The Freakiest Dinosaurs Known To Science

[@kyt-nh1ef]

Sometimes I ask, "this extinct animal looks so ridiculous, are we sure it existed?" And then I remember that the platypus exist.

[@Victoriaghh]

I struggle to believe Hallucigenia was real or accuracy depicted at all lol

[@jacobcreel3483]

The giraffe is a really wonky looking one too imo

[@Carcezz]

i feel that way about olms LOL

[@NM-ue8on]

There are even weirder animals then the platypus haha

[@irenemiller9958]

​@@NM-ue8onnow you've got me curious! Which animals are weirder than the platypus?

[@blueguy2128]

A theropod with thick shaggy feathers in snow capped mountains is the coolest thing I've seen all this week

[@Pearl.Is.Autistic.SU.900]

True that

[@nuaru100]

It's so fluffy I wanna d1e!!!!!

[@MachineMan-mj4gj]

Floofasaurus

[@thebigzilla1798]

Ha. “Cool”

[@oberonpanopticon]

The platypus: Explainable by neither evolution nor god

[@SlothOfTheSea]

Honorary mentions I can think of at the top of my head: -Deinocheirus: A “duck-bear” larger than a bull African elephant. -Concavenator: A carnosaur, it had a sail kinda resembling a shark’s dorsal fin. -Jakapil: One of the most mysterious dinosaurs that is possibly basal to Ankylosaurs and Stegosaurs. -Qinornis: Possibly the only example of a non-avian dinosaur from the Cenozoic. -Pegomastax: If you’ve played Ark Survival, you know this little stinker better than anyone.

[@MercuryAlphaInc]

Just reading the Pego's name makes my jaw clench in anger...

[@gadielgonzalez2755]

I'm sorry what was that about a cenozoic dinosaur?

[@Firestar-TV]

Seemingly all Sources I could find refer to Qinornis as a Bird though

[@lordcrusheryt]

I fucking HATE pegos. But in a pvp situation imagine getting your entire inventory stolen by an army of super-mutated pegos.

[@antonbrakhage490]

@@Firestar-TV Apparently it might be the only known archaic, non-neornithean bird to make it past the extinction, though.

[@DISTurbedwaffle918]

Crustaceans returning to crab: 🦀 Reptiles returning to turtle: 🐢

[@greenrocket23]

The Shell is clearly the superior biological form 😅

[@MarmotManIsCool]

mammals returning to rabbit:

[@tikimillie]

What is a turtle if not the crab of the vertebrate world

[@dagtheking5739]

@@MarmotManIsCoolI graduated year of the rabbit.

[@starstorm1267]

Round is clearly the superior form then

[@robodude145]

Suddenly dilophosaurus having some decorative skin flaps or feathers on its neck doesn't seem so ridiculous.

[@DominustyrannusHorridus]

Why would it? There are a lots of birds with these features

[@Redpandaman36]

Hate to burst your bubble, but jurassic park added those and the venom for the wow factor. In real life, they were much bigger and the main feature (of which it was named for) was its two facial crests. Though, if you want a frilled reptile, Australia has a lizard for you

[@agentblackbird9435]

@@Redpandaman36Pretty sure that’s the joke

[@robodude145]

@@Redpandaman36 "they were much bigger" oh god are people STILL bitching about it being small? the reason it was small in the movie is because it was a baby, in modern jp media the dilophosaurus is shown to be as large as the """""accurate""""" version

[@Dimitriterrorman]

@@DominustyrannusHorridus cause skin and feathers arent the same, feathers are something you might not care about loosing, especially if it is only decorative but skin can cause bleeding if damage and wouldn't be something good for decoration

[@thepalaeo3830]

Hi there, I'm the artist who drew the thumbnail. It comes from a shitty Jurassic Park fan project from a couple years back. It's not supposed to be accurate, and I'd argue it really has no place on a factual video about palaeontology. That aside, I was neither credited nor asked whether it could be used, so I'd very much appreciate if you either credited me for it (I went by Palaeontologica at the time), or changed the thumbnail. Thanks! Edit: Thank you for changing the thumbnail!

[@samuelgarza2994]

Can I see the picture?

