The Biggest Four Legged Carnivore Ever

[@theosnepenthes8751]

Slight problem...The film takes place on, literally, the last day of the Cretaceous. This fella was around during the Triassic. Hollywood screws up again! ;-)

[@J._Edgar_Hoover]

I know people complain about comments like these, but thank you.

[@J._Edgar_Hoover]

@@JosephsJungle8 Can’t complain that much in an Adam Driver movie

[@Parhel1on]

Way to spoil the ending for me… you’re as bad as those people that told me that Titanic ended with the ship sinking!

[@maxnum1sgameclub263]

Saw the movie in the cinema, it was not my home cinema so that could be it. But the movie was very very mediocre, the definition of a one time watch movie. The last 30-40 min of the movie are by far the best. Altough the character background/growth if the adam driver character is actaully good. A good 6/10 rent once a 0/10 would buy ^^.

[@jareddiamond7392]

I think it’s generally understood that anything Hollywood-based with any amount of prehistoric creatures, whether it be movies about dinosaurs, or non-dinosaur, prehistoric creatures, not to mention everything that involves an actor or actress, is generally going to be in accurate when it comes to prehistoric life

[@TheRunningComedian]

I wish so badly time travel was possible. Like getting into a floating bubble that is completely silent and invisible and you can fly it around through time and observe the far distant past.

[@burnedsmackdown4209]

Be like Nigel Marven in Prehistoric Park

[@nfgrova6434]

while it would be cool, better start writing your will there bucko

[@mhdfrb9971]

Finally video about Fasolasuchus!

[@christosvoskresye]

It took me some time to realize he was not saying Basilosuchus -- which would have been a perfectly reasonable name for this critter.

[@Monchegorx]

Just a suggestion for the future: it would really help if you either include the written names of any creatures featured in a video, OR pronounce them very clearly and slowly. At 6:23 I have absolutely no idea what the hell a "neoeosoroides" is.

[@ExtinctZoo]

Will do, its a Neoaetosauroides

[@timothyirwin8974]

It is an aetosaur.

[@chanshengsupremacy8889]

Also, I know it might be quite a big ask but for videos like this, subtitles are invaluable, so potentially looking into those would be much appreciated

[@SeattleMartin]

I for one would appreciate seeing depictions of these ancient animals with their mouths closed. Especially the predators! I want to see what these animals looked like with a closed mouth, the fearsome open-mouth pictures are becoming very boring.

[@Alberad08]

When you said that Fasolasuchus had less osteoderms than similar landcrocodiles because of its size, which might have made him untoucheable to other predators, at first, this made sense to me, but - he too had to start small... Didn't he? Growing up in a pack, containing adults off course would have changed the situation completely, but that's probably quite unlikely :-)

[@richjordan6461]

Animals definitely change as they grow. I don't see a problem

[@Alberad08]

Good point, we then can envision the younger individuals with possibly more osteodermic protection. @@richjordan6461

[@purplehaze2358]

This thing's head was the size of an entire human torso and this fact disturbs me _greatly._

[@Lagged-r9m]

These land crocodiles geniouenly looked like a hybrid between a komodo dragon and a nile crocodile, or hybrid between megalania and deinosuchus...

[@MrRawryorawr]

I would love to see a series done by you that does a like 'history of evolution' focusing on each of the different periods, like a history of the world as we know it kind of thing.

[@tunneltime8885]

Great video, and very well made. Right in my wheelhouse.. 👏instantly subscribed. Keep it up, you’ll be popular for sure.

[@matthewowen6317]

SO glad this thing is coming to Ark Survival: Ascended

[@kornchaiwongkiat7218]

it’s sad that Hollywood butchered the fasolasuchus here so badly, it’s way too big and fast, it’s body is too feline-like, it’s head is basically a generic tyrannosaurid, but most importantly, giving it a portrayal as an antagonistic monster to most people who just learned about it is such a cliche move that audiences likely wouldn’t be interested in it.

