Sarcosuchus: The Prehistoric Super Croc

[@oceanusprocellarum6853]

Use your own voice, people say it’s too nasally. Get a pro to do it, and people say it’s AI. You just can’t win lol. Regardless, your channel is a godsend for someone who was specifically interested in the history of pseudosuchia. I just searched it up and there you were. Great work and I hope you continue communicating the discoveries science has made about this awesome clade. Thanks so much!

[@posticusmaximus1739]

Which megacroc is your favorite? Mine is Purussaurus because it was a dino-killing croc in the age after the dinos. Basically, the revenge of Deinosuchus.

[@chimerasuchus]

It is a tie between Deinosuchus and Sarcosuchus.

[@touremuhammad5983]

@@chimerasuchusSpeaking of, can you PLEASE cover Purussaurus in your next video??

[@rileyernst9086]

I like purusaurus because its absurdly large and chunky. And then you remember that it lived alongside car sized turtles and it's just like: well of course it's got jaws that look like they could crush a VW Beetle apart.

[@DreamerOfTheSouth]

Mine is a tie between Sarcosuchus and Purussaurus.

[@mag6474]

Purussaurus it was a large caiman and of course it did not kill dinosaurs science show it wasn't big as like deino it was just a speculative answer that puru was bigger it mainly hunted large mammal like toxodon Also sacrosuchus wasn't a true crocodile but are classified to be Pholidosauridae which they are still relative to crocodile And also I did not watch the full video yet Also deinosuchus is my favorite croc

[@cs2d20]

Absolutely love how they used Irwin as a size reference

[@mhdfrb9971]

There's a rather famous study that concluded that while Deinosuchus and Purussaurus were capable of withstanding the torque associated with death-rolling, Sarcosuchus could not. But given that false gharials and tomistoma likely have the same problem and they're capable of dismembering prey, I doubt it really means as much as people often make out. An isotopic analysis study does suggest Sarcosuchus preyed on both large fish and land animals.

[@frost7463]

Sarcosuchus can death roll. There's a more recent study on extant crocs that shows that all extant species are capable of it including tomistoma and gharials. Those two have much less robust jaws than sarcosuchus does.

[@toonrex2806]

If Sarco ever fed on dinosaurs, I think it more likely scavenged rather than preyed on them.

[@frost7463]

@@toonrex2806 it has a massive head with massive serrated and crushing teeth. Preyed upon and ate large dinosaurs.

[@posticusmaximus1739]

Sarco had semi-zyphodont teeth so maybe deathrolling had less importance. Strong bites and sharp teeth alone should dismember prey without needing the death roll

[@mhdfrb9971]

@@posticusmaximus1739 yes I agree

[@thureintun1687]

9:15 definitely one of the cutest croc images I've ever seen 😍😍😍😻😻😻🥰🥰🥰

[@rileyernst9086]

Excellent video on what has to be the most novel of the giant crocodiles! It makes sense. If you can dismember a 5m long armoured coelocanth you can dismember a dinosaur carcass.

[@troo_6656]

The ontogenetic part is incredibly interesting. If you think about it it could be that the juvenile condition was the plesiomorphic state of the super croc's ancestors and sarcosuchus itself just didn't stop at that point, it would also neatly explain why they were growing for such a long time it was just the same genes that stayed active for longer.

[@chir0pter]

So many great insights all synthesized together. Another great CHimerasuchus production!

[@frost7463]

About its size: Some reconstructions by Randomdinos and Lamborlobator reach sizes of 10.5m and 5.5t. So it may have been a little bigger. The 2019 paper uses gavialids when estimating size which isn't a good comparison as sarcosuchus is much stockier than they are.

[@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!!👍👍👍👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@alexandermorrison1010]

Very nice. Keep up the good work and a happy new year to you, Chimera.

[@jeffagain7516]

Excellent vid! Thanks so much once again CHimerasuchus! I have long been a strong fan of the Croc family and regardless of the scientific genera assigned, I find them ALL profoundly intimidating and awe inspiring. Of course "The Big 3" Sarcho, Deino and Puru get the most press, though many of the lesser known are equally deserving of mention and I love the fact your channel dedicates a significant amount of time and effort in bringing all the wonderful "Crocs" to our attention. A very noble and worthwhile subject focus. More please! 😍

[@akirakiel6142]

Thanks for the early Christmas present! And Merry Christmas!

[@mlggodzilla1567]

Another great video 😎 (happy holidays)

[@kuitaranheatmorus9932]

Absolute classic of a super croc, good video

[@IlmarBeekman]

Whenever I see a CHimerasuchus video I know I gotta click. Love this channel!!