[@thepalaeo3830]

@@samuelgarza2994 Sorry! Did try to post a link last night, but apparently KZbin's spam filter got it. You can find the original on the Jurassic Park Fanon wiki under "Incisivosaurus (Desolation)". Again, it's for a really old fan project that kinda sucked, lol.

[@thepalaeo3830]

@@samuelgarza2994 Apologies if I accidentally replied to you three times - YT keeps deleting my comments for some reason. The original can be found if you look up "Incisivosaurus (Desolation)" on Google.

[@achicken5422]

@@samuelgarza2994 as one of paleo’s buddies, he wanted me to tell you (and I quote) "the original image was part of a crappy, underdeveloped JP fan project which is on the Jurassic Park fanon wiki, you can find it if you look up 'Incisivosaurus (Desolation)' on google"

[@whitedragoness23]

@@samuelgarza2994same!

[@nickolaskizer9677]

The freakiest dinosaurs?😳

[@dsmooth8481]

Hmmm 🤔

[@Someone---somewhere]

𝓕𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂saurs

[@JToaster]

Was looking for a comment of this sort

[@rocky-bk5me]

Diddyopasaurus

[@rinkibiswas3364]

Pervatasaurus*

[@SquirrelGamez]

Ok I never expected to See Salad Fingers in a video about dinosaurs. Well played.

[@Pharozos]

Came here to say that. People say the internet is weird now but many will never know the horrors of Flash/Shockwave.

[@S.A.White...]

You mean the DELIGHTS? I feel like I'm the only person who remembers Ultimate Showdown (of Ultimate Destiny). Great video. ​@@Pharozos

[@GallowglassVT]

I love how nature is rarely ever constrained by a lack of imagination. Like, set rules might exist, but even those are malleable, and they'll still do some pretty extraordinary stuff within those confines.

[@cayhill1311]

Glad Yi qi got a shoutout here. Truly one of the most fascinating animals in the fossil record!

[@technoraptor7778]

A real cockatrice

[@eldragonrojo42069]

Definitely needs a more dinosaur like name

[@Echofan0808]

Nah, it’s name suits it

[@kR-qj7rw]

its so weird it was fairly popular when it became published but it sorta faded into paleo obscurity

[@joaopedrobaggio4475]

It's amazing all the discoveries that science does everyday about the dinosaurs, it's so diverse and more important, it's extremely beautiful.

[@shx8524]

𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂

[@SetäPerma]

𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂

[@tobzyyx]

𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂

[@rachelsmith4452]

😏

[@user-dw8bw4iz1v]

ℋℴ𝓌 𝒻𝓇ℯ𝒶𝓀𝓎 𝒶𝓇ℯ 𝓉𝒽ℯ𝓎？

[@Oscar-yy8gp]

Pretty freaky

[@g_y.rtz420]

Are we talking diddy freaky or drake freaky

[@user-dw8bw4iz1v]

@@g_y.rtz420 that’s what i’m saying

[@Bouch1018]

@@g_y.rtz420yes

[@SetäPerma]

𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂

[@anonshrimp8299]

12:42 "You got games on your phone?"

[@eightcoins4401]

02:30 Still living Aye Ayes got fingers as freaky if you look them up, fullfilling the exact same foraging purpose

[@meatshield_]

exactly what I was thinking

[@NexusPoint247]

My Brainrot is so bad I thought this video was gonna be VERYYYY different

[@CG-lf8st]

Bold of you to admit you still clicked

[@THEGAMINGFIRE485]

Frl 😂😂😂😂

[@artizzy2k2k]

Is anyone gonna match my freak match my freak

[@SassyCassie89]

Were you expecting ballgagasaurus? 😂

[@oberonpanopticon]

Like that one onion video…

[@Misto_deVito6009]

Its funny to think that an ankylosaur evolved into a snapping turtle

[@daniellewillis2767]

I was going to say this ankylosaur might be turtle rather than a true ankylosaur...or just a case of convergent evolution..

[@Landybryce]

I thought i was going to see “freaky” Dino’s but 10 minutes in, I realized it’s the other kind of freaky

[@KeyserTheRedBeard]

Awesome video, ExtinctZoo. I loved how you highlighted the unique adaptations of these obscure dinosaurs! The Lin nikus and its tiny arms were fascinating, and I can't believe the U tyrannus had evidence of feathers! Can't wait to see more content from you. I smashed that thumbs up button on your video. Keep up the fantastic work!

