The Oddest Couple in the Fossil Record

[@justingonzalez4533]

I feel bad for them both now. I feel sad for two animals that died millions of years ago.

[@coryman125]

I know :( I click these videos to learn about science, and I leave feeling bad for this poor ancient froggo with broken ribs and its friend who dug a little pit to live in

[@lefleurdulmal]

Hold onto that empathy bro; it's valuable.

[@SoulDelSol]

Ya it's super sad. They're gone forever ugh

[@valinorean4816]

@@SoulDelSol At least we know about them

[@SoulDelSol]

@@valinorean4816 i wonder if someday someone will know about me. Maybe ill become a fossil that is discovered 80 million years from now by next sentient being that develops on this planet, maybe a reptile, bird, cetecean, or cephalopod - or maybe I'll be found by a future alien visitor to this planet mining for resources. They will probably have to shut down their mining operation. They'll make all kinds of wrong assumptions about me and pridefully conclude that i have feathers and was likely a king or a soldier who swallows live animals whole, as I'll be the only fossil discovered of our kind...but over time they might find you too

[@SkylerTheCryodrakon69]

Imagine taking a nap and some guy with busted ribs walks in and sleeps next to you and a tsunami kills both of you

[@Nando-wz8hc]

Oop🤣🤣

[@zlyntudteam2394]

Wow, that's deep

[@batspidey7611]

Goodness gracious...

[@steveharrison3007]

A bad start to anyone's day, such a thing would be a shock. Fancy waking up dead with busted ribs and a snout full of tsunami droppings. Absolutely dreadful.

[@ballzfrog]

Ghost bro’s

[@taterman0247]

Imagine having broken ribs and struggling to breath, so you go into a random hole. Then 250 million years later there’s people drawing you and this random guy sleeping next to each other

[@robertpryor7225]

With no chance to explain

[@robertpryor7225]

... kind of like that boss that walks in the one time you put your feet on the desk

[@rubylee4704]

Hangover

[@cailun1824]

LOL

[@annajohnston9528]

Ppl from Pompeii: “first time?”

[@s_o_n5823]

Scenario 6: they were both aware of the flooding waters and cuddled each other for comfort

[@betterthanbutts_9457]

**cough** headcannon **cough**

[@gray_without_the._.r4649]

✋🥺

[@tiggyvolts9076]

Ouch, nooo you just hit me in my feels

[@n.ramthilak4475]

Titanic in animal world

[@Red_Alixx]

I feel san now

[@astralura]

During the severe bushfire season we had in Australia last summer, Wombats were observed allowing other animals to shelter in their burrows, including animals that were typically predetors of other animals that were sheltering. So it doesnt really surprise me that this could have been the case here.

[@noahwashere8197]

“Hey Broomistega, you hear that outside?” “Yeah Thrinaxodon, it kinda sounds lik- *DEAD*

[@rbvfeehfbudenrj]

Fish: Crap there dead

[@alphaundpinsel2431]

underated comment lol

[@ImYourIchigo]

*cue Astronomia*

[@G4m3G3ni3]

Im also of the opinion their were caring friends ;w;

[@angeloportugal8899]

You forgot the *guligulugulugulgulgulguulglgulug* then *ded*

[@zyctc000]

Let us all pay some respect to that Amphibian who finally grew up and got a pair of lungs and then drowned to death.

[@FahadParvez11]

|Underrated hilarious comment bro|

[@hfc2x]

F

[@oscarstaszky1960]

*really sad and miserable OOF noises*

[@zyctc000]

hfc2x F

[@wouldyouliketomeetkenbamba9495]

Axolotl : "That's why we refuse to grow up."

[@ProfezorSnayp]

Their love was forbidden by other tetrapods, but in the end they were immortalized for eternity in stone.

[@fakecreatinerm9948]

you got sc?

[@MoonLunar677]

@@fakecreatinerm9948 Sc?

[@carlfriedrichgauss2597]

They're in a forbidden relationship, hiding and sneaking under to hide their affair.

[@davidmolloy126]

I know that one.

[@hassanalkhalaf1115]

So basically me prehistoric

[@frosta1184]

Ew wtf?

[@anthonyrodriguez6757]

sex?

[@dashat3938]

but Poseidon had other plans...

