Scientists Finally Found The First Hump-backed Mosasaur

[@SarastistheSerpent]

I feel like the more we discover about mosasaurs, the more they start to resemble ichthyosaurs. Convergent evolution is really something

[@TheHortoman]

I mean so did whales, early whales, icthyosaurs and mosasaurs were all serpentiform, we dont have more derived mosasaurs but i assume they would also have become short and powerful like opthalmosaurus and bottlenose dolphins

[@mikewilson858]

Yeah when I was young, they were always depicted as finned lizards. Now they seem to have become far more adapted to sea life.

[@Poliostasis]

Thalattoarchon, a Triassic Icthyosaur, highly resembles Mosasaurs in bodyplan way before any of Mosasaur's ancestors went back to the sea ironically enough.

[@patreekotime4578]

I mean, the Humpback Whale vibes are serious here. It makes me wonder what behaviors or pressures were driving these adaptations.

[@jastermereel4946]

maybe they were on their way to being more fish shaped but the asteroid had other plans

[@jameskazd9951]

mosasaurs have for a long time been my favorite prehistoric aquatic animals. i love the fact that they are related to lizards and snakes and am happy to see new developments made in their study

[@Moulton_Lava]

I was playing Minecraft as listening to this video, and when you said Vindicated, a Vindicator showed up

[@JohnJohn-yl4ko]

Lmao, did you lived?.

[@Moulton_Lava]

@@JohnJohn-yl4ko yes

[@dagoodboy6424]

Sharks, fish, and ithyosaurs called. They want their fin back.

[@rileyernst9086]

The metroriynchids did too!

[@dagoodboy6424]

@@rileyernst9086 oh yee. I forgot

[@An-kw3ec]

My original perception of these reptiles was like "Sea Monsters of Long Ago", very sea serpent like, very happy to see how well adapted they were for marine life.

[@mikoajlewicki9512]

Some of the reconstructions remind me a lot the pelagic whitetip shark, its also interesing that it seems to reach simmilar lenghts, but having another "pliosaur" that evolved from mossasaur family is also very interesting

[@Nmethyltransferase]

Finally! Now my lifespan can conclude with no regrets.

[@GhoulsMagnets]

I wish I was as excited about anything as the narrator is about reading Japanese names. But all jokes aside, the video was both enjoyable and informative

[@abloopebloo9581]

Been waiting for this one! When I saw this in paleo rewind I got so excited, Dr. Street is one of my professors in university and told me about this paper in early october!

[@user-zm9co8rr7b]

Perhaps we find one with a soft tissue impression of a mosasaur, shaped like a thresher sharks? Now that would be interesting.

[@edwhatshisname3562]

It's like a.. long skinny Ichthyosaur, rather than what most would expect a Mosasaur to look like.

[@joshuamueller3206]

I always thought the dorsal fin idea made sense because it would provide stability against rolling.

[@DeinoWolfhybridhero]

Mosasaurus were authentic Komodo dragons of the sea

[@takenname8053]

What are the benefits of a humped back in the water? Since it evolved in both whales and Mosasaurs.

[@EDGEscience]

Stabilization

[@nazzkid23]

Man. I really wish these awesome beafts were still around. This vid really made me feel a yearning for them :') ❤ great info as always :D

[@GrizzlyHillsRadio]

You think you do, but you don't 😉

[@Lotan_]

@@GrizzlyHillsRadio No I very much do.

[@vincentsmidowicz2931]

Nice One! Fascinating and Informative ~ Cheers

[@KadenSlinker-cw6cl]

I wonder if we’ll ever discover a Mosasaur with evidence of venom glands?

[@jonathankennedy1963]

That'd be pretty cool. They were Squamates after all so it wouldn't be surprising to have venomous Mosasaurs found in the future. Probably having the same venomous capabilities as Sea Snakes.

[@mitchellskene8176]

Given that both of its closest evolutionary cousins (Varanids and Snakes) fall under Toxicofera, it's entirely possible Mosasaurs were venomous.

