The Katabo: Serpent King of the Winding Reefs | Mosasaur Speculative Evolution

[@NP3GA]

I can't believe it took us so long to have an episode about the reefs of Kaimere. Reefs are one of my favourite ecosystems, love to see them here.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Absolutely! Was long overdue and I'm very thankful to Glarn for the sponsorship

[@1998topornik]

Floating reef ecosystem is very interesting. I wouldn't be suprised if some patches have critters endemic to them like miniature island ecosystems.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Absolutely!

[@datpolakmike]

I was surprised at first that such a noodley boi was king of anything, but the more i think about it the more it makes sense. Reefs being so crowded favors such a body plan, and reefs of kaimere apply this doubly so for the especially shallow water and relatively flat and even sea floor. Fascinating and delightful to see such a delicately graceful creature hold dominion over such a magnificent ecosystem

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thanks a bunch! Yeah having such a slender body in tight spaces enables surprisingly large body size for such a claustrophobic ecosystem

[@DeerMime]

Floating coral reefs is such a cool idea, and the fact that it was inspired by garbage patches of all things somehow makes it even cooler. Keep up the good work! 👍🏾

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thank you!!

[@singingcrow439]

Are you thinking about making a full video on horses at some point? They have played a large role in the civilizations of earth and seem to have been put to use in kaimere as well.

[@TalesofKaimere]

I don't yet have a sponsor, but I definitely plan on making one at some point. While I'm the main money maker in the house I've got to prioritize sponsored topics, which are picked by the sponsors not me, but eventually I hope to pick topics either myself or through polls, and I'm sure horses will come up then if not by a sponsor.

[@TalesofKaimere]

@marshalmarrs3269 There are and you'll meet two of them later this month!

[@dan_asd]

@@TalesofKaimere Thats really nice to hear, cant wait to see them!!!

[@dariusrose9909]

Hope to see more mosasaurs in the future. A Motor Mazor episode would be very good episode, especially with that new redesign.

[@tec-jones5445]

I love that this is also a great look into the Trakaiam Sea as a whole! I've heard of the Katabo before, but this is a great in-depth examination of it. This sea and it's creatures have been such great inspiration for my own fictional sea, the Ma'Taya/Mataia. (The Motomazor is my favorite, and I adore the redesign.)

[@TalesofKaimere]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@dudotolivier6363]

I like the music used for this second episode about the Mosasaurs of Kaimere ! It really give vibes and feelings of beauty, calm, peace, wonder and majesty, especially more fitting when linked to the sea in a way or another... It was another great choice you made here :)

[@TalesofKaimere]

Much appreciated!

[@Antirrhopus]

speaking of reefs it would be so cool to see how something like a mantis shrimp adapted to kaimere! the stomatopods are really prehistoric too like 400 million years lol

[@thespecialedwards2133]

Will we ever get a video dedicated to the depths of the oceans? Like what is kaimeres equivalent to thermal vents, marianas trench and ocean bottom dwellers

[@TalesofKaimere]

I certainly hope so! Will touch on it a bit in the last episode of the month but not in tremendous detail

[@flightlesslord2688]

mosasaurs are amazing, so i love how diverse you made Kaimere's

[@TalesofKaimere]

They’re super neat, and thank you!

[@ianswinford5570]

Can’t wait to see what other Kaimeran animal, magical creature, or civilization you cover next! The anticipation is strong. Stay tuned next week for this fantastic show about the wonderful and terrifying world of Kaimere with our beloved host Keenan Taylor! Same Kaimere time, same Kaimere channel!

[@billyholland5156]

the free-floating coral forests are really cool! entirely unique biomes are always interesting.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thanks so much!

[@sivanlevi3867]

Love the soothing music of this episode. I am so glad to revisit the mosasaurs of Kaimere again, as it was your very first clade video that got me hooked on this project; hook, line and sinker if you know what I mean! Also think the floating reef idea is a fantastic one, I never would've thought of that. I certainly will look forward to a true revamp of the mosasur video later on! Another group I recommend supporting in the cause of a clean sea is 4Ocean. They not only help in cleaning out plastics and garbage from the ocean, but also make an attempt to recycle what they collect and sell it, such as a jacket and beaded bracelet I bought from the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Keep clean and be green, folks!

