The Common Drakes: Thescelosaurs of Kaimere

Throughout Earth's history, thescelosaurs were small herbivorous dinosaurs. In Kaimere it was much the same, until fifteen million years ago most large dinosaurs went extinct. In the known world, a clade of thescelosaurs got enormous and are today the most abundant and diverse clade of dinosaurs.
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[@bignelly9476]

The Drakes are seriously underrated, especially with there largest member’s getting up to 10 tones that being the same as the largest triceratops.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Heck yeah gotta love the big boys

[@landenriley8442]

​@TalesofKaimere what will you do next week

[@bignelly9476]

@@landenriley8442sounds like he’s going to be covering reef going sea serpents that will hopefully include my favourite giant reef warden the Katabo

[@loisonnut]

Zaydi: "If you were to fight two Uktan, would you lose?" Tsichi: "If they were fully grown, I might have some trouble." Zaydi: "Would you lose?" Tsichi: "Nah, I'd win."

[@leoornstein3963]

✍️✍️✍️🔥🔥🔥

[@joshbray5016]

I love the idea of the Jugashen. Makes me wonder if animals like Deinocheirus really were the “friendly giants” that many people see them as today

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thanks! While Deinocheirus may not have been malicious and there’s such a spectrum to animal behavior, I wouldn’t be surprised if at least under some circumstances Deinocheirus was unpleasant if not outright dangerous

[@mjtheplayer7474]

It's a shame that even small generalist Non-Avian Dinosaurs didn't survived here on Earth, good thing they got a 2nd chance in Kaimere.

[@dudotolivier6363]

Which is justly kind of weird as there was justly still many small, but really tiny, species of dinosaurs existing back at the very end of the Late Cretaceous.

[@dudotolivier6363]

Which is justly kind of weird as there was justly still many small, but really tiny, species of dinosaurs existing back at the very end of the Late Cretaceous. Enough to survived the Cataclysm...

[@McNugget555]

@@dudotolivier6363For all we know some small non-avian dinosaurs could’ve survived, just took the same evolutionary route as the ones before them also becoming modern-day birds

[@leoornstein3963]

The Qotaur don't seem to like their neighbors sloths very much. Also it's nice that you make the common drakes part of Thescelosaur now.

[@xuanluu4873]

Curious on what sort of other derived Pachycephalosaurs are present in Kaimere beyond the Wedgeheads, Turtleheads, and the badly arboreal bois

[@TalesofKaimere]

Time will tell!

[@operandwriter]

I was not expecting an early episode this week, but I'm all grateful for it.

[@TalesofKaimere]

I wasn't either lol was supposed to be Tuesday. Well, hope you enjoy!

[@NP3GA]

@@TalesofKaimere why so early?

[@OviraptorFan]

@@TalesofKaimereI guess the thescelosaurs were so itching to fight the sloths that they decided to go back in time by one day!

[@TalesofKaimere]

@@OviraptorFan Not like I'm in a position to hold them back lol

[@TalesofKaimere]

@@NP3GA Because I clicked the wrong button

[@tec-jones5445]

The Thescelosaur episode, a day early! What a way to start the week! I love these deer-birds, as small ornithischians with basal bodies are so often overlooked or used as background/fodder. It's so great to see them diversify and thrive in Kaimere! (I want a pet Chienash or Bekolt so bad...)

[@TalesofKaimere]

They definitely deserved a spotlight and I was happy to provide!

[@singingcrow439]

12:53 Imagine getting caught too close to that cage fight. Two 10-ton behemoths engaging in a large clawed boxing match sounds bloody and destructive to the area around them.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Would be terrifying

[@derrabbit7289]

Had to do a double take when I realized there was a video out on a Monday. Jugashen is a living version of one of my worst fears: glowing eyed, can’t hear it coming, human hunting, nocturnal predator that just snatches you up and you’re just gone. I wouldn’t be surprised if the smaller burrowing forms made cute prairie dog sounds.

