Pseudosuchia: An Overview Of The Prehistoric Relatives Of Crocodilians

[@babyblue1443]

The fact that the thumbnail literally looks like a more 60's version of a t rex vs ankylosaurus makes me honestly amazed lol

[@AnonymousTranquility]

It’s unfortunate this group of reptiles doesn’t get as much attention as the dinosaurs. This group is truly remarkable for shrugging off two-three major extinction events. Possibly even another if we take the conservation of their extant members more seriously. This was an amazing video that gave me a lot more insight into the true diversity of this group of animals.

[@markdebruyn1212]

I think it is because all terrestrial dinosaurs are gone, while crocodilians have still a good amount of living species and that makes just less interesting for most people

[@kmfdm5]

I couldn’t agree more

[@brianhammer5107]

oh, I think in real-world terms, crocodiles are thought of by a great number of people in Africa, India, and Indonesia very, very often - in self-preservation mode!

[@brianhammer5107]

@@markdebruyn1212 um, ever seen an ostrich? roadrunner? emu?

[@markdebruyn1212]

@@brianhammer5107 Yes, but most people when think dinosaurs, they think about the non-avian dinosaurs and there is no bird that look like those dinosaurs

[@clomiancalcifer]

I was going to comment that there's a critique in calling crocodilians the closest extent relatives of the dinosaurs...but then realized you were big braining the unsaid point that extant birds ARE dinosaurs...well played CHimerasuchus...well played.

[@Gioreptiles]

I was about to do the same, we got bamboozled

[@hardkoregamer1981]

Scientists can never make up their minds on anything their minds are like revolving doors.

[@Gioreptiles]

@@hardkoregamer1981 we are constanlty learning, debate is good, because you might leaen something new

[@frankmaynes3608]

Hmm good point

[@PerpetualBass]

I'm surprised any of you made it that long before having to object with an "Uhm, actually..."

[@alexandermorrison1010]

Great work Chimera! I can tell this video was a labor of love for you. I believe all the viewers here with the interest for the underrated Pseudosuchians, indeed are appreciative of your efforts. Preciate you man.

[@terrypeyton9148]

I knew about dienosucus before these videos but didn't know how many other croc dinos there were or how they dominated certain periods in the time line. So the video is very in formative and gives me way more appreciation for old croc species and leaves me interest for more

[@alexandermorrison1010]

@@terrypeyton9148 Indeed all these animals and their unique appearance and behaviors are sadly unknown to most of the public.

[@marc-andrebrunet5386]

I agree 💯👍

[@scottbuchtel4716]

Chimera, are you a robot?

[@titanofserpents4315]

It really is a shame that these guys don't get that much attention in media. I remember that when I first learned about the sheer diversity of crocodylomorphs as a kid, I thought it was the coolest thing ever.

[@dinohall2595]

As expected, this video did not disappoint. This and the earlier 50-minute overview of Triassic dinosaurs are a dream come true for fans of prehistoric reptiles, and their quality is high enough that I can see a college paleontology professor using them as an introduction to the discipline. Your passion for this group of animals is crystal clear, and I look forward to seeing which pseudosuchians you will cover in the future!

[@Piriphu]

Over an hour and a half long video about pseudosuchia? I must be dreaming, this is all I ever wanted! It's stuff like this that makes you my favorite paleo youtuber!

[@mymom1462]

Holy fuck. I can't believe this documentary is free. Now I can finally eat lunch fully engaged! Thank you.

[@royarg8603]

I'm blown away that you could make such wonderful, well-researched content on a niche portion of the fossil record and give it away for free. Thank you, seriously, this is an awesome video. One day I'll wow my kids by explaning to them what phytosaurs and pseudosuchids were and it'll be thanks to you. Happy new year!

[@joshjosh575]

Don’t be impressed. This is all AI generated and very easy to do.

[@SimonORorke]

Wonderful! I must’ve seen all your shorter videos on specific pseudosuchians. It’s great to have them put into collective perspective.

[@MegaRaptorEN]

Putting such dedication into a video is a great inspiration for us other creators too, thank you👏

[@SlothOfTheSea]

I love the fact that crocodilians are actually very derived animals. It’s a common notion that they’re primitive predators, but in reality, they only re-evolved quadrupedalism and large body sizes. Simply metal.