[@gabrielsatter]

That thing in 65 was ten times the size of any of the extinct real ones. Come on. 😂

[@tiramisalem]

JUAN PEDRO FASOLA NUESTRO GRAN AMIGO QUE GANAS DE VERTE TENEMOS TODOS ACÁ 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@Abb0able]

Hmmm That same weight raises a question for me, how would it fare against a modern big hippo in a fight?

[@evernewb2073]

...I'd imagine not that well if it really did lack flexibility in it's spine but the big question is how fast each of them takes in information and acts on it and how effective they are with their actions, part of what make hippos so dangerous is that they _know_ they don't really need to attack in any particular way, their whole body is tougher than almost every part of almost anything else's body so they are just as happy throwing a hip at something and breaking a few bones as they are going for a bite with those railroad spikes they call teeth. on the other hand they really _aren't_ used to anything else being able to bite them and only really care about large sharp objects like tusks or other hippo's with their own railroad-spike bites. they are walking piles of muscle and bone explicitly built to be dense enough to run in water all wrapped up in 3-inch thick skin serving as armor, as far as they are concerned if something that isn't another hippo bites them then all it really means is that they now have a good solid hold on that poor things teeth and jaw and it is about to loose whichever part of that structure gives out first, the damned things'll even do it to crocks let alone the lions and wild dogs.

[@Ahonya666]

I thought the biggest one was Sarcosuchus...but I don't know

[@HammboneBob]

I'd put a cowbow hat on him and feed him chickens and goats, 10/10 yeehaws.

[@little_isalina]

That thing in the movie was supposed to be a Fasolasuchus? I had just kinda given up and assumed that everything in that movie that isnt human or plant was just some kind of fantasy monster

[@fencer0Z]

Pepe Botella descubrió un fósil??

[@Askslddl]

Spinosaurus

[@mythicwolfie2774]

That thing gonna be in asa a video game coming out maybe it will be cool

[@deleted-something]

cool

[@IshmaelKipling]

Man, land crocodiles are fascinating.

[@DYXAnimsYT]

Yet so underrated to the general public with Postosuchus and Kaprosuchus being the two known ones to the general public.

[@EvilTwinRC51]

No they are terrifying! 😆

[@saymumssoul5062]

They aren’t land crocodiles

[@jacobniemann4756]

They aren't Crocodiles they are Arcosaurs which are the Crocodiles ancestor they branched off into different paths giving birth to the Crocodiles/Crocodylomorphs on one side and dinosaurs on the other.

[@drdabsmore945]

​@@saymumssoul5062And you don't know what a joke is.

[@gattycroc8073]

I've seen a lot of people asking for a high-quality documentary about the Triassic and for good reason since it had some of the most fascinating creatures in prehistory and that sur is saying something.

[@firegator6853]

agreed i also want a triassic documentary

[@bustanut5501]

Best thing that's currently around may be one of the episodes of Walking With Dinosaurs.

[@jackstraw4222]

doubt it will happen,but idk for sure...more chance it will appear on yt or some similar channel rather on a major channel network...from what iv read,producers usually want the dinosaurs over all other prehistoric animals...

[@christosdoesthings]

Closest thing we've gotten is the first 10 minutes of when dinosaurs roamed America.

[@jackstraw4222]

@@christosdoesthings and that was nearly 20yrs ago...

[@alloxxxsaurus]

Correct me if I'm wrong but have you noticed that South America has produced the largest reptile groups on a regular basis. North America and Africa compete for 2nd place. North America I think has more large herbivores while Africa has more and larger carnivores

[@basantprasadsgarden8365]

This can also be the Result of Overall Paleoclimate or this can also be the Result of Different preservation baises which might be acting in these Different locations.

[@PyroBlonde7777]

Excluding T. Rex that is lol

[@pepito_white]

Hugeeee habitats produce huge creatures, they were totally comfy in there

[@100ofnothing5]

Kinda but kinda backwards to South America had the largest herbivores and North America had one of largest carnivores

[@alloxxxsaurus]

@@PyroBlonde7777 T-rex was a true outlier (although the fact that its relatives in Asia were close in size and time period means that in the latter stages Asia was predator heaven.