[@Primordial_Soup]

Small Ornithischians, or “Hypsilophodonts” in the days of old, are easily my favorite dinosaurs! They’re surprisingly disparate and diverse if you take your time to pay attention and the complexity of their evolutionary history makes them more fascinating to read about than most other groups. And of course they’re complex and diverse, they basically were found on every continent from the start of the Jurassic to end of the Cretaceous! A successful bauplan indeed.

[@TheGBZard]

your Dinosaurs are always so unique, I love the idea of dinosaurs being domesticated, especially with the Zaydi filling a similar role to sheep or small dogs. The megafaunal thescelosaurs are also all very cool, and I like the Jugashen’s human like hair, it’s very uncanny. The builder Drake is also very unique.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thank you!

[@Nanuqas]

These always end up being at the top of my recommended on KZbin, good sign

[@TalesofKaimere]

Love to hear it!

[@mattb.7079]

Same

[@liambrandley2716]

This video is an amazing example of dinosaur adaptability and is a big reminder that dinosaurs are still one the ruling clades of kaimere. Amazing work!

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thank you! Was long overdue

[@ianswinford5570]

I always loved the Drakes of Kaimere. Can’t wait to see what other creature or bit of Kaimere’s history you cover next. I just had an idea: Changelings. Maybe a unique class of Witches or Homunculi that can make themselves look like other people. I can imagine how a creature like this would fare on Kaimere.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Funny you mention it, that's an ability of Grimhlaya and a few other scout class homunculi!

[@ianswinford5570]

That sounds awesome. Could make for a terrifying encounter where you can't tell if someone's who they say they are.@@TalesofKaimere

[@sivanlevi3867]

A bit in the early side for this one. I can't wait for a more deeper dive into the Elasmarians and the Pachycephalosaurs of Kaimere. I'm amazed at the revisions of taxa since your last video on this clade of dinosaurs though, really neat stuff! My favorite has to be the Qotaur, it just looks like a the perfect symbol of herbivore strength. BTW There you go with that GOT-esque theme again!

[@TalesofKaimere]

Heck yeah!

[@vasantmasurekar4826]

Excellent episode. Loved it, looking forward to the next episode of the Sea Serpent

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thanks!

[@NP3GA]

You did the Ophititanidae dirty. We need more about them

[@TalesofKaimere]

If only I had more time! Got so many I wanted to draw

[@NP3GA]

@@TalesofKaimere always nice to see from Kaimere, so I can't really complain

[@dariusrose9909]

Wow a new episode this early! Love the reimagining of the Qotaur.

[@noahcreutziger7690]

Lovely episode! Thescelosaurs sure are fascinating, especially spec ones like yours! I particularly love the new serpent drake look and the addition of a new species of spirit drake

[@TalesofKaimere]

Absolutely and thanks!

[@thephilosoraptor8565]

I love the little detail of the megafaunal thescelosaurs having an enlarged hallux that they walk on, effectively giving them four-toed footprints! It really shows the care that goes into your designs!

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thanks so much! Gotta maximize their potential stability if quadrupedality is restricted due to inflexible wrists

[@luizgustavoalvessantos8728]

A very welcome surprise!

[@TalesofKaimere]

Indeed! Haha a surprise to me too I meant to hit Tuesday like usual

[@dr.archaeopteryx5512]

I do love tiny Ornithopods, and the surprising diversity they almost secretly hold (and also that we finally got a lot of that reflected in Kaimere), but I feel like they kinda lose a lot of that identity once they grow too big. Hadrosauroid and Ceratopsians are really weird and have their own identities, but I feel like the larger Drakes in Kaimere suffer a bit from feeling pretty similar to a lot of other Kaimeran Fauna while not sharing all too many interesting traits between themselves. Sloths have their weird gait, their digging, their ability to rear up and their propensity towards beligerence. Titanosaurs have their size, their ability to reshape ecosystems around them, and their unique armor coverings. Robust monarchs have the Tyrannosaurian growth stages, their lavish manes, and their insistence on wrestling everything to death shaping the response behaviors of their prey species in interesting ways. Thescelosaurs are, at least in my eyes, the fourth group of animals who consistently produce notable Megafauna, but their lack of shared identity just kinda makes them feel out of place to me. I guess they sort of mirror the general "If a niche to grow enormous is available to you, you go ahead and take it" approach that applies to other Kaimeran groups developing large genera, but I mean, for all that Thescelosaurs do deserve more love, I feel like there were more interesting options available for that role. I guess if they're meant to just be generic dinosaurs that sometimes produce interesting species, they're serviceable, but I feel like there could have been more. Be it either some shared anatomical quirk in most of the Megafaunal clademembers, or a larger emphasis on traits present in the smaller basal members getting to shape and recontextualize the behavior of more derived ones. Still, however, good work as always.