[@NickWeissMusic]

I heard they possibly went back to cold blood from warm… even more metal

[@mikesnyder1788]

My 2024 new year is off to a great start! Thanks so much for the hard work in assembling all this fascinating information about the Pseudosuchia. Much, much appreciation!!!

[@Kittonkitkat]

I start a new job today and watching this on the carpark before I go in to chill, thank you! I'll watch it in full later when I get home. I can't wait! X

[@jamesabernethy7896]

Your videos are always great but this one has been amazing. Even though I've seen so many of your videos this one has been an eye opener. Even though there has been so much variation within different lineages... this shows that they truly filler every niche while often maintaining those recognisable characteristics. Great work in an underrepresented subject. Beautiful images that really set the scene.

[@modelwiz2138]

Great presentation!! The ignorant moniker of 'living fossil' tends to deny the process of evolution - one result of it is the lack of literature of whole clades of living beings, like Pseudosuchia. Life is not simple. Simplification can readily impede understanding. The subject of this video is not simple, but it has increased my overall understandig of this clade substantially. Well done. Please keep going. I am all eyes and ears.

[@tranquil_dude]

I like how all the respective dominant omniote groups of the Permian, Trassic & Jurassic/Cretaceous periods all went through a bottleneck after their respective heydays before evolving into their present varieties: - therapsids -> cynodonts -> modern mammals - pseudosuchians -> sphenosuchians -> modern crocodylomorphs - dinosaurs -> the groups of birds that survived the KP mass extinction -> modern birds

[@Polosatiy_Varan]

Also lizardz, turtles and snakes.

[@patreekotime4578]

A short video explaining just the cladistics and naming conventions of this group, with some illustrative charts is greatly greatly needed. I enjoyed this but kept getting lost!

[@wingedhussar1453]

Because it's ai crap ddocumentary. Probably written by ai and spoken by ai .I dont watched these ai documentaries anymore they are garbage

[@patreekotime4578]

​​​​​@@wingedhussar1453 Most bot comment ever? You dont appear to understand my comment, or know about this channel. I was saying that the cladistics are confusing because of the similarity of all of the names. But these are real animals, real illustrations done by real paleoartists, and this video is largely a compilation of information already explained in other videos. The channel host sometimes reads his own scripts, and sometimes has another youtuber read them largely because people have complained about his voice. Personally, I prefer the videos were he reads them himself because the other "hosts" often fail at pronunciation in spectacular ways because they don't seem to be paleo specialists. There are plenty of fake paleo channels, but this is not one of them.

[@patreekotime4578]

​​@@wingedhussar1453 This channel is about real animals, using real paleoart done by human artists, and uses real humans to do the voiceover. I have no idea how he writes his scripts, but the channel owner is definitely human, but often gets guests to read the script because negative commenters have complained about the sound of his voice. He even credits the VO at 1:39:10 ! Personally, I don't like the guest hosts as much because they often mispronounce things. There are plenty of AI accounts, but this is not one. And my comment is about confusing taxonomy, which is the fault of the scientists' naming conventions, not the fault of this channel or the script.

[@toxicprophetking]

​@@wingedhussar1453Wtf?? This is a real guy who writes and records the voice over himself...it literally sounds nothing like a.i. at all.

[@nyeti7759]

I always enjoy your videos, but you really have outdone yourselves this time. Excellently written, well paced, thorough without getting bogged down in detail, and narrated in fine style. This is how long-form KZbin videos should be done. I'm delighted to see such a diverse, fascinating, and underrated group of animals as Pseudosuchia get such a high quality treatment.

[@denderrant]

This is amazing. What an incredible resource to have available now! Thank you so much for all the time and effort that went into this!

[@chimerasuchus]

You're welcome!

[@srupp1538]

This is the best video I've seen about anything even related to crocodilians, extinct or extant. Fantastically well-done.

[@grizzlymanverneteil4443]

I've watched this video wayyy too many times. It can't be beat!

[@veggieboyultimate]

This is an encyclopedia worth of information. Thank you very much.