[@ProfessorPottsy]

I first learned about the Sarco in the game called ARK and I did a little research on them and over time I began to really like them. Now I’ve become so fascinated by them. They were very useful to me in the game too since it was my first creature in the game that was able to go through the dangerous seas in ARK and be able to either hold its own or escape. (I played the first 2 years of early access).

[@JSRMax]

Great video man. Keep them coming.👍

[@AmazingYutyrannus]

Amazing video with great information! Keep it up!

[@mercertevyn]

Love the art in your video. Thank you for your efforts.

[@iangray6762]

😮😮

[@rhayneink615]

Loved the narrating

[@apexatrovinator7510]

Probably my favourite croc

[@Ash-vy5ve]

I love that you are bringing the family's voices to the forefront but believe this could have been structured a lot better. This was difficult to follow compared to your other videos.

[@louiemercado5595]

Congratulations on the video of the dinosaur eating Sarcosuchus, my friend! I also watched Chase by Dinosaurs because I have no idea that it has lived in Patagonia until now. But not Chase by Dinosaurs it made apearance, but the documentary of Super Croc, Ark Survival Evolved, Jurassic World the Game App, and the Path of the Titans game.

[@OspreyPens]

Amazing documentary

[@Godzilla00X]

Look at this little beauty

[@TotallyACat]

2:42 - Nice.

[@TheAnimalKingdom-tq3sz]

Ah yes, Accurate SuperCroc

[@frost7463]

I hate the dumb comparison of sarcosuchus and a gharial. Sarcosuchus' jaws are way, way, way more robust and much wider on top of lacking interlocking teeth. The most comparable extant croc is an orinoco crocodile. Also, sarcosuchus could death roll. Extant gharials can. And they have much more fragile jaws than sarcosuchus. The study claiming it can't is heavily flawed.

[@posticusmaximus1739]

Which megacroc is next? Purussaurus? Gryposuchus? Euthecodon?

[@chimerasuchus]

It is Laganosuchus. It wasn't large enough to be considered a mega-croc, but its relative Stomatosuchus is estimated to have been 10 meters long.

[@dinohall2595]

@@chimerasuchus One of my earliest favorite prehistoric crocodyomorphs was Laganosuchus, so I will certainly look forward to that video! And thank you for the ultimate Christmas present of a 20-minute video on Sarcosuchus.

[@Phlegm_Thrower]

The narrow shape of the Sarcosuchus jaws and the bulbous nose makes it looks more like modern day Gharial, which is a fish eater. Maybe it was just a big fish eater.

[@sumdaybro]

Imagine living 35 years to reach adulthood, mustve been a struggle

[@theFLRN]

I‘m so glad you got the first sentence right

[@kizvy]

good vid

[@EndyTheArtist]

I remember reading a LOT of super croc material as a kid, putting it up there as a super famous giant prehistoric cousin of our modern day creatures, ala megalodon. However, ever since my elementary school library, I never heard about super croc since. Maybe i made it sound much more important in my head 🫢

[@nightshadeentertainment6568]

An awesome video as always. Is it possible to get a video about Rutiodon please?

[@jelanitate20]

14:46 exactly!!!! Thats why i believe sarco could potentially death roll

[@redstarling5171]

I was at dreamworld in queensland, australia today and they have got a big boy called goliath who is 600kg at 5.1m and i thought dam i wouldnt want to encounter that in the wild let alone sarcosuchus. Cant believe people take kayaks into rivers up north.

[@travisdelafuente1150]

I stand by and say that Sarcosauchus is a crocodile it can't be anything else. I grew up with this fact and even if something like convergent evolution exists there is plenty of evidence that proves that this is one of the largest crocodilians ever to walk the earth.

[@incarnateflame3462]

Honestly giant crocidile the size of a bus is more terrifying than a t rex. You know that thing ran fast asf too.

[@stonefish1318]

Pls make an episode about rhamphosuchus and another one a deep dive into convergent evolution of spinosauridae and crocodilians 😃 why do not crocs have sails?

[@Saurophaganax1931]

I'm not convinced that Sarcosuchus couldn't death roll. I remember seeing a video of a rhinoceros running full tilt before tripping so hard it flipped head over heel and did a full somersault. Something that biometric models say should have killed it, but it just immediately got back up and trotted off like nothing happened. Animals regularly exceed the limits that biometric models place on them.

[@toonrex2806]

Kinda reminds me of people saying that if T.rex tripped while running, the fall would kill it. I'm pretty sure T.rex was tougher than that.