[@wildtoonproductions4427]

It is great to finally see the updated looks and info for the previous Drakes, but also expand the drakes of so awesome. I'm definitely using this info for the bestiary

[@andredeoliveirafonseca3034]

Don't be said, I have been studying small ornithischians for 4 years. Hopegully in the end of the year I can help to solve some of these questions ❤

[@TalesofKaimere]

I’m very excited and hopeful to hear it!!

[@maozilla9149]

good show and I was not expecting an early episode this week

[@TalesofKaimere]

haha I wasn't either! I clicked the wrong button

[@maozilla9149]

ok then and todays my birthday@@TalesofKaimere

[@IanPendleton-gh6ox]

Happy birthday!@@maozilla9149

[@burgermessiah3010]

Another upload, a great way to start my morning off! Hope you have are having a good morning Keenan!

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thanks! You too!

[@ryanchen1819]

I find it interesting that thescelosaurs managed to reach megatheropod sizes being bipedal despite lacking air sacs and hollow bones.

[@francogiobbimontesanti3826]

The upper limit for mammals is around 20-22 tones and they don’t have any air sacks either.

[@ryanchen1819]

⁠Those are primarily quadrupeds which means greater weight distribution and less stress on the limbs.

[@Dylan-Hooton]

Man, the chienash (cat drake) is so cute! I want one as a pet! :D

[@TalesofKaimere]

I do too!

[@francogiobbimontesanti3826]

Did any members of the Varanus genus had any success in Kaimere? Monitor lizards are so adaptable and are especially suitable for hotter climates. I would love to see them in Kaimere. Some members like the megalania also grew incredibly large.

[@Stooltoad5017]

While successful, most don’t get any bigger than an Argus monitor. There is one giant individual though: the Moduru. Mainland individuals don’t get any bigger than Megalania. In the inland seas they can get massive.

[@francogiobbimontesanti3826]

@@Stooltoad5017 did he do a video on it already?

[@TalesofKaimere]

Yup! The moduru is one I talked about in the island fauna episode. Most are a lot smaller

[@Reptile_Supremacy]

A surprise to be sure. But a welcome one.

[@TalesofKaimere]

yeah I hit the wrong date for upload lol. That's what I get for trying to speed through the process on a tight schedule

[@alejandroelluxray5298]

While on my Skull Archipelago there are still great hadrosaurs that are the most common herbivores on the land, I am now planning on an increased variety of thescelosaurs that call the islands home, I already have one inspired by Diracodon and there will be others who are burrowers, yet maybe a couple of giants would have evolved from their more typical ancestors. These dinosaurs are certainly interesting, despite not being as famous as others

[@hinskiemaso9198]

Dens?! This T-rex sized, nightmare of wetlands still digs burrows?!

[@twomato8902]

4 MINUTES AGO WAKE UP BABE NEW KAIMERE EP DROPPEEEDDDDDD WE'RE EATING GOOOOOODDDDDDD

[@SanderVF]

You know, a while ago I had a thought about the line in the intro that steadily becoming somewhat iconic, the line about dinosaurs being a dominant megafauna. For a moment or two, I wondered if that line was all that true, since outside of Titans, which are completely in the class of their own, it was easy for me to perceive it as if mammals dominate large herbivore niches, but then I remembered the Thescelosaurs.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Yeah they really do a lot of work in justifying that line. Titans might shape the landscape but thescelosaurs add around a hundred species to the biodiversity of the known world

[@V1ncenz010]

Very interesting concepts and creatures, but in the jugashen part it said kurujakus attack cattle, how fast is a sliding male? Do they move like elephant seals or drag themselves like crocodiles? Also, unrelated question but have you ever thought of making a tips and tricks video on drawing dinosaurs?