[@Captain_Gargoyle]

Awesome video. Pseudosuchia is so underrepresented given how diverse it was. I had no idea there were so many cool animals in this clade. I learned about Postosuchus and Desmatosuchus in the 0's and that's about where my knowledge stopped lol. Great job!

[@davycard760]

Thank you for having accurate captioning! This channel has won my heart :) Edit: Forgot to mention how amazing the paleoart is! You've found some extremely talented artists, and I hope this video gives their skills more recognition. I have endless admiration for paleoartists, and I think it's awesome that there's a whole community of people dedicated to bringing current scientific findings to life. Absolutely stunning!

[@Tarbtano]

Easily THE definitive take on the subject online. And one I've been dying to see covered for a long time. The remarks on feathers I felt was especially fantastic given it is one of those very tantalizing "What if?'s in paleontology given the genetic and environmental links. Whilst evidence is lacking and it is unlikely, I'm not going to be too too shocked if something surprising from the Triassic turns up. Especially given how readily some dinosaur families seemed to switch back and forth from 'scales' to feathers.

[@rileyernst9086]

If you have ever seen photos or film of a crocodile dissection the first thing that strikes you is; they're built, there is so much on a modern crocodilian that is just muscle; that is raw power. It's like birds used their archosaurian inheritance to for spectacular feather displays, to optimise flight, and for so many other purposes whilst crocs decided to see how much muscle they could pack on like the ultimate gymbros. Something like quinkana fortistrum would be gnarlly. A large sebeccid like a 6m barinasuchus would have been a sight to behold and downright terrific when in action.

[@alexandermorrison1010]

No doubt about how terrifying Barina or Quinkana would be should they still exist. People mistakenly fear mega-theropods, I'd be far more uneasy of the larger terrestrial pseudosuchians since we'd be large enough to be worthy of predation.

[@rileyernst9086]

The way I see it; you might just be snack sized to a trex, but who isn't to say that trex didn't enjoy snacking, if you're easily caught you're worth eating, comes to investment in effort although I can't believe the extended chase scenes that you see in movies. And if a trex is going to bother, we'll its the biggest, with the biggest dietary requirements... What I think is underappreciated is your giant azdarchids or haasts eagle. Something that can swoop out of the sky, impale and gobble you down is terrifying. Or you know gallop you down like a giant terrifying dragon of yore. Or in the case of the Haast's something that can flit between trees at 80kmph and hit you like a sledge hammer armed with 6 inch claws, and enough raptorial gripping strength to casually pop your ribcage apart.

[@jethrojangles9541]

This is the video where I realised this channel's providing actual subtitles, thank you so much!

[@jasonhechler9520]

Amazing and thorough video about one of the most underrated groups of animals around! Thanks for sharing this!

[@chrisslaughter8448]

good lord man congratulations on the feature length film!!! i’m so excited to watch this!!!

[@helmaschine1885]

Videos like these help when I'm either feeling anxious or trying to calm down for sleep. You're a gem for producing educational material like this. Especially for crediting the artists and spurces of the art and images too. ❤

[@aindrilaroy4464]

This is such a wonderful video. So well researched and detailed. Thank you for making a video that focuses on the Pseudosuchia. They don’t get enough love.

[@GenghisDon1970]

extra kudos for showing no fear of you tube...this was movie/documentary length, and fantastic!

[@golddragonette7795]

An amazing overview of a ,massive clade! Clint's Reptiles has a great video on extant crocs that covers more of the weird common names of them too

[@Soilfood365]

This was absolutely fantastic. I had to put off watching it until I had time, and really glad I watched it when I could focus. Fantastic script, fantastic narration, and a wonderful overview. Thanks!

[@zipsey]

Paul Sereno was my idol as a kid. I watched so many paleontology documentaries with him in it. His passion for this field ought to be admired.

[@posticusmaximus1739]

Yeah, I was watching vintage documentaries with him in it like PBS The Dinosaurs and Jurassica. A real life Dr. Grant!

[@robertzantay5923]

As a lifetime supporter of all things reptile I learned more from your video, concerning Crocodiles than any other video or film

[@spidergregory3857]

A clear, succinct summary of what this channel is mainly about, and what attracted me to it. I'm glad I found this channel, and it inspired me to revisit an old idea I had of doing something similar for prehistoric arthropods (the planet's real "dominant" animal group).