[@beebs4283]

I really feel like it’s a case of both animals realizing something is deeply wrong, Thrinaxodon running to the safest place it knew: its burrow. Broomistega follows it inside because it seems like a safe area. Animals have an uncanny sense for natural disasters and if they sensed something was up but couldn’t tell what they’d try to get out of there as fast as possible. Unfortunately, they both choose the exact wrong place to be.

[@dcleaner1885]

this makes more sense than the scenarios that she mention

[@nickyaraza7176]

And this supports the theory that even if the world ends, they'd choose to be together.

[@Vrangelrip]

Interesting theory, but that carnivore was in sleeping pose. You could be right though, this should be the 2nd likeliest theory

[@everkade]

I mean we are animals too... Species lower on the food chain definitely have to rely a lot more on instincts and follow caution more often than not to survive. Smells, sounds, temperature changes and vibrations are all things animals have to be a lot more in tune with than humans to survive. Ok, sorry for arguing semantics, I generally agree

[@Acquaintance6336]

This is what I think happened. It would also explain why the predator didn't eat the prey. They were both awake and conscious, but both knew something above ground was wrong. Idfk how to spell their names so I'm calling them Trex and Broom. Trex hides in his burrow, Broom follows, both are far too stressed to care that they're with arch nemesis, both just wanting to survive. And when faced with a flood, food isn't on your mind. You want to live, not feast

[@eons]

Hi all. We wanted to make sure to include a quick clarification on topor vs sleep along with this episode: in this video we say that Thrinaxodon was sleeping or in a torpor. Now while estivation and hibernation are similar to sleep, they technically are different. Torpor is a deep state of rest where animals lower their metabolism to stay alive during stressful times. Sleep is a much more active, where breathing remains normal.

[@jonnynihilist7786]

Isn't it just as likely that the flood flushed the amphibian into the burrow?

[@Attackbow1566]

@@jonnynihilist7786 obviously didn't pay attention to the part of the video when they said that was unlikely

[@jonnynihilist7786]

@@Attackbow1566 nope, you're right I wrote the comment before finishing the video 😎

[@cosmicwakes6443]

PBS Eons This is so sad how these two died.

[@KellyClowers]

@Lochness Monsta they do, every night

[@evanrigel954]

aww, now i'm getting sad about animals that live 100s of millions of years ago :'(

[@Tabuleiro.]

F

[@Neenerella333]

Same

[@angeldroidcs4962]

Me too

[@AbhishekKumar-ry9ls]

Technically about ~250million years ago

[@ashtasheran6970]

@@ArawnOfAnnwn i feel like super heavy muddy water hitting it might have woke up it

[@PawsAndFinsNewsy]

It feels comforting reading through the comments and realizing that I'm not the only one who feels sad for them. Had felt the same emotion watching documentaries when I was a child, I genuinely thought I was the only one.

[@llt8101]

Sometimes two animals get along, even though they're different species. Maybe they were friends.

[@veitongowarriorjml440]

Probably had a mutual ecological relationship, meaning that they probably didn’t care that much as the other didnt pose much a threat. That’s just my theory though.

[@kristingallo2158]

Maybe they died while he was gonna eat the lizard.

[@jasmincayanong5569]

True. I've seen a lion and a zebra hanging out. I was like is diz real? Is Madagascar exist?

[@swalihmm]

@@jasmincayanong5569 Ive seen a lion, warthog and meerkat get along well together.

[@epauletshark3793]

@@swalihmm there is a lion, tiger, and bear that are all friends. They live together at a wildlife rescue place in Georgia. They had been trafficked together and were then rescued and kept together. I got to see them In person, the lion started locking the tiger and bear. It was quite cute.

[@gargoylecat2179]

When she said bromastega was likely injured and in pain ☹️

[@izzyxblades]

That made me so sad

[@clairechampetier4450]

I felt super sad too :,(

[@s_kk1]

Why

[@ready_get_set_go]

Awhhwhwhwh NOOOOOOO BROMASTEGA DIED IN PAINNNNNN

[@nebu1a_118]

Sorry to be THAT person but its actually broomistega BUT NOOOOO

[@Scribe13013]

It's fun to imagine all their adventures and comedic misunderstandings

[@Melospizia]

And their theme song.

[@crunchyfrog63]

The Odd Couple.