[@Samy-jk2ru]

Pov parksosaurs Qotaur when it sees a wall :ANGERY Jugashen when it sees human :you ate my kid zaydi NOW I AM THE ONE EATING YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@SanderVF]

Jugashen is one of the scariest creatures in Kaimere, which in a setting with “Demons” and the likes of Moorkutlot says a lot. Just a big omnivorous Thescelosaur that likes “small game”!

[@Stooltoad5017]

The Jugashen sounds like a very dangerous animal to be around. Do they have an antagonistic relationship with the elephant sloths where they cohabitate? A Jugashen or Kodrankoku protagonist in an assembly study (like Ka’hai) could make for an interesting choice given their more aggressive temperament. A mosasuar was recently described called Megapterygius, what makes this discovery fascinating is that its dorsal vertebrae indicate a dorsal fin like that of a dolphin on its back. It also has much longer fins than that of normal mosasuars. It has interesting implications for Kaimeran mosasaurs.

[@regularbricksstudios1109]

Yay! Been waiting for a video on thescelosaurs

[@TalesofKaimere]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@coreys.2456]

I'm in love. Thescelosaurs are underrated.

[@TalesofKaimere]

They’re so neat!

[@thedarkmasterthedarkmaster]

Woah this was early I didn't even get a chance to watch the old drake video as I normally do (which is why this comment is so delayed more than it normally would be) But good video nice to see a revisit to such an important group of Kaimeran animals. Even if the early release was unintended it was a neat change, always cool to see some variation even if youtube dislikes that.

[@chancegivens9390]

Dracospiritdae are my favorites! I absolutely love them!

[@TalesofKaimere]

Lot of fun!

[@chancegivens9390]

@@TalesofKaimere Hell yeah!

[@TheMaundurossianMasterScholar]

(Me hears Across The Ocean and sees the opening scene) Hey, did I click on the right video? (I see the title) Okay, I did!

[@TalesofKaimere]

Haha yup! Gotta tie in their rivalry with sloths

[@kairyu9207]

It's impressive to see Thescelosaurs getting so big in Kaimere. Who would have thought that such a relatively small group of dinosaurs would have grown to take over the roles left behind by the mighty hadrosaurs. The Jugashen seems very scary and really reminds me of a Deinocheirus, just like how the Kurujaku reminds me of Spinosaurus. Dominion's Theri's got nothing on this fella, but it was still a good scene. I wouldn't want to live around an area known for having Jugashen's given how easily one can disappear if seen by this critter. I'm looking forward to the next video about this reef dwelling serpent. I wonder if there are any surviving species of pelycosaurs or placoderms on Kaimere? I remember seeing Dunkleosteus in a video, but I don't think it's still alive in modern Kaimere.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thank you! Pelycosaurs are a maybe, but placoderms are all extinct.

[@kairyu9207]

@@TalesofKaimere Well that's a shame about the placoderms, but I am interested in the possibility of surviving ancestors of pelycosaurs like Dimetrodon and Edaphosaurus.

[@praetorianrex5571]

If you could have a dinosaur to embody an ideal, what would you choose? And what would that ideal be?

[@afatpossum2586]

Chienash is the new 1# on my list of most petable Kaimerian fauna!!!! It’s just a lil guy!!!!

[@TalesofKaimere]

The Little Guy Ever. I very much want one

[@66MYAMorrosaurus]

Thanks Keenan

[@dudotolivier6363]

Well first, it's was as always like all others videos covering entire clades, a very good, interested and compacted episode with a lot of contents ! Second, it's a bonus to received it one day earlier than usual tuesday, even if I guess this last point was totally accidental ah ah XD !!!! Whatever, nice remake episode of one of your very first videos noneless ;)

[@TalesofKaimere]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Samy-jk2ru]

Behold,the digging pickle grurkan !!