[@CJ-BZ]

Educational and engaging. This is a masterclass for this channel! great stuff

[@chubibi06]

Loved it. You gathered so much datas in a single video ; i can"t thank you enough for the hard work. Pseudosuchia are amazing ! If you're willing to do the work, i'm all about learning more about crocs !

[@evantiel727]

I've been here since the very first videos you have made, and honestly seeing this video is like a magnus opus and i cant wait for even more like this! Keep the amazing work!

[@raghaviyer3065]

im impressed by the effort and research put in this video. massive props

[@notquitenick8442]

thank you for putting this together, its amazing to have such a comprehensive and entertaining resource on an underrated topic

[@tinyelvenmitten1774]

Wow what a huge video for such a good cause! I immediately linked it to all my friends, people need to know more about the amazing diversity of crocodilians ;;0;; Thank you so much for your hard work, this was amazingly well put together!

[@tardismole]

Most excellent. I love crocodiles. They don't get enough attention.

[@IlmarBeekman]

My favorite channel strikes again!

[@sarahjean3670]

Love that you credit images. Class act.

[@LoudmouthReviews]

I remember seeing a 20 foot crocodile up close and being astounded by its size and power. It looked like it could swallow me whole. Fascinating creatures that deserve more representation. I’m glad the last season of Prehistoric Planet gave crocodilomorphs some representation

[@louiemercado5595]

Good work on the overview on Pseudosuchia, my friend! I hope every pseudosuchian will have some attention.

[@Dragrath1]

Very long but worth it to finally finish it is sad how this lineage of creatures has been so thoroughly neglected

[@transition2023]

I am impressed - you know your stuff and present it well. I would recommend that you break your videos into parts as it takes an avid listener to make it all the way through

[@josephmcphee9143]

That was a very thorough scholarly video. I think I will have to watch it again to catch everything. Thank you and Happy New Year.

[@michaelcox9855]

First video of yours I have seen. Well done, and very informative.

[@VanessaScrillions]

Absolutely love your channel. This video is AMAZING. thank you so much for making us these incredible edutainment videos!!!

[@MrKingkz]

Pseudosuchia is one of my favorite clades good work

[@rileyernst9086]

Thanks for everything you have done and will do with your channel. Thanks for bringing light and love to these magnificent dragons of yore.

[@Lomi311]

Great video! Must have taken so much work and we really appreciate it!

[@milosinclair4002]

This video is really just fantastic. On my third rewatch.

[@tyranitararmaldo]

0:02 Meanwhile baby crocodilians evoke a sense of awwwwwwwwww!

[@ivanvukasovic1371]

This was an enormous video, congratulations, I loved every second of it!

[@joeshmoe8345]

Amazing, thanks a bunch for sharing with us Big Dog!

[@SUNXIXSH2-279]

Your video fulfilled my childhood dream man, I'm a country kid, and finding books about crocodiles back then was hard, my parent always gave me a book about overrated dinosaurs when I was a kid. I mean in 2009 i don’t even know internet yet😂

[@chimerasuchus]

I am glad to hear it!

[@nazzkid23]

this was SUCH a great watch! I learned so much!! 🐊

[@Tyrannmon]

That idea of a crocodile Jurassic park just inspired me

[@marc-andrebrunet5386]

I have just found your channel.. so cool !! It is very very informative. I learn a lot because of you. Thank you very much sir. 😊

[@kuitaranheatmorus9932]

Amazing job on this video and I love it so much ❤

[@terriblelizardnbtapioles5279]

This was such a delightfull listening, lots of new indo and a clear yet deep dive to these animals history

[@shortyyazzie]

I love this video and this channel, thank you!

[@chimerasuchus]

Thank you for watching and for your kind words!

[@5isalivegaming72]

Encore!! Encore! The timing was absolutely perfect. I just got to the closing statements and we just crossed new years. It's litteraly jumping off here 😂🤣🤣🤣 Uhg.. I'm gettin old

[@esoteric_mememaster]

I will watch this in its' entirety while high and without any sleep, while also listening to extreme music.

[@GenghisDon1970]

incredible doc! BRAVO!