[@robertpryor7225]

What, your parents are visiting this weekend?!

[@bornanagaming3329]

Like a buddy cop movie

[@demonofreason7574]

I'll make a manga about them...someday i promise

[@nekitamocika7673]

They do be lookin' kinda cute tho

[@alexe7012]

Another sad attempt at aave

[@leelee0505]

sis- 💀

[@aarspar]

"Brooms, what happened to you?!" The amphibian flinched at the voice. He stopped walking--well, trying to walk--and looked away. "I-I'm fine, Thrix, just a few bruises." Thrix wasn't convinced. The proto-mammalian looked over his friend who was clearly struggling to even breathe. "Did someone try to eat you?" He asked his friend. "N-no..." Brooms anwered, "Well, yeah..." Letting out a sigh, Thrix walked to the amphibian. Brooms squirmed a bit, trying to hide the fact that his chest hurt. "Where does it hurt?" There was no use lying to him, though. He trusted Thrix to keep him safe, so it was his own fault to wander off while the mammal was estivating. He expected to come to the mammal's burrow while he was still out, but Thrix was awake instead. Brooms could only whine as Thrix nudged his chest softly. "M-my chest hurts." "Damn, I can't help you with that." Thrix said with a concerned face. "I-it's fine. I'll recover, I just..." He flinched a bit as pain suddenly shot up his spine. "I just need time to rest." Thrix nodded, then walked away from him and lay down on the floor. "Come here." Slowly walking towards his friend, Brooms let out a relieved sigh when he lay down next to him. Thrix's fur was coarse, but it was comfortably warm. He sometimes wondered how does it feel like to have fur like him. However, that would mean he couldn't just jump into the water and swim like he liked to do. For now, though, he appreaciated the fact that here was colder than outside, but still comfortable, especially with his friend next to him. "Don't wander off again, 'kay? I know you just came of age recently, but you can't just do that. There're many animals out there to get you." The amphibian sighed. "Yeah... I'm sorry." Thrix shifted a bit and smiled. "Don't worry. I'll protect you." He said, then closed his eyes as he prepared to go back to estivation. "Yeah." Brooms smiled back. "Thanks, Thrix." "Anytime, buddy."

[@xbjrrtc]

This is so sad, knowing what eventually happened to Brooms and Thrix. 😔

[@BenajaBoxy]

Then the flood came and killed them both. End of story

[@BenajaBoxy]

Nice writing tho

[@tired4892]

I STAN THIS

[@maya_moo9565]

This is my headcanon

[@StarletteLily5874]

Bro these two got me *sobbing* I personally feel like they felt empathy for eachother and died while asleep

[@caressahundley3394]

I'd like to believe they just wanted to comfort each other before they died. But they definitely weren't.

[@urbaby2546]

No one can say so tho

[@jelly5664]

well it could be, maybe the little guy needed comfort. animals have a really weird sense of danger and when things are wrong. they could have knew

[@juliaguevara4512]

@@urbaby2546 it’s still an animal that that would eat them in a sparse area, just use common sense

[@overworlder]

In the Australian fires early this year it was shown that wombat burrows, which can be extensive, were used by a wide variety of animals for refuge.

[@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess]

Same with tortoise burrows. Many animals take shelter inside them when wild fire occur

[@EnsoTB]

I’m way late to the party but I just got chills when you said about them being found 250million years later... I understand that is basically the same for all fossils but it has just hit me again how incredible that truly is. Seeing their skeletons curled up there, skeletons of creatures that haven’t existed for hundreds of thousands of years is just astonishing. I think a lot of us forget how unbelievable that is. I certainly did! Humans may be responsible for the demise of many creatures, but we are adding new ones that were lost in time to our knowledge base every day. More creatures “exist” now than ever have before because we are here to understand and remember them; and that fact will be true almost every day from now until our species dies too.