[@jaredcarranza5492]

Nice

[@masterviper3163]

Ya big crocs cool and the deino is one of my favorites but damn the coelacanth is massive imagine fishing and that bites you line

[@mikefisher4834]

Super croc definitely looks like a giant Gariel crocodile🐊💙🔥

[@tjarkschweizer]

17:11 what is going on in this picture? They are just chilling with each other. This doesn't look like a depiction of ancient life, this looks like a mix pack in Path of Titans XD

[@tonpalacios2964]

Imagine if a beast like this or other super crocs were still alive and lurking in places like the deep, unexplored Amazon.

[@joemontes4658]

During covid great whites did get bigger so there’s a chance maybe

[@chir0pter]

16:50 what a vibe

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

5:00 terrifying animal 😮

[@raemont1328]

‚Sarcosuchus Imperator‘ is one hammer name

[@Phonesavanh-dd7oh]

I love how all these ( archeological) sees a crocodile back than and still says nope they nope even crocodiles ancestors lmao . Bro it’s a croc!

[@Wimbleknob]

Oh hey, paleontologists came up with a dinosaur based on that SciFi Channel movie!

[@susanfarley1332]

What is the name of that SciFi Channel movie? I would like to look it up.

[@SyKoAsS3o3]

Man this is just like Pokémon maybe it’s first form is sarcosucus then evolves to purusaurus then deinosucus I have no idea how to spell their names but y’all get what I’m saying and one day ima catch this Pokémon

[@just_connor]

Sarcosuchus wasn't actually a crocodilian but a crocodylomorph. One of its most noticeable differences besides is snout is the scutes along the back, sitting in rows rather than a more scattered or split up pattern like modern day crocodilians.

[@dinohall2595]

Why are you commenting information that was already covered in the video?

[@just_connor]

@@dinohall2595 because I didn't care enough to watch it.

[@dinohall2595]

@@just_connor So you clicked on a video you didn't want to watch (despite the fact that it covers a topic that you apparently have an interest in)?

[@dinohall2595]

@@just_connor So you clicked on a video you didn't want to watch (despite the fact that it covers a topic that you apparently have an interest in)?

[@chimerasuchus]

Then why make that comment?

[@demonrider7335]

Hey i would like to inform you that Sarcosuchus is a crocodyliform and not a crocodylimorph

[@chimerasuchus]

Crocodyliformes is a slightly less inclusive subclade of Crocodylomorpha, so Sarcosuchus is both.

[@demonrider7335]

@@chimerasuchus well I would like to inform you that Sarcosuchus is a crocodyliform and is a distant relative of living crocodilians

[@jasonotto9126]

​@demonrider7335 you come across as more of an arrogant know-it-all than informative

[@TJSeries-Animated]

Sadly the 40+ feet is outdated and now iys shrunk to 30ft

[@BelgorathTheSorcerer]

Hey! You're not the boss of me. I'll have a bad day if I want to. Super croc of 💩 telling me what to do. You have a great day!

[@dennettshane1929]

Is this an ai voice over?

[@chimerasuchus]

No.

[@loserinasuit7880]

I'm not an expert in phylogenetic ordering but if these crocs are so close to true crocodilians why don't we expand the order to alive or dead. Since true crocodilians need to be alive wouldn't it just make more sense to open the phylogenetic order if these extinct crocodilimorphs are so close to true crocodilians that it causes confusion?

[@chimerasuchus]

The reason is that when Crocodilia was given a proper definition, there was this popular idea among some biologists that major clades should be restricted to crown groups (those formed by the living species and the extinct descendants of their last common ancestor). The membership of such crown based clades proved to be no less confusing, and sometimes even more so, than more inclusive ones like Neosuchia. One of the two scientist responsible for the modern definition of Crocodilia, Dr. Michael J. Benton, even tried to change it to be much more inclusive. However, the current definition was already in use, and changing it again would have only caused further confusion.

[@kathybrem880]

All crockadillions terrify me!

[@Eloraurora]

...clearly I need to look up footage of gharials death-rolling later.

[@codemonkeyslikeme]

I like how they always underestimate the size of these megacrocs and overestimate the size of megalodon 🤷‍♂️

[@User_1-r6t]

Sarco is like 4-6T bruh it ain’t that big

[@codemonkeyslikeme]

@@User_1-r6t agreed, its not as big as yer mum

[@User_1-r6t]

@@codemonkeyslikeme 😭BRO,muscle man in disguise

[@SyKoAsS3o3]

Wasn’t this the dinosaur in land before time that couldn’t see for shit?

[@martinnoack7537]

More like a big Gavial

[@springles2021]

Bro is saying piscivore wrong it’s pronounced pie-si-vor

[@KarinaMebleIndyjskie]

never actually call it a super croc

[@-Erebus]

Ehh clone it and throw it in the Everglades

[@xmascookies97]

I think you need a diff dude to outro too🤮

[@ODJJ-77.83]

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