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thanks so much and yeah! Got a pair of 40cean bracelets myself, it’s a great initiative

[@alghoulaj7172]

We finally get a detailed video on a Mosasaur. As it was your very first video on any Kaimeran animals, it have a very special place in my heart. It's not that long ago... But I do have a question. Did you just said there were two other clades of Mosasaur in Kaimere we have yet to know? Like, we have a general idea about seven of these clades, and it's a massive shame at least three were gone, but to know there used to be two more? The oceans are indeed very interesting. Also, I want to thank you for reigniting something in me. Your videos always make my week.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thanks so much! Yes there are several clades without known world representation, one of which we will meet in two weeks!

[@thedarkmasterthedarkmaster]

This was a really beautiful episode while perhaps not as common as sea grass meadows reefs definitely have their own charm and especially in Kaimere where all three big lineages exist in such a manner that they don't on earth. The Katabo is like a moray eel on steroids and has a pretty neat design.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thank you! Yeah I'm really happy with the design and it was great to study reefs a bit

[@luizgustavoalvessantos8728]

A great episode as always! But what will we see next week?

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thanks! Next week is leptictidium and its descendants

[@Spiritstage]

I honestly really love the coral reef Lily pads now that is interesting even for like a for living in a saltwater environment for a freshwater plant to adapt to be more able to live in the mangrove swamps and that honestly seems cool. I was actually thinking about doing that with my world.

[@mariamkeita4993]

You always do amazing music for the theme of the video great job 😊

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thank you so much!

[@wildtoonproductions4427]

Great video keenan. It is an amazing update for the katabo species. I love the design for the lesser and Great katabo, and I also can't wait for the reef episodes and the updated mosasaurs of Kaimere. Also I have told you about my spec evo project and upcoming animated series nitro evolution i haven't started on it yet but i assure you i start building the fundamentals of the world of nitro evo's 40 million year old earth and give you all a unique and exciting animated series, but i will first research about the fundamentals of biology, paleontology and the study of plants and geology but for now the project i like to finish is the kaimeren bestiary and the kaimere flies

[@dutchieey]

Oh to be a sea serpent gliding through the shallow reefs on a sunny day

[@TalesofKaimere]

The dream

[@andrewsart123]

lovely art and visuals and great story telling and world building keep up the great work

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thank you

[@noahcreutziger7690]

Loving the new designs of the mosasaurs!

[@TalesofKaimere]

Glad you like them!

[@wminsing]

Another great episode, the update of the Motomazor looks extremely cool!

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thanks!

[@ParkerOrosz]

It is very neat to see sea serpents as mosasaurs

[@Zorafin]

I wish that site you get your music from had some tutorials to add some more music. I can compose but I can't get my instruments to sound like that. Also yay mosasaurs!

[@juanisol8275]

The True Rulers of the Reefs!!! I love your Worldbuilding Speculative Coast Archipelagos, Coral Reefs and Marine Grassy Meadows! Trully Gorgeous of Life!!! 🪸🐍🏝️

[@TalesofKaimere]

Glad you like them!

[@Samy-jk2ru]

Ok now i believe kaimere is real and keenan is part of the assembly. Thats litteraly the only way to for me to explain how alive those video feel

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thank you!!

[@tozarkt9805]

I like the new designs of the mosasaurs, it’s neat to see them deviate from other aquatic tetrapods like ichthyosaurs and cetaceans, as someone would expect seeing the differences between those two clades in appearances. I’m guessing the reason for a more apparent neck being mosasaurs relying on a muscular and crushing bite?

[@TalesofKaimere]

That’s certainly part of it, but another is the generally minimal amount of fat tissue in mosasaurs preventing the streamlined appearance of cetacean necks

[@ruirui7764]

hey keenan why the redesign for the mosasaur necks (just curious)

[@TalesofKaimere]

Partially a conversation with a mosasaur expert doubting the fat deposits I'd done in earlier designs, also thinking the somewhat hunched look was cool. That part was just aesthetics

[@koopajuniorsavannah5170]

Fascinating!!!