[@battledummie5656]

Awesome, can't wait for the river drakes

[@loisonnut]

It's funny how thescelosaurs spent so many millions of years waiting to get big and then sloths came in and basically filled the same sizes and niches in a fraction of the time. 1. Are there any megafaunal dromeodracids known from Kairul? 2. How do Qotaur react to Common Drakes? Is a person with them less likely to get whacked? 3. Are thescelosaurs good eating? 4. Can cat drakes and cats cohabitate? If so, how do they take to each other? 5. Are there any Seridic villages that welcome Kurajaku to keep Jugashen at bay?

[@TalesofKaimere]

1. Maybe up to and around a ton, but not on the scale of the giant archetiposaurs. 2. Depends, but generally they don't like anything particularly close, and the smell of primate is a threat to their young and they can sometimes attack accordingly. 3. Depends on their diet but sometimes. Too many ferns or horsetails in their diet can make the meat a bit toxic. 4. Sort of. Depends on the individual animals more than anything else. 5. Would be quite an interesting pairing! They would certainly utilize flora with a similar scent to kurajaku scent markers to deter, which might be favorable to actually maintaining a 30 ton theropod near your home

[@IsaacJuett]

Alright fine I've finally caved in kairul is now my favorite place in kaimere. Like i swear keenan puts all the stuff in kairul like kairul literally has everything arboreal and hadrosaur sized pachycephalosaurids a first dynasty relic jungle Megaraptorans bokodu tikakaatik komu ka bawe friggin dinosauroids it has everything.

[@TalesofKaimere]

It’s where I put all the good stuff I know won’t fit in the known world lol

[@koopajuniorsavannah5170]

These guys are rather cool! Would these things take the sauropod niche if Sauropods went extinct?

[@Samy-jk2ru]

Here why gurkan are rare : A swedish man got harvested and when he noticed a herd of pickle he rushed to eat them

[@seanessdracosaurus2793]

Awesome

[@matteorossi8240]

2:09 Nice animation bro💪

[@somerandomdudeonline637]

amazing vid! i like how these species kind of went on a evolutionary path similar to earth's hadrosaurs like bills, quadrupedal while walking and running on 2 legs. also will there be a video on any botany like catalogs of the surviving cycads,conifers,and others?

[@Lurtz848]

I was intrigued by the part where you mention the presence of giant serpent drakes in the northern oceans of the world. Will we ever find out if these animals really exist?

[@TalesofKaimere]

Probably at some point I'll have time to explore it! Wanted the episode to focus on known taxa though

[@juanayala863]

Does anyone see random drops in quality for a second?

[@TalesofKaimere]

Yeah the software I use can usually handle the upload quality, but there's so much data going into it that it sometimes dips. I'm trying to upload smaller file sizes but clearly I need to go smaller

[@leonidbalaklav5022]

hey can you make a vid about the giant crocs of kaimere plz 🙏

[@wildtoonproductions4427]

That coming soon

[@TalesofKaimere]

It's in the works! March will be All Crocs All Day

[@wildtoonproductions4427]

@@TalesofKaimere yeeeaah!

[@takenname8053]

Love how something that looks generic is actually interesting.

[@alghoulaj7172]

Well, whatever the reason it came early, thank you for making up our weeks. Tbh? I never thought they'd have almost a fifty species. And that's just in the known world? Also, a side note, I seriously wonder about many things. Namely how dangerous is it for a very large and experienced Zentaur to take down a Qotar? And it have Kratos in its name? As in Power, as in the one man I know would be able to explore Kaimere in its entirety and even be the best asset for the Assembly and even library, probably? Beside that, I seriously wonder about the Pachys of Kairul and how diverse they went? Sorry for the barrage of questions but, tbh? I'm so excited about this wonderful remake of a very early episode. On a side note, there is something I wanted to tell you about, there is NO bad episode of Kaimere, only the perfect, like the amazing Documentary on the life of Ka'Hai, and the rest which are at the very least extremely interesting. Although, I was meaning to ask you since last week, is there any surviving Tyrants in Kaimere? Take care, and stay fantastic.