[@Maxmumspida]

You would never have known how cute the bunny is with it's tail and ears when looking at only it's skeleton.

[@Noble4Truths]

I really enjoyed this video. Hearing about the lesser known critters, especially bizarre ones, and how they lived fascinates me.

[@Chris-pb3se]

Never realized Pokémon was a documentary.

[@MINIGAAAAME]

I love having the ability to stump any dino enthusiast by just asking them "What's A Maip?"

[@nisiu0123]

And with this video you can also shake the reality of any dino enthusiast on every continent: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJaaZnqkq5drqbcsi=06cdjzWlqNw2UgV2

[@Shrekbeliever]

Maip macrothorax?

[@griffendesai2039]

I too came to this video hoping for a megaraptoran. Probably the most underrated dinosaur group.

[@MINIGAAAAME]

@@griffendesai2039 I'm convinced that megaraptors were just nature's attempt at making the boogeyman

[@AJ.Arciniega]

ive been looking for my favorite dinosaur on an extinct zoo video. and finally good ole yutyrannus huali is here

[@raygstrike5630]

Hello there, I am the artist of the renewed thumbnail you put on, that shows three Yutyrannus siblings. It would be nice if you somehow credit me, I don't mind if you use it as a thumbnail whether I was asked or not. Hopefully you understand. I have been watching your vids for awhile before I found this, so it was pretty interesting to see the thumbnail coming from my artwork. Thanks!

[@NeeptoonReal]

He seems to not credit art for some reason. Unsure if anyone has discussed it yet because it definitely needs to be addressed.

[@dvb8637]

You are the 2th one with this same comment. Which makes me believe that both of you are bots. I might be wrong tho.

[@NeeptoonReal]

@@dvb8637 Do you seriously think I’m a bot?

[@Eyeball44]

@@dvb8637that’s because there have been two thumbnails- the first one was Jurassic park fan art, which the artist requested be removed, and the thumbnail that this commenter is talking about is the second, current thumbnail. Not bots, just two different people with the same request

[@boxcutter4]

It‘s insane that this is the second comment already about art he used going uncredited. I hope he manages to read this

[@posticusmaximus1739]

Your routine drops always make my weekends!

[@BGaurd]

@@posticusmaximus1739 your comment look sucks!

[@posticusmaximus1739]

​@@BGaurdlearn English, slow poke!

[@tompotter8703]

Slight criticism, the discovery of Yi qi indicates that Scansoriopterygidae as a group may all have membranes between its fingers, which aren’t visible on the other fossil dues to preservation bias. So while Epidexipteryx would still be a climber, it might not have used its fingers like an Aye Aye would, instead it might’ve glided or even flown from tree to tree.

[@NeeptoonReal]

While we don’t have a clear definitive family tree of Scansoriopterigids, it is possible that wing membranes were a more derived trait of the family. It’s entirely possible that only later or more members of the family had wing membranes while others had lacked much of if not didn’t have them entirely.

[@andypandy6063]

Having just one large tooth in front makes a good evolutionary start for a beak.

[@des9930]

Lowkey thought you'd mention Diddsaurus or Drakeraptor

[@tm43977]

I love the Bizzare Dinosaurs names

[@LibeliumDragonfly]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xu_Xing_(paleontologist) Most of them courtesy of this guy, world record holder for naming dinosaurs.

[@SolarpunkEnjoyer]

The Yutyrannus in the thumbnail are beautiful

[@angelastone9109]

The aquatic ankylosaur with the crazy long name I’m not even gonna attempt to text reminds me of the Pokémon Squirtle.

[@B0jack0ff1]

seeing salad fingers again brings me back, xd

[@jasondashney]

It brings me back to yesterday. I watched all the parts in a compilation video and just finished them yesterday, after not having seen any of them since the early days of KZbin. What are the odds?