[@nathanilemiller7750]

I need you sir

[@slinkerdeer]

Reading your username after the comment fitted so well

[@ssbothwell]

Wow...I had the exact same feeling as I was watching, but you expressed it so...accurately, it's a little unnerving... thank you

[@chironOwlglass]

That's what I love about this channel so much, it has totally changed my entire outlook on life and the world in general. I used to feel so alone all the time. I have very severe allergies and have been "social distancing" and "quarantining" my entire life. But from all the Eons videos I have learned that I am intimately connected to all life, and that we have a shared history. Seeing how earlier animals lived has helped me to make sense of the trauma response in humans and to see that, just as this video shows, sometimes the adaptations a species develops for survival backfire and end up harming them in the long run. The human instinct for violence has obvious roots in when life was less civilized. We wouldn't have survived without the ability to kill and consume other organisms. But now our predilection for violence is threatening to destroy us all.

[@bonjovisfamclub]

Clay Owlglass same here. I have a lot of trauma in my life and struggle with cPTSD, and a lot of the time I can’t tell if anything is real and can’t tell if I actually exist. But Eons and their videos have given me a new perspective. It doesn’t matter what you do, or doesn’t matter what you say, it doesn’t matter. Because in a million years you won’t exist in anyone’s memory, the only trace of your existence is perhaps your fossil, buried in the earth and forgotten. So many creatures have lived and died without knowing what came before them, and so many more will come and go the same. We exist in places that prehistoric animals have wandered, separated by time but connected by place. Time doesn’t care, it doesn’t wait, and it’s beautiful to think that one day I’ll be the same as the prehistoric creatures that we unearthed- forgotten and at peace. It’s very grounding yet freeing, at the same time.

[@user-bx4dc9nm1x]

Bruh. It's so easy. They were friends. No death will seperate them apart. That's the true power of friendship.

[@hassanalkhalaf1115]

There's a disney movie which needs to be told about those two

[@microwavedspam919]

There's no scientific evidence of that, tho. Therefore, it can't be an answer.

[@Ronja_the_fairy]

"never thought i would die side by side with a cynodont" "what about side by side with a friend?" "aye. i could do that"

[@michaelfritts6249]

Sesame Street aired when i was a kid.. that was a long time ago too!! 😉 "Why can't we be Friends" was released 6 years later.. These fossils prove that the concept is not new.. 😁 Be Well!! 😀

[@lalehiandeity1649]

@@microwavedspam919There’s no evidence proving any of the five proposed explanations.

[@Mehk]

I can’t believe one of the theories wasn’t just…fear? My grandma had a possum run into her house during a hurricane. We also see modern wild animals like meerkats, run into strange burrows in desperate times. Broomstega likely ran into the burrow due to the severe storm, even though usually it wouldn’t due to the possibility of a predator being inside. Thrixadon was either alseep like the video said, or weakened from also being in the storm and didn’t attack Broomstega. The storm quickly became a flash flood and both animals drowned. The current was so strong in pushed them into the end of the burrow against eachother until they drowned in their positions.

[@rickseiden1]

Scenario 6: Don't question how love works.

[@salamandersaladman8483]

Real Reason: They in love

[@hannas9638]

Yes finally thank u dear

[@tij5823]

I ship it

[@notsolegitusername]

Otp

[@bonjovisfamclub]

But they didn’t say goodbye....

[@randominternetperson5978]

Agree

[@calebhorton4701]

When you find two Animal Crossing villagers in the same house and you’re like “they’re in love"

[@KnowNot_Name]

Then a historian comes along any say “they’re just roommates” and “times where different back then”

[@snowsong7108]

​@@KnowNot_Name Oh my god they were roommates

[@KD6-3005]

@@KnowNot_Name no no the butt plugs were for industrial use, helped with diarrhea

[@sector916]

But what you really witnessed was an animal crossing home invasion lol

[@fennten8338]

no

[@idiosyncraticmushroom3030]

Theory number idfk: friends who secretly had a crush on eachother and died right after confessing their love for each other

[@Iainttrynadoxxmyself]

😭🤧that’s so sad!

[@idiosyncraticmushroom3030]

@@Iainttrynadoxxmyself ikr

[@Reptilia1987]

Paleo Romeo and Juliet?

[@idiosyncraticmushroom3030]

@@Reptilia1987 perhaps

[@Yanna-j6x]

tragic

[@cinnamoncat3362]

oh god i've literally been crying over this for half an hour... in their last moments, they chose not to fight. them against the water... they didnt want to die alone...

[@Xnaut314]

A proto-mammal and its temnospondl: a bond as old as time itself. (or at least the Triassic)

[@dylanmccallister1888]

The land before time takes place in the jurassic period so this is older than time.