[@GustafUNL]

Thescelosaur bodyplan in dinosaurs = the rat/squirrel bodyplan in mammals. lol.

[@ryanchen1819]

Another nice video on Kaimeran ornithischian. I have some questions: 1. As hukolgur and qotaur are direct competitors, does that mean hukolgur would eat some gymnosperms and qotaur would eat some angiosperms? (Speaking of which, are chalicotheres, deinotheres, meridiungulates, and some sloths eating gymnosperms on Kaimere ancestral traits from Earth or derived features that evolved on Kaimere?) 2. How heavy are kasktaur? 3. Who would win in a fight between the largest elasmarian, pachycephalosaur, and thescelosaur of Kaimere? 4. Do qotaur topple and kill drenduga, zentaur, and subadult titanosaurs in fights?

[@TalesofKaimere]

1. Occasionally they intersect, but it's mostly that they're browsing on the same trees rather than their grazing supplements, which do diverge along the angiosperm/gymnosperm lines. And yes, I'd say for the most part those are derived traits. Remember that for most it's a supplement, not main diet. 2. I'm not super diligent on weight estimates and should probably stop giving them since I'm just vibes estimating and folks probably want something more rigorous. 4 ish tons but don't take that to the bank and I won't apologize if I change it under more refined methods. 3. Hard to say before they are designed. Most likely an east qotaur sweep, though I haven't designed all the pachys yet so won't 100% commit to that. 4. It can happen but they of course don't win every engagement and are a prey item to zentaur

[@Samy-jk2ru]

Got a few questions for you 1 how much on a scale of ten you think youre at the bestiary ? (atleast for the known world) 2 are there tapir in kaimere ? 3 why is the putuit varan tail so swollen ? 4 how did the kurujaku developed its antlers horn thing ? 5 how did cockatrices developed their signature crest ? 6 what was the first ever described animal on kaimere and when was it described ? 7 when did the assembly started exploring kaimere ? 8 are herbivorous crocodile still alive in kaimere ?

[@TalesofKaimere]

1. I don't have a number 2. Probably not 3. Venom and fat stores 4. Evolution, specifically sexual selection 5. See above 6. Like first described by the Assembly? Probably one of the drakes. 7. Not sure exactly will canonize if and when I get an Assembly episode. 8. Yup!

[@Samy-jk2ru]

​@@TalesofKaimeremy dream of seeing crocodile chewing lettuce come true

[@CypressPunk34]

With regards to the Jugashen, was the long dark mane and bright green coloration meant to evoke the idea of a Kappa? it feels fitting given their aquatic nature and potentially sinister relationship to humans.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Nope! That was mostly inspired by depictions of trolls with long hair. There was a meme of a dinosaur with long hair a few years back that may have also been an inspiration but I’m not sure

[@wildtoonproductions4427]

unexpected but satisfying, and yes there are two comments I put but take it

[@josuedanielsandi710]

Love the designs of the serpent drakes they absolutely feel like the kind of new dinosaur who would evolve to effectively compete and niche partition with mammals. But about that one question with most of the drakes what makes them different than most of the big and specially medium herbivorous mammals, it's just that sorry but I am not sure what niche partitioning ocurrs that doesn't make it so that either most generalist herbivorous mammals or these drakes specially the small ones go extinct due to competition.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Largely comes down to diet and climate: there are far more gymnosperms in Kaimere than on Earth (roughly 40-70% of plants depending on habitat) and dinosaurs tend to have a much easier time digesting gymnosperms. Conversely, while elasmerians especially can digest grass pretty well, mammals are much better grazers, so tend to be more abundant in grassland niches.