[@DYXAnimsYT]

Land crocodiles are fascinating, but they have been little recognition in the general public with Postosuchus and Kaprosuchus being the most famous... They really need more recognition for being among the largest non-dinosaurian predators... Edit: Yea I know Rauisuchids aren't true crocodilians nor land crocs

[@madsgrams2069]

Rauisuchians are not crocodilles. Kaprosucuhus was more closely related, but it was still just a crocodylomorph, not a true crocodilian. The biggest land crocodiles were the sobekid, Barinasuchus, the planocranid, Boverisuchus, and among the Mekosuchinae sub-family, Quinkana.

[@saymumssoul5062]

They are not land crocodiles

[@dtbrex08]

They said in the comment that they knew that

[@dtbrex08]

They know

[@saymumssoul5062]

@@dtbrex08 that edit was added in after

[@chir0pter]

Definitely thought you were saying “Basilosuchus” which would be fitting as it means “king crocodile”. Bit of a missed opportunity by the namers

[@joshuasgameplays9850]

There is an animal called the Basilosaurus, which is a whale of all things.

[@chir0pter]

@@joshuasgameplays9850 basilosaurus not basilosuchus

[@joshuasgameplays9850]

@@chir0pter yeah that's what I said

[@Piriphu]

Fasolasuchus is BY FAR my favorite prehistoric animal, seeing this pop up in my sub box made me more excited than a kid at a toy store :D

[@mistypikku]

i think it is coming in ark survival ascended in scorched earth dlc

[@manzac112]

We do not talk about 65. That movie should be buried in the lowest pits of the Earth.

[@viviagrey9938]

Thank you for this video! Pseudosuchians are incredible interesting. They're fast becoming one of my absolute favourite groups

[@DinoFan1993]

Same lol, but there’s one dinosaur that still comes on top (my opinion) It’s the Majungasaurus, this carnivore was incredible. What makes this animal so popular is the fact that this beast was Cannibal, which means that this dinosaur ate flesh of its own kind (if needed)

[@jackstraw4222]

@@DinoFan1993 according to a report t rex was also apparently a cannibal and other dinosaurs have been suspected to be cannibals as well...

[@DinoFan1993]

@@jackstraw4222 Ok Btw Majungasaurus isn’t my favorite Dinosaur anymore

[@joshuaW5621]

Land crocodilians grew much larger than I would have thought.

[@niharg2011]

Tbh these guys weren't exactly crocodilians but close relatives

[@joshuaW5621]

@@niharg2011 my apologies.

[@justiceavenger275]

​@@niharg2011Un-crocodilian? How?

[@fiddlesticks7245]

@@Sirdilophosaurusthethird2.0 what would compel you to post this comment

[@fiddlesticks7245]

@@Sirdilophosaurusthethird2.0 Shame. Make it funny next time

[@roderickreilly9666]

So what was this beast doing in the movie '65?' It was EXTINCT 150 million years before the movie's setting? Oh yeah, HOLLYWOOD! 😆

[@mikes5637]

But you had no problem with humans from another planet being there? It was a monster movie. Nobody cares.

[@kenneth9874]

It's a movie, what do you expect?

[@ryans3001]

The absolute terrors that used to walk the Earth... astounding!

[@rokmutul8445]

Not really terrors just image a Lion attack but you have no chance of suviving

[@rokmutul8445]

@@datguy2061 i know right , how the hell are we on top of the food chain

[@eel5618]

​@@rokmutul8445Beaczse of out high intelligence, dexteroty amd our ability to sweat

[@AncientCreature-i2o]

​@@rokmutul8445Ingenuity.

[@AncientCreature-i2o]

​​@@eel5618 "high intelligence" Oh, the irony 😂

[@jacobniemann4756]

Nice to see some love for the Arcosaurs. Some other giants that rivaled Fasolasuchus in size are... Prestosuchus at 5 to 7 meters long and 0.9 to 1.6 tonnes in weight, Barinasuchus 7.5 meters long and 1.7 tonnes and Saurosuchus at 6 to 9 meters long and 1 to 2 tonnes. Fun fact: with the exception of Saurosuchus as it shares with Fasolasuchus these are all widely considered to be largest members of their respective families and are all somewhat close to the enormous Fasolasuchus in size (8 to 10 meters long 2 to 3.6 tonnes)

[@7777Scion]

archosaurs - which include dinosaurs

[@jackstraw4222]

bigger than nile crocodiles for sure....and equal to mid size theropod dinosaurs....with much more powerful skulls in many instances...