[@theMenace985]

It made me feel old 😔

[@dr_yeet9399]

Good to know convergent evolution strikes again and that the dinosaurs had their own equal to our modern day Aye-Aye, freakish features, huge eyes, gargantuan fingers used for prying bugs from trees, similar arboreal lifestyles etc. I feel like they would get on in a bar lmao.

[@JackieOwl94]

Over 700 species…. Gotta Catch ‘Em All!

[@G_zuz]

12:25 bro looks like he's about to say "axtually it's 34.6 times" ☝️🤓

[@marcelforrel]

😂

[@sunriseeyes0]

This is now my favorite dinosaur video. I love all these!

[@Alt_Silence]

The Planet Dinosaur references made me so happy, that documentary raised me

[@jurawild]

The diversity and uniqueness of dinosaurs never cease to amaze! It's fascinating to learn about these lesser-known species with their bizarre adaptations, from tiny arms to freakishly long fingers. The obscure dinosaurs highlighted here remind us that there’s always more to discover in paleontology.

[@zogar8526]

It's crazy to think we only know of 700 species of dinosaurs. Considering they existed for 150 million years, how many must we be missing? Possibly including many entire groups. I mean, consider that there are something like 5000 species of mammals alive right now. That means there should have been at least that many dinosaurs at any given time,,over 150 million years. So we have to be talking 100s of thousands of species, if not millions. Yet we only know of 700. That's insane.

[@a-lambo-boi]

He means 700 genera. It's actually a major problem, with the word species and genus used interchangeably. (For a quick explanation, a species is an almost genetically identical organisms able to reproduce to create fertile ofspring, while genus is a group of species with slight (relatively) morphological differences. Think of big cats, how they're all under the genus pantera but are different species). We know over 1k dino species for sure, but your point still does raise the question of how much we still don't know, and likley never will, about these creatures

[@jimmywillims5929]

Each of those 700 had probably 500 variations 😂

[@AldousHuxley7]

Its interesting that 99% of what people dig up is a match to a species we already know of however complete fossil finds are extremely rare so people might just be matching a new species together with one that's already known. Conversely nano t rex could just be a juvenile t rex for example so there may be less species. Think of how many unique ecosystems like Madagascar there were on some of these islands off pangea and now they're at the bottom of the ocean there's probably thousands of species in the ocean we are not able to ever find.

[@zogar8526]

@AldousHuxley7 that simply isn't true. Most species are only known from a single specimen. The exceptions tend to be situations where we find whole groups of animals that died together. Such as families, or in places like the tar pits where tons of animals got together. There are a few species like t rax that are very well represented, but it was also one of the longest lived and most successful creatures around. There is also the size bias that exists. Larger animals fossilized much easier. So we tend to see a lot more of them. Also, certain times tend to allow fossilization to occur more easily, further making it so we get specific ones more often. But again, most species are know from one fossil. Or maybe even just a few bones. We aren't just finding the same thing all the time.

[@zogar8526]

@AldousHuxley7 as for nano tryranous, last I knew the general concensus was indeed that it was just a juvenile t Rex. It was by no means settled, but that was where most experts were leaning. Been a while, so could have changed. And with dinosaurs, there are probably millions of species we can never know of because all their bones were in places that are now under water. Or were destroyed with plate tectonics and the like. That is very much true.

[@lawlini1979]

kinda off topic but i’m guessing the sauropod (i think) at 0:39 might’ve been an amargasaurus, and the carnivore (thats the best i can describe it) after it might’ve been a concavenator, too.

[@sadgirl7321]

I LOVE THE SINGLE ARMED DINO-! THE DINO LOOKS SO SILLY AND CUTE

[@desertegle40cal]

That one with the long fingers reminds me of the Aye-Aye. That weird lemur from Madagascar with the extremely long digit that is used for digging out wood boring insects.

[@Durgenheim]

This channel is so cool, man. I loved dinosaurs as a kid, but after too many bad Jurassic Park sequels (and growing up into adulthood) they drifted out of my life. I’m glad the KZbin suggested your video so I can learn about all the most radical prehistoric mega fauna out there. Great work!

[@luciusfucius]

All these dinosaurs are so underrated. Thanks for giving them the spot light 👌🏼

[@millermiller3439]

What if we named all dinosaurs freakysaurs and they had nonstop sex everywhere.