[@cintronproductions9430]

@@dylanmccallister1888 Actually The Land Before Time takes place in some fictional, ambiguous time period seeing as there's dinosaurs, pterosaurs and other animals from all three time periods of the Mesozoic era, plus a few Permian creatures, and the tv series even had the Cenozoic mammal Epigaulus in one episode. LOL, I sound so nerdy. XD

[@INTERNERT]

beauty and the beeeast

[@ambulocetusnatans]

It's just like the old saying; Boomistega is a Thrinaxodon's best friend.

[@DSgamrz585]

Thrinaxodon: “you know, we’re kind of like the original odd couple. You’re the messy one and I’m -“ Broomastega: “Shut up!” Thrinaxodon: “oh... yes. Very well...”

[@somecuriosities]

Classic 😂😏

[@kristingallo2158]

I think the predator was trying to eat the lizard.

[@JoseAyapan]

Theory 6: Probably they were really drunk, one of them forgot to close the door and then the flood came killing them both.

[@adityamohan1773]

Sounds like a Friends episode

[@Thejghostodst]

how could they get get drunk

[@gellagz9009]

@@Thejghostodst they've both ate fermented antelope

[@Roboprogs]

Choked on their own vomit like rock’n’roll dinosaurs. That’s my theory

[@MarkSmith-tu9qr]

hahaha

[@paulmurray7260]

nobody: gen Z on tik tok: cries over thrinaxodon and broomestiga

[@larrycantdraw8995]

As one should

[@dreamscoressystem2928]

but its sAD-

[@marcoqueme2868]

They just wanted to rest

[@KM-gr2ri]

At least I’m not the only one 🥺

[@dsfsfsdfs3292]

tik tok sucks get a life

[@MartianManHunter2258]

"This is it, baby. Hold me."

[@Spongebrain97]

Make sense since Johnson was a mammal and that Elite is a reptile like creature

[@daneroberts1996]

Scenario 6: they were FWENDS 😢

[@vladimirlagos2688]

So, in essence, tough times can produce odd bedfellows. You have to admire how paleontology pulls its cues from so many fields, anatomy, geology, ecology, animal behavior, and in this case even a little forensics analysis...

[@CJCroen1393]

Agreed. It makes me sad that the field doesn't seem to get the credit it deserves--most people either assume it's full of a bunch of childhood killing fun haters or conflate paleontology with archaeology.

[@rafaelschmitz2985]

Hipothesys 6: they were buddys.

[@bryanyakimets2235]

That was actually my thought! Like frogs and tarantulas

[@avariceseven9443]

Nice try Disney. We're not gonna watch that movie.

[@TheHellishFrog]

...and maybe they there in love...

[@theasinclaire52]

@@TheHellishFrog Oh my God...they were burrowmates!

[@1224chrisng]

@@TheHellishFrog r/SapphoAndHerFriend

[@accurateraptor9492]

Imagine having some stranger walk into your house and sleep next to you

[@Sashazur]

Plus then you drown

[@cairosilver2932]

Broomistega: "Finally, after having my ribs crushed a bit awhile back, I get a break and find a place to safely rest..."

[@fish963]

Scenario 6: they were friends

[@anamariemustain]

and they were ROOMMATES

[@thebubbleking5317]

oh my god the were roommates

[@INTERNERT]

**perfect strangers theme song**

[@cyrlllzz__ed]

Fish

[@coconoisette_]

@@anamariemustain oh my God they were roommates

[@eloquenthillbilly]

I thought it was going to be some sort of symbiotic behavior and I was really excited to find out how they came to that conclusion. A proto-frog taking advantage of a sleeping murder weasel does seem more likely though.

[@CJCroen1393]

I heard that symbiosis actually was suggested by some, but it was deemed unlikely (not impossible, but unlikely) due to the fact that, if that were the case, it'd probably be represented by more than one fossil. Still an interesting speculation imo; I could picture it in the context of, like, maybe Broomistega keeps bugs out while Thrinaxodon provides protection or something. (also, "murder weasel" is a great description for Thrinaxodon XD)

[@foxgaming76yt24]

CJCroen1393 but considering how uncommon fossils itself are, maybe all we need is just time to find some more.