[@christosvoskresye]

All of the dinosaurs mentioned are non-avian. Avian dinosaurs had not yet evolved.

[@petersmythe6462]

Avian dinosaurs had been around for 100 million years by the time Tarbosaurus was around.

[@christosvoskresye]

@@petersmythe6462 Yes, but he only uses the term "non-avian" when describing TRIASSIC dinosaurs (around 6:03). That is redundant, because all Triassic dinosaurs were non-avian. I should have specified the context, but I thought it would be clear that I meant his use of "non-avian" to describe one group (but not sauropodomorphs?), when it applies equally to them all.

[@GreenPoint_one]

Conclusion: The biggest predators are still archosaurs

[@steveeisenhauer3003]

In their time. Therapod dinosaurs were far larger.

[@keithallver2450]

They had a Fasolasuchus in the movie 65 which takes place at the end of the Cretaceous period but it lived during the Triassic several million years earlier. Hollywood writers need to do more research for their scrips.

[@austinhazlett2k17]

They did want the main antagonist that wasn't a T-Rex 🦖 but I get your point and Hollywood did these animals dirty.

[@herpderp3916]

Hollywood will never not screw up their portrayals of prehistoric animals, they've been doing this since Jurassic Park.

[@mamboo0743]

It was originally going to be a vengeful Triceratops but got cuty

[@cian7302]

65 was fucked up on accuracy terms in a whole lot of ways.

[@mlgodzilla4206]

@@mamboo0743I heard there was to be a trike in the movie but I never knew it would have beef with the main characters

[@susanfarley1332]

Thank god they are extinct.

[@Tom_Quixote]

Does it really matter though? It's not like a normal crocodile can't eat you.

[@susanfarley1332]

@@Tom_Quixote if you are nowhere near water it becomes harder for a normal modern crocodile to eat you.

[@dedmed8139]

65 had a bunch of fan made creature designs, cause they weren't dinosaurs. Same with the big four legged one. That wasn't any reptile it was made by the creators of the movie to create a new big bad, like spino had been.

[@jackstraw4222]

thats to be expected from hollywood...they want big unrealistic monsters ,its always been the case...even in jw...

[@HassanMohamed-jy4kk]

Why don’t you get to think and make a suggestion creating another KZbin Videos Shows that’s all about the Extinct Prehistoric Amphicyons (Bear Dogs) on the next Extinct Zoo coming up next?!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👍👍

[@lynxfresh5214]

Shame Deinocheirus was left out the Megatheropod comparison in the beginning but great vid either way, it's always a good time learning about more obscure animals like land crocs.

[@TheKazersoze]

Hi! Great video of Fasolasuchus tenax. There are a lot of intresting "rauisuchians" in the fossil record, and there are a lot more too inside Pseudosuchia who deserve more attention. I want to thank you too for include my illustration of Tessellatia, it was a big surprise!

[@TheMiels]

According to wikipedia Fasolasuchus isnt a real Rauisuchid but closely related. But that classification dates back to 2011 so it may be outdated

[@taloon3472]

2:00 "This bad boy can fit so much fuckin' spaghetti."

[@Icneumone7]

Not gonna lie, I clicked hoping for Gorgonopsia... 😢

[@toughbutsweet1]

Is there evidence Fasolasuchus had the crocodilian skin showed in the images?

[@Fede_99]

No, they likely only had low rectangular like osteoderms on the back while the rest of the body would've had smooth skin

[@peterrabbit2965]

What a total badass

[@johnraiverpatino4908]

basically the fasolasuchus is a quadrupedal t-rex

[@jacobcox4565]

That's basically what the Fasolasuchus from 65 is, but bigger than a T. rex.

[@ZwrP]

man Archosaurs truly deserve their name

[@jameson7276]

According to my dog, he is the biggest four legged carnivore ever. I, however, am skeptical of his belief.