[@ApostleoftheDarkness]

Hey Keenan, any plans of doing a complete revamp of the Islands of Kaimere video you did a few years back?

[@TalesofKaimere]

Nope but I certainly wouldn’t turn it down if I got a sponsor!

[@SanderVF]

Where can I get a Chienash? Does anyone know any reputable breeders?

[@reshi606]

Ooo looking forward to see the reefs again

[@TalesofKaimere]

Heck yeah! It's gunna be a fun one

[@shadowking1795]

It would be easier, but still, why did you reuse the thumbnail from The Sloths of Kaimere episode? Love the video by the why! 😊

[@TalesofKaimere]

Reused it because it has a prominent rivalry. Why spend another seven hours when this picture works great for both?

[@shadowking1795]

@@TalesofKaimere Hmm, yeah your right, why do more work.

[@user-pv3xc7hj5b]

Выглядит круто

[@daniels563]

You talk about every dinosaur types but one spinosaurid. why do you never talk about spinosaurid. did they git to the portal?

[@TalesofKaimere]

They did but did not survive to modern times

[@daniels563]

@@TalesofKaimere that's nice to know

[@ananslator3655]

19:28 And people say Dinosaur aren’t scary

[@andrearossi6953]

Even if you change the phylogeny, are the parksosaurs still Canon in kaimere?

[@TalesofKaimere]

All the species are still canon, just amended their phylogeny

[@andrearossi6953]

​@@TalesofKaimere wait, i didn't mean that, i mean since the word "parksosaurs" are no longer valid since the thescelosaurs are far more basal than parksosaurus, this genus has no more living descendents in kaimere?

[@vasiliskapsalis1086]

Qotaur's species name is kratos?! I mean it's definitely pretty fitting for such a big boy.

[@TalesofKaimere]

God of Strength felt like a good species epithet

[@mrsnake6562]

Bro why are the dislikes so high, this video slaps

[@Exquailibur]

I hate that smol lil guys are ignored, they are not generic they are cute lil guys.

[@taylorlynch7410]

Now I don't know if I've ask this already but, Are their any surviving clades of Deinocheirus & Therizinosaurus out there in Kaimere? Or at least, some convergently evolved thescelosaurs in Kairul or something.

[@gavinsiville9969]

Did oviraptorids ever make it to Kaimere?

[@TalesofKaimere]

Yup!

[@mariamkeita4993]

Can you do a fabodont episode?

[@TalesofKaimere]

Someday, but for now all my topics are chosen by sponsors

[@raditz2737]

I know this whole channel is about Kaimire and the life that's evolved on it but how has the discovery of a whole other planet with life that came from earth effected earth culture after discovery, I know you said their was a portal but is it a one way trip?

[@Andrey.Ivanov]

The avarage person on Earth doesn't known about Kaimere. There is an organisation called The Assembly who are the only ones in the know of Kaimere and a major part of their job is to keep it a secret. The portal works both ways currently thanks to a device operating with the "magic" which was constructed by the first children more than 10,000 years ago. Prior to that it was a one way trip.

[@1998topornik]

What other revisions do you have planned this year?

[@TalesofKaimere]

None so far, though mosasaurs will get some additions and amendments in the reef and northern oceans episodes next month!

[@malekahmed7960]

EARLY EPISODE LETS GO

[@TalesofKaimere]

Heck yeah!

[@thespecialedwards2133]

Video on the abysmal sea amphibians you teased once?

[@TalesofKaimere]

Someday!