[@sixfeetundertheradar6080]

CJCroen1393 there are cases of unlikely animal friendships/relationships so it is possible

[@t.b.cont.]

Let’s face it, we’ve all had worse roommates than this

[@edwardcamp3376]

Had a guy that did heroin in the bathroom... that was different...

[@cbowd]

Yeah I mean, at least the broomistega came in quietly.

[@sodaunderthesink9014]

Had to mace a roommate before

[@edwardcamp3376]

@@sodaunderthesink9014 What happened?!? :)

[@sodaunderthesink9014]

@@edwardcamp3376 He came home wasted, came into our room and attacked my ex boyfriend lol

[@saml1939]

It's so beautiful to have their stories be told so long after their death. It's very special.

[@karinafromchromatica1711]

When you decided to grow a pair of lungs and give up your gills just to die because of a flood; oof

[@raindropsneverfall]

I'm a graphic designer, but I wanted to be a palaeontologist when I was younger. I love this channel. Keep up the great work!

[@swalihmm]

Im a management accounting researcher, and wanted to be a zoologist when I was younger. I love this channel as well.

[@squidlord9110]

nature was the first being to ship two different species together... permentantly

[@-haiuxxy7420]

Permentantly

[@-haiuxxy7420]

Love it

[@Lolibeth]

permian-antly

[@Hobo-Dragon]

@@Lolibeth I hate it here

[@kaidoaboveakainu.622]

Such a amazing friendship, that lasted millions of years.

[@frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574]

friends till the end

[@MossyMozart]

@@frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574 - ....of time.

[@PancakesR4TheWeak]

That’s actually amazing, when the fires hit Australia, lots of animals helped eachother out kinda like this by sharing burrows. So to think that creatures did that back then is really cool!

[@baileyblackwellandsophietu7001]

A cuddle set in stone is probably one of the most adorable, yet sad finds

[@t-90ms]

Scenario 6: maybe they befriended each other and The Thrinaxodon was just like hey Broomistega you hurt why don't you come rest at my place Edit: My original theory was crossbreeding by looking at their fossils

[@planescaped]

I mean, Beavers openly share their lodges with muskrats and other aquatic beasties.

[@deetheottsel]

I like this theory, this is now my head canon for our universe

[@graphite2786]

My favorite scenario, a little heart breaking, but definitely the best 😁

[@majorfrostbyte7022]

A little Mudflix and chill?

[@thethirdjegs]

That was my inference due to the title. 😂

[@chickendrawsdogs3343]

"Dude, can we move now?" "Shush, they'll crack us open soon." (human advanced to 3D scanning technology) "Oh come on!"

[@epauletshark3793]

You made me laugh hard enough that I started dying. Well done.

[@sirinatiwari3528]

Omg😂😂😂 underrated comment

[@SaintBroken]

The real solution is actually in the species' name: The temnospondil was Thrinaxodon's BRO-omistega. *Runs into borrow*

[@LastSliceOfPie77]

BRO,-ME-STAY-GUY?

[@RickRando001]

*Temno-spoon-dil

[@alex-fs9yt]

_"In the Kwa-Zulu Natal province of South Africa."_ Me: wait that's where I'm from-

[@TheVoidIsBees]

Well, now you can say that you were neighbors with the oddest fossilized couple in history.

[@JJ-hi2zh]

Hey, same here mate!

[@Ravenforce3]

Wanna give a big shoutout to my boy Et Al. He's involved in ALL the research.

[@leonidas8499]

What a sad 3nding for broomistega. Struggling to breath, a streinous trek across the landscape only to be killed when finally got to rest.

[@proximacentaur1654]

I love these fossil detective stories. The methods of preservation, the techniques for analysis, and then the reveal of what happened at the end. Really well told.

[@milkbeforecereal7064]

Me and the homie chilling before a flood just murders us.

[@luigidisanpietro3720]

I like this Lady's Narration... Awesome and soothing to the ears... Kudos to the Team!!!

[@batll0]

Every time I watch one of these videos I'm just blown away by the length of time they've been there, that their remains are intact, that we can discover so much about these creatures from so long ago. It's so cool 😭

[@veggieboyultimate]

I guess self-isolation was not an effective option for these poor guys.