[@Actual_metal_pipe]

Kinda freaky

[@st4rp0p]

Jurassic 𝓕𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴

[@rebel6301]

𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂 mesozoic

[@Zeitnehmer-u6m]

what if dinosaurs DID do that?? they didn’t (probably) but it’d be funny as hell lol.

[@superstraight8402]

Whoa. Whoa. Enough.

[@LordRaine]

I'm so glad that we've all collectively agreed it's called a Thagomizer. Thanks, Gary.

[@slipperyzoom]

A Salad Fingers reference!!! Nicely done!!😅😂

[@patrickcringe]

3:15 why does the human silhouette remind me of Jerma doing the yellow MnM pose

[@Eyeball44]

PSYCHOPATHIC streamer INVADES educational dinosaur video

[@Primo_Luca]

"let's start from the beginning: with it's discovery" Nah bro, start from it's birth, i wanna see what sort of trauma created an aquatic ankylosaur

[@theConcernedWyvern]

Tanystropheus is my fave. It was a triassic reptile and, while it wasn't a dinosaur, it is still really awesome. It had a super long neck, about 3 times longer than its body, a lil head and a more lizard-like body. It was about 6 meters (20 ft) and about as tall to the shoulder as a person's hips. It was a very long lil guy, currently thought to be pretty capable on both land and water.

[@OodlesOfSkiddoodles]

I was beyond thrilled to see my precious beloved feather tyrant the Yuty getting the love and attention it deserves.

[@bnb6868]

Concavenator Corvatus is also a very weird Therapod due to its hip crest

[@michaeldemers2716]

Their little arms were for love making. ❤ they just wanted to hold each other. Awwwwww

[@GreenLeafUponTheSky]

𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂 dinosaurs

[@harryshriver6223]

The immense variation of the dinosaurs is continued verification of the wondrous nature of evolution. Kudos to you, amigo 👏 🙌 👍

[@psychoblagger]

𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂... you say...

[@wolversheens1323]

Linhenykus has been my favorite dinosaur since i was like 12! Love those things.

[@RachDarastrix2]

Thumbnail: *Shows incredibly majestically beautiful dinosaurs*

[@229glock]

The idea that always occurs to me is that if we were to be able to travel back in time, we would be astonished how different they looked and probably acted than we currently believe.

[@kooolainebulger8117]

freakysaurus

[@coelophysisbauri4070]

Props to you for including artist names for each painting

[@rebecculousrk]

I love seeing these speculative illustrations and animations. I can easily imagine our long-fingered arboreal fellow climbing around, and that chunky aquatic one looks like a precursor to the snapping turtle. So cool! ❤

[@إسماعيل-ظ7و2ص]

The thumbnail makes me uncomfortable.... Edit: old thumbnail gone, thank god😭😭

[@Bunnsiette]

Why

[@scelago_games]

Its so good! LOL!

[@membo-_-]

It looks ridiculous hahaha

[@whateveryouwanttocallme5307]

I think that's the point. To make you uncomfortable and unsure

[@alexanderrosario8569]

After analog horrors I don't blame ya

[@Bobaandfire]

There’s probably so many other dinosaurs out there that have not been discovered yet I can’t wait for all the interesting names that are given to them lol

[@DominustyrannusHorridus]

And we will never discover all of them

[@beastmaster0934]

And many that will never be discovered. In fact, we’ll probably never discover even a fraction of the extinct species that ever existed.

[@ridleyroid9060]

I suspected that chilesaurus would be discussed here eventually but I was unaware of most of the other dinos here. Great vid!

[@TheCrapOnYourStrapOn]

I homeschool my kids and we watch this together daily as part of our routine

[@LolaTheDragonOfficial.]

4:12 epidexipteryx reminds me of an Aie-Aie, it even climbs on trees and feeds on insects using its fingers to catch them

[@linnywines8014]

Yutyrannus: *is a massive carnivore* Yutyrannus: *could absolutely eat me* Yutyrannus: *is covered in feathers* Me: I can pet?

[@wavy335i]

Not the “freaky” I was expecting, but still got the job done

[@ThomasMiles-y7x]

Wow, I wasn't expecting a Gary Larson reference. Made me smile!