[@iksarguards]

What an amazing surprise, a massive video

[@awesomearchivist1705]

Perfect start to my work day a much appreciated video indeed well done👍

[@mechwarrior13]

Great informative info without being boring. Parents were wondering wtf was i watching during diner tonight haha

[@bentruitt9401]

Excellent excellent video!!

[@baum8981]

How much would you like to know about extinct crocodillians? Yes!

[@songbird3971]

Damn it! I can’t fall asleep to this, it’s too interesting. Guess I’ll have to save it till tomorrow😏

[@sadwingsraging3044]

I'm good with the land crocks being gone and let's not let those left get too comfortable up in the trees.😮 Great video!👍🏻

[@DeathsNitemareShepardOfHope]

Oh wow this is a chunky one. I usually find myself watching longer videos so this is great. 😄👍

[@thedoruk6324]

This channel is just perfect

[@chimerasuchus]

Thank you.

[@thedoruk6324]

​@@chimerasuchusvery welcome. Crocs are always unique

[@thalmoragent9344]

I like how they eventually decided on the typical form we see today quite a while back as their "ideal form" and kept it up with very minimal changes since.

[@destrorso2505]

They weren't even the firsts tho

[@gregjones2217]

I would wonder why anyone would think the current form is the final form.

[@noeditbookreviews]

The only other time I've heard of these guys was in Steve Brusatte's The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs. And you mentioned Michael Benton! I love his stuff.

[@thechatteringmagpie]

An exceptionally informative film.

[@chir0pter]

This is really good. Btw perhaps consider setting up a Patreon because this kind of production should be supported! Im watching on mobile right now and I don’t see the KZbin “Join” option either, but it shows up on desktop

[@chimerasuchus]

I do have Channel memberships, which is done through KZbin. However, there are only three people subscribed to it (one of whom joined today).

[@ceciliapuime4038]

The Australian crocodile isn’t part of this ?

[@totallynotarobot3651]

Thank you so much for making this! It’s really hard to find comprehensive information on Pseudosuchians, and your videos are very informative. I’m confused on a few things though if anyone can answer. What exactly is a crocodilian? The phrase was mentioned many times, but does it just describe crocodiles, alligators, and caimans, or is it more broad? What’s the difference between archosauriform and archosaurimorph? I saw both being used in the video. Thanks!

[@chimerasuchus]

Crocodilia is the pseudosuchian crown group, meaning it contains all living pseudosuchians, their last common ancestor, and all the descendants of that ancestor. Crocodilia is made up of three smaller clades, Crocodyloidea (the crocodiles), Gavialoidea (today represented by the gharial and false gharial), and Alligatoroidea (two species of alligators and six species of caimans). Archosauromorpha is the clade consisting of all reptiles which share a more recent common ancestor with the archosaurs (the dinosaur-crocodilian clade) than with lizards or any other living reptiles (with the possible exemption of turtles). Archosauriformes is a subclade of Archosauromorpha that consists of the archosaurs and those archosauromorphs that already had most of the features that made the true archosaurs distinct from other reptiles.

[@陳嘉宇-y4q]

I have ADHD, but I somehow sit through this 1 hour and a half video and remained focused

[@austinwhittle1427]

Phenomenal video! Keep it up!

[@MrHunterPOLSKA]

That was nice to watch while making Desmatosuchus sculpture in 1/35 scale ^^

[@Calvin.of.Martin.Street]

Excellent video!!

[@chiaroscuroamore]

What a great video!!! Thank you!!

[@mycatistypingthis5450]

What a massive and well executed video. I love it!

[@fatalsilencesol0q881]

The longer format of the video is good

[@deborahcampbell9079]

Thank you, this was really nice...

[@chimerasuchus]

I am glad you enjoyed it.

[@darthcheney7447]

Excellent job.

[@saborblaze762]

Love these videos they are so Interesting

[@peperando8733]

God I love this video. You outdid yourself Chimera

[@Azael250MA]

Hi, i love your videos, I love that you talk about unpopular prehistoric animals and I also don't like how you explain in detail about the animal, I would like you to talk about lystrosaurus or myosaurus in the future, they seem like very interesting animals to me

[@Simbabbad]

Fantastic video, thank you.

[@joey2765]

1 hr 30 min let's go🔥🔥

[@NoelArmourson]

Excellent presentation.