[@dudotolivier6363]

The first Mosasaurs video was an overall introduction to this clade, and I overall very appreciated this second sequel episode exploring and precising elements on one of the 4 mains groups alive in Modern Kaimere that are the Serpent Mosasaurs. Only the part about the relationship that Mosasaurs had with Macropredatorial whales is missing here, while it was mentionned in the first episode. But to be fair, it wasn't really needed and the explantions we have about their evolutionnary history here is enough to have a good picture to what Mosasaurs have endured before becoming again the apex predators of the sea they are again in modern times on Kaimere.

[@TalesofKaimere]

That relationship with cetaceans is irrelevant to the katabo, hence it not being included.

[@seanessdracosaurus2793]

Yes

[@ginam5497]

My favorite mosasaur in kaimere.

[@LordSchizoid]

О круто!)

[@All_The_GOATs]

A nice Kaimere video to clear my mind after arguing with idiots online.

[@cristianacosta7166]

Amazing!!!🎉😎😁

[@BigBossMan538]

Awesome sea serpent

[@Taste-k7q]

Did large fish like Leedsichthys or aquatic crocodiles like Metriorhynhus make it to Kaimere and do they exist now if they do?

[@TalesofKaimere]

They made it but neither has modern descendants

[@Evergreen_Wizard]

Floating reefs are soooooo cool!!!

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thanks!

[@alphaaquilla1359]

can the katabo contend with orcas, dolphins, pinnipeds or sharks like the cookiecutter?

[@TalesofKaimere]

Yes

[@alphaaquilla1359]

@@TalesofKaimere i see

[@liambrandley2716]

what other habitats of the known world do you feel deserve more attention?

[@brendadaschagasdearaujo1845]

Has the coral reef at the mouth of the Amazon River been harvested?

[@TalesofKaimere]

Don’t know how prominent it was 6 mya so I’m not sure sorry!

[@ryanchen1819]

I can see how large mosasaurs can outcompete pliosaurs as they seem to be more efficient in tackling large prey (eating/fighting other animals larger than themselves). Ex: a ptychodus mortoni tooth found in the stomach of a tylosaurus nepaeolicus and a mosasaurus skull showing injury from smaller tylosaurus. Mosasaurs also have ziphodont teeth (basically making them underwater Komodo dragons but non-venomous (or in Kaimere’s case, venomous) and seem to have bites more resistant to stresses (Anatomy and functional morphology of the largest marine reptile known, Mosasaurus hoffmanni (Mosasauridae, Reptilia) from the Upper Cretaceous, Upper Maastrichtian of The Netherlands). Pliosaurs though have powerful bite forces, seem to have bites less resistant to stresses compared to say, a crocodile of the same size (at least when exerting horizontal forces) (Bone-Breaking Bite Force of Basilosaurus isis (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Late Eocene of Egypt Estimated by Finite Element Analysis, Functional anatomy and feeding biomechanics of a giant Upper Jurassic pliosaur (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from Weymouth Bay, Dorset, UK, Devourer of Gods: the palaeoecology of the Cretaceous pliosaur Kronosaurus queenslandicus). Of course this isn’t to say pliosaurs are entirely inferior to mosasaurs nor can’t evolve ways to deal mosasaurs like what happened on Kaimere.

[@praetorianrex5571]

Are there any iguanas in Kaimere?

[@TalesofKaimere]

Most likely!

[@spencergauta8160]

The floating reefs are super cool! Are there any weird ecologies that have adapted to live on top of these? Maybe millenia of guano build up have created soil? Are there plants adapted to these floating islands? Are these floating islands big enough that they affect weather (i.e., clouds form over them, maybe they affect hurricanes and rain?) I’m so fascinated! I want to know more!

[@TalesofKaimere]

Thank you! There are indeed mangrove trees and others that grow and help solidify sections, but the waves and storms in these regions do prevent too much stability. It’s solid enough that the interior does have some debatable land though!

