

Such a funkei looking beast awesome!

[@richardhall1667]

Please keep making these videos. You’re too good to flame out early.

[@FableWolfe]

Just another reminder that the ocean is actual Hell. It was back then, and it still is now.

[@davidgrech4574]

Thank you for sharing your insights and hope you know how much I appreciate your videos

[@jimmyshrimbe9361]

Yes!! Awesome stuff!

[@Uniqo.7]

I genuinely didn’t know this. I learned something new thx for the educational content

[@MV-vv7sg]

Water Horse is a good way to imagine how friendly this might have been 🥺

[@Luka-eo7cs]

Nice video as always! 👍❤

[@HeyItsJumpman]

they just discovered an entire skull today

[@salvagemonster3612]

I caught one of these once in Scotland. But since I practice catch and release I let it go in lake Champlain. I have eaten one before and they just taste funny

[@graphite2786]

Predator X is now so funky!

[@chasefoster845]

I Saw Predator X When I Was Watching Steve Backshell It Was Great He Knows Everything About Dinosaurs 👏🔥💯👍

[@paulkaufmann4381]

Love your videos man keep it up!

[@60sfoley]

Thanks for the video... happy new year!

[@rojaunjames747]

Nothing gives Christmas cheer has predator x

[@rodJtip]

Happy Christmas and a great New Year from Seattle. Thanks for the fascinating videos.

[@zzrzx-ck5jo]

I actually was attending a conferance held in my hometowns museum about predator x. The guy at 2:38 was holding the conferance and i was allowed to ask him questions at the end of it. And i tought it was cool that Beg G Thomas made a video about it

[@nautilus2151]

Great video, as always. Have a Very Merry Wintersday!

[@paulroche6969]

It's funny, because despite it's incredible size, and undeniable prowess, it would still almost certainly be utterly helpless before a pod of orcas.

[@Scrinwaipwr]

Merry Predator Xmas.

[@mr.joesterr5359]

3:13 Eromangasaurus

[@just_a_guy9688]

YES, why is noone mentioning that.

[@krzysztof7374]

I'm also confused

[@djangojihadl1076]

The christmas eve video hittin diffint

[@supersourg2922]

I wonder if this Pliosaur would like music

[@tofuteh2348]

3:11 i heard "eromanga-saurus" and i hate myself

[@robertcross9863]

I gotta say predator x sounds so much better than most ancient animal names

[@MrFossil367ab45gfyth]

Merry Christmas 🎄 and have a Happy New Year 🎉🎆

[@gruu]

0:35 And here it is drawn in mspaint shitting itself. Great pic thanks guys.. xP

[@marlon1be]

I always wonder how they construct an unknown reptile from a few incomplete/broken bones

[@jeremyt1433]

I was hoping someone would do a follow up of this massive reptile.

[@amandastakeonit7402]

So cool!

[@Casual_Shots]

Get passed the nightmare jaw and this thing is so cute!

[@grimfin3214]

Legally changing my name to Predator X

[@aramgocer253]

Great channel Nice topic.

[@alexanderrahl7034]

The Virgin Megalodon vs the Chad Pliosaurus Funkei

[@NandoA130]

Predator X sounds like a metal band 🤘

[@Motivatededits0]

I watched a documentary on this when I was like 5 and it got recommended to me again