[@pepito_white]

Triassic ecosystem was basically those old reconstruction from 1800 of outdated Dinosaurs from later periods!!! I mean scaly enormous creatures, not feathers, cudrupedal locomotion, huge carnivorous icthyosaurus, early plesiosaurus, tiny pterodactyls, coniferous and lycompodium trees from million miles... Those old fashion paleo illustrations were kinda right in a warped way. xD

[@Poliostasis]

Nowadays, Fasolasuchus has actually been downsized based on a re-examination of its remains. Prestosuchus is bigger than it now.

[@Ultimate_Hater75]

My uncle is the largest child predator

[@lukeskywalkerjediknight2.013]

😳

[@billflunkendorf]

The convergent evolution between its skull and t Rex’s skull is astounding

[@7777Scion]

The skulls are not similar. Pick up some paleo-biology texts.

[@billflunkendorf]

Are you dumb? You can’t tell me that isn’t built similar to T. rex, stop trying to sound like you know so much

[@jamessmilus321]

Both are archosaurs. Also, it skull doesn’t seem similar really.

[@7777Scion]

@@jamessmilus321 no, not at all - tyrannosaurs all had massive jaws (even the small ones, for their size) - and by the time of the Cretaceous they could crush and eat bone, like hyenas - the various mid-Triassic quadrepedal predators did not have the teeth, nor the jaws, for that

[@jamessmilus321]

@@7777Scion, also, the way they hunted was different too. Because of their plantigrade nature. It is likely these predators unlike Tyrannosaurs and other theropods were likely only going in shorts bursts rather than pursuing like most theropods. All bipedal dinosaurs were digitigrade btw.

[@kleinjahr]

Here be dragons.

[@posticusmaximus1739]

Nonetheless. Archosaurs and Archosauromorphs reign as the largest predators ever. Great video.

[@neekap4144]

sperm whale moment

[@kitkat5596]

What about the Barinasuchus?

[@thecoolbritishguy8733]

can you please do neovenator next

[@yueshijoorya601]

A galloping crocodile. Fuck. It's a battering ram that bites.

[@g-man2507]

I thought this was going to be the Spineosaurus.

[@Compsognathus09]

That's one big boi

[@realdaggerman105]

What is with Argentina and massive prehistoric animals?

[@handledav]

nu

[@Yverian]

So, the Crystal Palace statues in Britain, were kind of correct after all, they were just an epoch off?

[@gabrieljvelez-perez9275]

Finally, some more information about this giant of a rauisuchian after watching the movie, “65”, not too long ago.

[@jackstraw4222]

never bothered rushing to see it,but iv saw the trailers and it does look like a generic movie with made up dinosaurs chasing guys...

[@huverdoose]

2:25 His tattoo shows he's a member of the 'Shark Rays' gang.

[@thomaswiman4572]

Very cool thanks i didnt know about this one😊

[@basantprasadsgarden8365]

Do a video on Sarasuchus

[@realmrjinx3968]

channel underrated love the videos!

[@BrotherAlyx]

I appreciate the footage of the Jeepius Fourwheelius in the first few seconds…

[@GeneralLDS]

the biggest quadrupedal carnivore ever??? they clearly haven’t met me then

[@Reap3r185]

I enjoy these facts but can we change up the monotone voice and put some excitement in the narrative?

[@TedsHoldOver]

Added to my nightmare quiver. 👍 Thanks, EZ!

[@vlcallmeprince-x6032]

2:40 "It wasnt only Long, but also extremely heafty" -Extinct Zoo , 2023

[@baronvonkaiser9912]

hmm yes i see. danger horse

[@Albukhshi]

If it's a Rauisuchid, there's a good chance it was bipedal, not quadrupedal.

[@RobleViejo]

Yet another Paleontological Win for Argentina 💪😎

[@Chareidos]

I really recommend to display the names of any animal you mentioned, especially if they are not easy to pronounce or to get. The Subtitles are not helping either. I can not get the name of that being in display at 6:14

[@Chareidos]

Ok... found out it to be Pseudhesperosuchus. Would have never come to it by audio. Made a screenshot and made a image search. Personal Rant about linguistic quirks: "Seriously! English with it's silent p before an s has no right to be the "correct" pronunciation, it is a greek root word and everyone speaks the "p" out! I will do so in english too"

[@AtomicTitan1954]

I really want them to add these dudes to Jurassic World Evolution 2. Kaprosuchus, Postosuchus, the Primeval Gorgonops, etc. Would be cool as hell.