[@cassiopeaknack]

I mean they sorta broke self-isolation by being in there together

[@sungjin-woo391]

@@cassiopeaknack not if they were married 💀

[@nautilusshell6092]

And I thought my roommate was weird!

[@yourstruly4817]

Oh my, they were roommates.

[@a.j.kimball1240]

@@yourstruly4817 omg they were roomates

[@elemental-gamingmore9005]

@@a.j.kimball1240 OmG ThEy'Re RoOmAtEs

[@saloni22815]

Kl

[@onewayticket2148]

My they were roommates 😌

[@Ericlee-ne7du]

This shows us that every single animal has a story to tell.

[@Nick-hm2dm]

I love these prehistoric stories. Lots of thought from the historical data. Whether the experience is wrong or right, it’s amazing based off our knowledge now. The composition and thought, filled with fantastic imagination, is stunning. I love this channel. If Eons could pair all the guesstimated stories, it would rival the fantastical first Jurassic Park. Keep it up Eons! You’re channel is so awesome.

[@nekosha9354]

plot twist they just became friends and later on lovers they feel asleep next to each other to be drowned together

[@niharg2011]

Theory 6 : They were Netflix and Chilling

[@md.hasibulislamvlogs7689]

Spoken like a true snowflake

[@mar2d258]

@@md.hasibulislamvlogs7689 got'em!

[@a.j.kimball1240]

@@md.hasibulislamvlogs7689 bruh wtf that have do with anything

[@hankd6351]

Ha lol

[@ssbothwell]

Bahahahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 may be, may be 😂

[@bonjovisfamclub]

That’s kinda a sweet ending though... locked away together for millions of years, untouched and unchanged by the passing of time. The world goes on and you’re left undisturbed.

[@shreyanshupanda1219]

This is what i love about paleontology. Many a times it happens that we find fossils and its difficult to determine what got it there or what exactly happened but once in a while we piece together the puzzle and get a magical story like this one. Just amazing!

[@justnoah2073]

"You two are bit of an odd couple, I see, couldn't have one of your own so you decided to adopt." "There is no us!"

[@n-gauge-us5219]

Another awesome ep! I loved you showing the discounted possibilities. I often wonder about other possible explanations that have likely been discounted by researchers for good reasons, so it was cool to hear those.

[@fennic3391]

When the oldest couple ever found actually had a date and you haven't Press Y to pay respects

[@theluftwaffle1]

Bro’s for life, and death.

[@rstriker21]

I’m gonna Carbon date you

[@KnowNot_Name]

You know Just gal’s being pals

[@th0tslay3r44]

F

[@abirfahimfahin]

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[@johnlocke3426]

I've been working on articulating a 3d printed skeleton based on the scan this exact Thrinaxodon specimen. So this was a fun video to see in my inbox.

[@malayneum]

imagine you died today and 250 million year later "somebody" found you. can you imagine what humans in the future looked like? and what would they have thought about you? mind boggling.

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

We found a plastic xbox controller in their hands... being so ubiquitous, the leading theory was that they were either educational tools or an occupational tool.

[@malayneum]

@@TragoudistrosMPH but plastics would already dissolved and decomposed after 1 million years.

[@ihcfn]

Nah, they'd think it was for rituals. :-)

[@werwolf6746]

@@ihcfn Then wait for the Nokia

[@0hellzya0]

If its 250mil years from now it ain't humans finding us chief

[@natalieoverbey7564]

“Name a more iconic duo! I’ll be waiting!” The more iconic duo:

[@cerridianempire1653]

i feel sorry for that amphibian he broke his ribs in the hot sunny triassic landscape had to painstakingly wade his way to the cynodont's hole get drowned by muddy water and finally get shipped by the thrinaxodon he died alongside with

[@64thecaptain]

Rigor mortis wears off after 36-48 hours. The Thrinaxodon could have died just a few days prior to the flood and still be fully articulated as well as pliable.

[@ihcfn]

My thought also

[@SatumainenOlento]

I though that too. Then: What killed him then few days earlier? It makes kind of sense both ways. Either he slept or was dead.

[@KnowNot_Name]

At 5:00 she said just before the flood so I’m assuming it meant if it died before Rigor mortis set in

[@adityamohan1773]

Yep. That's the mostly likely thing.

[@chironOwlglass]

Gross! Now I have to think about that.