[@spencergauta8160]

@@TalesofKaimere so cool, would love to see more on this! I hope someone sponsors it

[@Stooltoad5017]

How do Greater and Lesser Katabo coexist where their ranges overlap? They seem to me they would be pretty aggressive with each other. Do Motomazor have different population differences (kind of like that if Orcas), or do females simply live by the coasts where males prefer more open ocean?

[@TalesofKaimere]

They sure are aggressive and greater will readily eat lesser. Lesser can fit in far smaller spaces and are much more abundant because of it. Reefs are safety from pelagic threats, and while greater katabo are larger and therefore dominate direct engagement and are less vulnerable to predators, lesser katabo are much more successful

[@joekane1844]

Love these slinky friends

[@shingtiong9425]

So why the more detail necks for the mosasaurs?

[@TalesofKaimere]

Partially because feedback from an expert included there was too much fat tissue before, and this particular look is because I thought it was cool

[@Lurtz848]

Is it known if the Motomazor not only when they attack ships but also intentionally kill the sailors on board? However, I find it rather impressive that the megalodon, despite the competition with cetaceans and marine reptiles, has not become extinct and has remained an apex predator!

[@Stooltoad5017]

I mean, they function as competition but most of them are also food for the giants.

[@maozilla9149]

nice video and what were speciesof pliosaurs that were harvest during the tyrant dynasty Brachauchenius Kronosaurus Megacephalosaurus Sachicasaurus Monquirasaurus?

[@TalesofKaimere]

The specifics of which taxa were harvested are unknown

[@maozilla9149]

ok then@@TalesofKaimere

[@IanPendleton-gh6ox]

Have any modern Mosasaur species re-evolved adaptations for a deep-sea lifestyle, or have cetaceans and Elasmosaurs taken over that niche too thoroughly for Mosasaurs to have a chance?

[@NP3GA]

You can go and see the video of the mosasaurs as a whole for information. In short: Yes. Motomazor in particular is the king of warm waters

[@IanPendleton-gh6ox]

I've already seen it, and it's been a couple years since that video came out so a lot has probably changed.@@NP3GA

[@TalesofKaimere]

There are a few catapancetids that hunt in the pelagic and epipelagic zone, probably mesopelagic too, though mostly restricted to tropical and subtropical waters. They're part of the 'whale barrier' keeping cetaceans in the southern hemisphere, though the reality is that its mostly the heat of equatorial waters keeping whales south.

[@IanPendleton-gh6ox]

Have any cetaceans at all ever made it north?@@TalesofKaimere

[@TalesofKaimere]

@@IanPendleton-gh6ox Yes, though in general whales have not had much success, and the only ones to cross the barrier are very small and got large and then trapped north after passage.

[@SanderVF]

Reason # 1232 why recreational diving won’t ever take off in the Known World.

[@xenodragomorph]

I wonder if we're gonna get a jellyfish episode since we technically got one of their cousins in this episode being in the corals

[@TalesofKaimere]

None has been sponsored but it would be neat!

[@SirGoofyparrotfish]

Will there be reef fish of kaimere?

[@TalesofKaimere]

There are thousands of reef fish species in Kaimere. Possibly tens of thousands.

[@TedShatner10]

At the nexus of a ocean weather system, roughly the middle of the Know World's seas, how did theories and legends of the First Children's equivalent of Atlantis located there arise in recent centuries?

[@samuelscott-schroeder8597]

Freshwater ichthyosaurs. Do you think they ever existed?

[@TalesofKaimere]

I haven't studied that clade so unfortunately I haven't a clue. I imagine it's possible, as most marine clades have freshwater representatives at least part time, but I couldn't speak from any research or contemplation I've done.

[@samuelscott-schroeder8597]

@@TalesofKaimere As far as I’m aware, there is no such research. Although, given how scant the fossil record is, it would not surprise me in the least. Furthermore, given their early Triassic origins, they would have had plenty of time to adapt to such a lifestyle, likely with a ‘bullshark’ stage in between. P.S. Have you read Fragment yet? If not, no biggy.

[@chheinrich8486]

Wow, new motomazor art with sexual dimorphism, cool😊

[@Samy-jk2ru]

Question for you 1 why would paleontology be a thing in kaimere when there creatures from almost all period in just one biome ?