[@careless3241]

It's a good thing only a few things like crocs alligators & komodo dragons survived through time, these things are terrifying

[@Kingtheropodking]

I'm curious, would you be interested in perhaps making a video as to why theropods grew larger than all of the Quadrupedal carnivores in prehistory?

[@AgroAcro]

They had some special adaptations like air sacks that allowed them to get bigger. The only other dinosaurs that had those same adaptions were Sauropods, and you can obviously see how big they could get.

[@kainelson5837]

I would also add to that last comment that there wasn’t very many big animals in the Triassic in general, and there wasn’t any reason for it to be bigger if it’s size was working.

[@collinpearson5456]

I say it is a dinosaur

[@Dr.Ian-Plect]

Why?

[@AgroAcro]

Its a close relative becuase both it and Dinosaurs are Archosaurs, but it isn't a dinosaur.

[@SDJorJakeSully1741]

can you do a Giganotosaurus one next?

[@vegasflyboy67]

Fasolasuchus would make an excellent terrifying ambush predator in any swamp or brush. With those huge thighs, light upper body, and powerful tail, this thing could lunge forward at lightning speed and hit like a freight train with teeth.

[@teguhlg]

00:06 Holy fucking shiet, thats the most terrifying t-rex ive ever seen. Absolutely shit my pants if i encounter one.

[@jolenewalker8199]

Technically the title of this video may instead apply to Spinosaurus tho

[@WiicBoyHunto]

I thought it was a fake creature 😭

[@the_blue_jay_raptor]

*T rex: ceases to exist*

[@Crowzival]

The largest four legged carnivore ever weighed more than t rex and and was semiaquatic. It was, of course, a species of deinosuchus.

[@SternaRegnixTube]

You defy size by mass (weight) so deinosuchus dwarfs all of these but was not very terrestrial , more semi aquatic

[@ChargerusPrime]

The animal in that worthless Jurassic Park wannabe is over 50 feet long based upon the stature of Kylo Ren. And if it's the last day of the cretaceous then we should be seeing Tyrannosaurus Rex or a Triceratops.

[@Chicken4L1fe]

man God over here copy and pasting T. Rex heads on anything nowadays 💀

[@binxbolling]

Coincidentally, the very last giant carnivorous terrestrial archosaur was also from South America. Barinosuchus.

[@mamboo0743]

I swear Fasolasuchus has now *BECOME* one of my *FAVOURITE* prehistoric animals The concept of a *monstrously huge* croc thing is one of the *greatest things* I've ever seen in my life

[@toiletsponge]

Sorry to burst your bubble mate but it wasn't actually as big as whatever the fuck that thing in 65 is supposed to be

[@mamboo0743]

@@toiletsponge I'm fine with it

[@seangere9698]

Ummm, I thought this was a reptile, not a dinosaur?! If so, why do you keep saying Dinosaur?

[@michaellyczak9337]

Heh. A fossil skeleton found by Bone-apart. I have a simple mind.

[@dwal3486]

65 was terrible in my opinion. im not a dino expert but i dont think any creature in that film was accurate or real. just bad.

[@bigdaddypiggy]

I wonder if the fact that it moved on 4 legs instead of 2 enhanced it’s speed compared to other dinosaurs? Or if it was simply too heavy to really gain any sort of momentum or run anything down? Just curious 🤷🏼‍♂️🤔

[@_koraki]

Based on the leg-under-hip plan as well as the speed of modern crocodilians, I’d guess it could be quite fast on land but would probably lack endurance

[@icantthinkofausername2748]

before this episode played why did a see an old spice ad with deadpool and the guy in X-men with metal bones

[@yoe91]

very cool channel name.

[@williamsparks1036]

What percent of the skeletons displayed in museums are plastic? Take one bone and construct an entire skeleton?