[@AudraK]

I like how the thumbnail to me looks like the dinosaurs are wearing cute leather ankle boots. Adorable 😂

[@strf90105]

Aye-aye wasn't enough, now there's a dinosaur that that curses you by pointing its long finger at you.

[@rl9217]

“🤓☝️” -Incisivosaurus

[@christines.5241]

Artists credits: please put names in "...more" so interested viewers can find them online thank you

[@Uncreative_Username]

The internet has rotted my brain so much that I thought the “freakiest” in the title meant something else.

[@snowleopa7d]

thank you dinosaur man

[@akiibot]

freaky? 👀

[@timeforanap4268]

It would be nice if some of these dinosaur videos would give even a brief explanation of the different classes of dinosaurs before they launch into why this and that dinosaur is or isn't like a theropod, etc. I feel like I have to go study before I watch the video (but my 9 year old nephew would probably be good. Maybe I should just borrow one of his dino encyclopedias 🤷‍♀️).

[@dumbnfreshh]

Mesozoic China was truly a Messozoic

[@skeeterinnewjersey5256]

I have always been a little puzzled about the "tiny arms makes a dino into a wimp" routine. Sharks, crocodilians, piranhas, anacondas, to name just a few, have no arms at all and I've heard they are rather effective at eating anything they want.

[@paulgibbon5991]

Not to mention that T-Rex's arms, while puny compared to its body, would still have been as strong as those of a strong human. (One time I mentioned this, it prompted an argument about who would win in an arm-wrestling contest. Probably the human, since we have better grip and range of movement.)

[@Winteramen]

1:05 ohhhh i see why we developed strong kicking martial arts

[@Winteramen]

7:21 omg stop staring at me like that

[@Mirooaooo]

these all are so funky looking

[@baothungo]

I'm so impressed by the quality of your content. 🌟 Thank you for being such a great resource!

[@russelllomando8460]

Thagomiser named from the cartoon The Far Side. Love it.

[@saucesamurai8768]

more of this pls

[@snakewithnolegs]

Bro forgot abt Yi (Qi) wich means "strange wing" and for good reason too. (Hope someday we get a video on obdurodon)

[@atiredprsn]

The Brachiosaurus has always been my favorite one- I have no idea why, maybe because it’s kinda cute, or the fact it doesn’t eat meat, but I love them.

[@paulgibbon5991]

I have a soft spot for Magyarosaurus, which is a tiny (relatively, it was still the size of a large horse) titanosaur which shrank in response to being isolated on islands.

[@wk8219]

“Thagomizer” hahaha, nice Fare Side reference. 😊

[@longlowdog]

We have to thank Gary Larson for the biological term Thagomiser pertaining to the spike cluster at the end of a dinosaur tail.

[@TvyAV]

"Dinosaurs are peak!!!1!11!" the dinosaurs in questions:

[@valasafantastic1055]

I knew about all of these but I am a paleonerd! These are interesting Dino’s, thanks for helping introduce them to more people.

[@PrehistoricMagazine]

Great channel I recently discovered you. -Mike from Prehistoric Magazine

[@motorcitymangababe]

Yutyrannus is my favorite dino and I'm glad to see it!

[@errol484]

1:33 At the sight of incredibly tiny arms attached to a big creature, I will never suppress my innate laughter. Look at those tiny things wave around. 🤣😂

[@sickhadas6772]

12:28 Big "err acckshully" energy 🤓

[@Antony20_56]

Turn them around and i can show them how freaky i can get by that title

[@oneshotme]

I very much enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@elmohead]

People under-estimate how weird ceratopsians actually look, just because it's popular and all.

[@UnknownSovereignty]

First time I heard of the Yuty was in the video game ARK when they added it. Probably my favorite theropod closely followed up by Allosaurus, and Carnotaurus. Yi QI is a very interesting animal to come across as well Funny enough in the game Yuty is very powerful has 2 types of roars, one to buff allies, one to cause enemies to flee. Wild Yuty's in game are often seen with 2 Carnos as well. Thought that was be fun to mention even though it's a video game lol.

[@CannibalisticWendigoGuy]

“If Freddy Kreuger Was A Dinosaur”😭💀