[@TalesofKaimere]

Because time still passes and many animals evolved quite differently in Kaimere

[@leoornstein3963]

The Motomazor looks different than I remember.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Yeah it’s gotten some adjustments

[@leoornstein3963]

@@TalesofKaimere I just realized your previous mosasaur video is from two years ago, and I have been watching your work for two years. How time flies.

[@DeinoWolfhybridhero]

Reefs are kingdoms of life and beauty ❤

[@TalesofKaimere]

Indeed!

[@rylanbrewer3320]

Why did the deep sea specialist and the ichthosaurs mimics go extinct

[@TalesofKaimere]

Prey species turnover

[@rylanbrewer3320]

@@TalesofKaimere so there prey fish and squid disappeared and so they went extinct

[@TalesofKaimere]

@@rylanbrewer3320 Indeed

[@rylanbrewer3320]

@@TalesofKaimere and did oja and its relatives evolve to fill the niche that the larger icthy mimics left

[@rylanbrewer3320]

Are oja and its relatives hunted by humans for food

[@miquelescribanoivars5049]

Rise of the Danger Noodle (with flippers)

[@Samy-jk2ru]

Will you ever do a video about the "scp " you created ?

[@TalesofKaimere]

Not likely. I've done a few SCP commissions but I don't know a lot about the lore. Certainly not enough to do an episode on the project, and I fear too many people would assume I'm incorporating SCP into Kaimere, which I definitely am not

[@Samy-jk2ru]

"sad uktan noise"​@@TalesofKaimere

[@loisonnut]

Katabo: Wait, Renzhuyo, I can explain. Renzhuyo: You get an episode full of new artwork while I just get to chase a baby Jugashen! Gurkan: Chase prey? All I got was walking in a desert! Pachycephalosaurs: You guys are getting drawn for episodes? 1. Do any Kaimerans hunt the lesser species of Katabo? 2. What does the Catapan part of Catapancetids mean? I couldn't find anything on my search. 3. Are Katabo or relatives/analogous mosasaurs known from the Kairulan Inland Sea? 4. What exactly are the flower corals seen in the Frogmouth chase?

[@TalesofKaimere]

Haha katabo got a bigger budget so got more art. Skill issue on the others lol

[@TalesofKaimere]

1. Occasionally yes 2. Enemy of all 3. Yes

[@TalesofKaimere]

4. A species of coral in a clade we don’t have on Earth that evolved on Kaimere

[@loisonnut]

@@TalesofKaimere Ebeh is catching some mad strays from his relative's bad behavior. Man just wants to eat his ammonites and is now in the omni hater clade just because motomazor ate some ships.

[@Samy-jk2ru]

What is next week video about ?

[@TalesofKaimere]

Leptictids

[@Samy-jk2ru]

Hell yeah the trunked roo opossum 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@dpgoswami9871]

Are there salamanders in kaimere or they are extinct in kaimere 🤔🤔

[@TalesofKaimere]

There are salamanders in Kaimere

[@dpgoswami9871]

@@TalesofKaimere how large they are

[@dpgoswami9871]

@@TalesofKaimere and what about octopus

[@TalesofKaimere]

@@dpgoswami9871 Mostly tiny. None as large as the largest salamanders of Earth

[@DevGoswami-vy1sd]

@@TalesofKaimere and the octopus do they exist in kaimere

[@anon9579]

So the cog is Kaimere’s equivalent of the Bermuda Triangle.

[@TalesofKaimere]

Kinda yeah!

[@SaintBigfoot]

God what kind of weird shit has evolved or was created and trapped on the Cog…

[@stoatsarebetterthanbeavers]

are there any extant species of pliosaurs left in kaimere or did they all go extinct due to the end of the tyrant dynasty?

[@TalesofKaimere]

They’re all gone

[@elshebactm6769]

🗿👍

[@memesandtreasure4272]

Lizard noodles.

[@DevGoswami-vy1sd]

Are there "🪱🪱Eels" in kaimere

[@TalesofKaimere]

Yup! Hundreds of species, just haven't designed many yet

[@DevGoswami-vy1sd]

@@TalesofKaimere and salamanders and octopus