[@naamadossantossilva4736]

Not likely.Mosasaurs were endotherms,they were adapted for swiftly killing prey.

[@jonathankennedy1963]

@@naamadossantossilva4736 Monitor Lizards, some pythons, and boas are endothermic, and some of them had venom. We're just saying that if mosasaurs were indeed venomous, it wouldn't be a surprise.

[@naamadossantossilva4736]

@@jonathankennedy1963 You are wrong.The only endothermic non-avian reptiles are leatherback sea turtles.Which are also non-venomous. Venom is slow,jaws are fast.When you need to eat a lot you can't wait.

[@Zach-ku6eu]

See? You used to b**ch at me when I told you that you needed better graphic artists than the old polygon garbage you were getting. But look at you now! 🙌🙏👏👏

[@eewilson9835]

This is so awesome, the 6th sense in such mosasaurus would be expert, and possibly also in the flippers not just the skull, one neat speculation.

[@godspeed_smc401]

I want to see a mega Mosasaur at around 18 meters in length, bigger teeth and a little bit stocky in build. It evolved like this cuz maybe it kills other mosasaurs "as an equalizer for the mosasaur species" but it generally hunted large prey items during it's time

[@petrairene]

The question is, how did they coordinate the left to right tail movement with the up and down flipper movement.

[@Lotan_]

Perhaps like a row boat, with the tail functioning as a rudder for directional change.

[@andreasnestoros7657]

What do you think about it living in coral reef ecosystems and using this maneuverability to catch prey there

[@ray1956]

WOW 😮Amazing the numerous creatures that have lived on Earth 🌍 👨🏿‍⚕️👨🏿‍⚕️👋🏿👋🏿

[@pRODIGAL_sKEPTIC]

"Schmyoosht around" 😂

[@reeyees50]

Once again, love these music choices

[@julioalbertoherrera1339]

Great Documentary!!

[@NitroIndigo]

So... this mosasaur swam like a penguin?

[@1998topornik]

Mosasaur that invested more in agility than others of its kind.

[@michaelherrington2135]

Just want to point out we have no idea how big the carrot kracken really were outside of their shells.

[@splatterbrain3788]

5:39 a bunch of ryyibs.

[@homuraakemi493]

Oh my science I HECKIN LOVE big wholesome chungusaurus

[@dynamoterror18]

I see mosasaurs took some inspiration from ichthyosaurs for some of their body designs.

[@mikeg2306]

Is this a Loch Ness monster reference?

[@justmeva]

I have often wondered how they breathed - did they surface or did they have gills?

[@golddragonette7795]

Almost certainly surfaced, they were lizards so secondarily aquatic

[@hope1575]

They breathed air

[@AntoniusTyas]

Well... being a reptile, they do need air. Think of a vertical-tailed whale and you're _almost_ close.

[@brianedwards7142]

Crocodiles can shut down parts of their bodies to make the most of their breaths and just lie on the bottom for up to an hour.

[@chichiboypumpi]

Whenever I hear sea serpent I think of serpentine or snake-like beasts.

[@WinterroSP]

Mosa-ichtiosaur

[@poppedweasel]

Why so finally? Were some desperately hoping for a humpback mososaur? And were these generic scientists, or paleontologists?

[@EDGEscience]

I was.

[@poppedweasel]

Well happy days then. @@EDGEscience

[@rolandixor]

Yes but would mosasaurs taste good in a sandwich?

[@Kakarot64.]

Or as Sashimi

[@Lawiah0]

Pure nonsense

[@travhammer]

An Anthropologist once told me, "of all dna. We know of 1 in 5 ." Could there really be that many too have come and gone which we may never know existed?

[@Lotan_]

Most likely. Life back then was already incredibly diverse, much more so than today, and that's just with the little we do know. Imagine how many Leviathans lived and died in the deep sea, where their bones were probably not preserved or we might never find them.

[@TroyTheCatFish]

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