[@rylanbrewer3320]

Why do elasmarians seem to prefer colder climates like on arvel and thesclosuaes is warmer climates

[@TalesofKaimere]

Because the elasmarians evolved in Arvel and thescelosaurs on the tropical mainland. You favor the environment you’ve been in the past 100 million years. Would be weird if they weren’t

[@rylanbrewer3320]

@@TalesofKaimere elasamarians seem to prefer colder climates and more open spaces with thesclosaurs preferring warmer more tropical forested cliamtes

[@rylanbrewer3320]

I wonder what adaptations to a colder climate would allow elasmarians to survie

[@abysswalker2594]

The Bekolt reminds me of regular show

[@abysswalker2594]

Heart thanks lord Keenan of house Taylor

[@rylanbrewer3320]

How long has kodrankok been in pakardia

[@TalesofKaimere]

1.5 million years

[@rylanbrewer3320]

What are Pakardiant cultural perceptions on Kodrankoku

[@transnewt]

well this is a tad early

[@TalesofKaimere]

Yup

[@transnewt]

and i am not the first to notice

[@daviddzyubanyuk4147]

Does your world have electric eels sea turtles or jellyfish

[@TalesofKaimere]

Yes to all

[@daviddzyubanyuk4147]

@@TalesofKaimere cool thanks is does or did your world have Dunkleosteus I hope I said his name right play didn't I mean the largest armored fish in history

[@jamesbrooks2179]

What's the difference between thescelosaurs and Parksosaurs?

[@TalesofKaimere]

I explain it at the end but basically Parksosaurus was taken out of the clade so it wouldn’t make sense to keep the old name

[@jamesbrooks2179]

@@TalesofKaimere thanks!

[@izdatchiken4mz571]

Wait what Aren’t they supposed to be Parksasaours?

[@Andrey.Ivanov]

Parksosaurs don't exist as a clade anymore because the namesake itself, Parksosaurus turned out to be a basal ornithopod, whereas thescelosaurs are a group of neornithischians basal to the common ancestor of ornithopods and marginocephalians. Keenan explains it in the video in greater detail at 27:09

[@izdatchiken4mz571]

Ok thank you for telling me

[@TalesofKaimere]

As Andrey said, their taxonomy is a right mess and a half

[@trasamsung3761]

Algorithm boost

[@TalesofKaimere]

Appreciated!

[@catpoke9557]

Dracospiritidae looks so creepy. Looks like a kappa

[@TalesofKaimere]

Lot of folks have said that. I’m not well versed in Japanese folklore but I’d always understood the kappa to just be a turtle person with a hollow head. Is there some sort of media depiction with them having long hair or something?

[@catpoke9557]

@@TalesofKaimere They are often depicted with really scraggly, greasy green hair, and the tail fluke on this dinosaur group gives a really aquatic look. It's also common for scary Japanese designs of monsters and ghosts to have long hair. So it gives a really kappa-like look, even though I can't actually think of them having been depicted with hair this long!

[@praise_kek340]

why did they go extinct on earth when they were small enough ?

[@TalesofKaimere]

Who knows. Honestly they seem to be well prepared for it, at least the smaller burrowing taxa, but maybe those had been outcompeted by larger Thescelosaurus itself.

[@Andrey.Ivanov]

Thescelosaurus itself was present at the time of the extinction event but was pretty large. There are currently no members of the smaller orodromines known from Maastrichtian deposits, which suggests that they may have been extinct by the time or atleast that they weren't as common. Either way if any dinosaurs had potential to survive they were certainly among them. If we were to find out that a non-avian dinosaur made it briefly into the Paleocene my bet would be a thescelosaur, an elasmarian or a troodontid.

[@doppelhelixes]

after reading the title, i hoprd it would be about male ducks. I am disapointed, no real drakes here...

[@Stooltoad5017]

I mean, I’m pretty sure he drew the males for the spirit drakes.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Lol nope though I do have an episode on a goose coming up

[@doppelhelixes]

@@TalesofKaimere some duck/goose species with interesting traits: - all got a dong (as only bird on earth) - merganser have teeth like structures - spur winged goose are toxic - domestic ones (cakhi campell) lay more eggs than chicken oh and all goose/duck species tend to lay eggs into other birds nests. Maybe a cucko like behaviour with dinos? Specially if some of the vig terrot bird sized ducks made it to kaimere

[@loisonnut]

@@TalesofKaimere what

[@elshebactm6769]

🗿👍

[@nicolaverzeletti1684]

Does jugashen avoid homosexual clubs, such as loving adult and teenager males (human)?