[@dontmindmejustpassingthrou1119]

The fossils: And they were roommates The scientist: Oh my gooood they were roommates

[@onewayticket2148]

Nah it would be the other way around lol

[@karid9041]

Eons got me crying over some long-dead critters. They should have been safe! ;-;

[@samanthazeiger1553]

I love these kinds of narrations and stories of fossils. I can really imagine what it could have been like to see those animals

[@chikaabigail]

this is a very indepth and clear explanation. thank you 🧡

[@hanin3128]

"And they were roommates" "Oh my god, there were roommates"

[@alvarodifini5017]

Yo dude can I crash on your couch? Yeah man it's cool top 10 scenes before disaster

[@SS-lp8fu]

Homie 1 : wanna watch netflix?! Homie 2 : sure mate!! Bring some popcorns!! Millions of years later... "Oddest couple in fossil record"

[@raymond4218]

“And they were tombmates” “oh my god they were tombmates”

[@eldritchangel4058]

It could also be a case of symbiosis, like how a goby fish and a shrimp share the same burrow. The shrimp makes the burrow and the goby helps keeps an eye out for predators in exchange for sharing the burrow.

[@megalocoman]

Theory 6: ancient doggo had a frog pet 😊😊

[@Fede_99]

Thrinaxodon: hey, who are you, get out of my home Broomistega: pls let me stay *sad temnospondyl face* Thrinaxodon: fine

[@marknc9616]

It sounds like Broomistega stumbled home from the bar drunk again only to crash in Thrinaxodon's residence. Unfortunate timing this time.

[@arandomdude1992]

I need to draw that

[@frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574]

@@arandomdude1992 did u?

[@zombiezonurlawn]

They were actually the two main characters in a forgotten prehistoric romantic comedy

[@TheStarDreamer]

Jerry runs up to Tom, gasping and trembling, taking a while to breath, his eye filled with utter fear, yells in a frightened voice, *"Tom! Tom! We're gonna die!"* Tom silently listens, already knowing the situation, looks at Jerry with a hint of a smile, almost frowning, wraps his arms around his shaking neck, cuddling him in the most precious way, and softly whispers, *"It's Okay"* *250 Million Years Later :*

[@cschowdhury5516]

Nobody: Broomistega: It's free real estate!!

[@mcaskey358]

That poor Broomistega just didn't have any luck.

[@szalard]

Secnario 6: these two species lived in a symbiosis (you help me - I help you), like so many animal species do.

[@hassanalkhalaf1115]

I wonder what they did for eachother. thrinaxodon has fur so broomistega probably helped him to get ticks out. But what would Thrina do for him?

[@haterofpotato]

@@hassanalkhalaf1115 thrina would probably dig burrows and hunt / defend for broom

[@08.axeljuliansutanto49]

@@hassanalkhalaf1115 provide burrow and protection

[@Kryptix0III]

Love the stories people are making for these two

[@TheSaneHatter]

THRINAXODON: Nice working with you, Dr. Venkman. BROOMISTEGA: See you on the other side, Ray.

[@smh4960]

What about this scenario: They panicked and rushed to the nearest whole when it heard all the rumble behind itself? And the waters pushed it with such force to kill them on contact and molded them to the shape of the burrow?

[@gregoryfenn1462]

The paws of the Thrinaxodon were in a resting angle, face down, and tucked close to under its belly. So it looks like it was resting, not running.

[@samtonkin8262]

@@gregoryfenn1462 Yeah, but she also used the fact that it's spine has been bent as evidence so that means it was pushed by the water so it's hands by its head could just be the natural resting place after being crushed by water. I honestly think the conclusions that she jumped to in this video are a little bit crazy when there could be many other reasons that two animals would be in a burrow, like the one mentioned here.

[@TheGuruStud]

@@samtonkin8262 Not really. Initial floodwater in a desert is all mud. It would take time for the slumbering one to wake up. It was dead before it even knew what was happening. Its position is probably pretty accurate as when it was sleeping except for being pushed against the wall.

[@samtonkin8262]

@@TheGuruStud Yeah but I'm not arguing that a sleeping animal would have that position, I'm arguing that a non sleeping animal would naturally assume that position if it was drowned and pushed by the water. I'm just saying that assuming that a species estivates solely because you find a single skeleton in a sleeping position is a bit of a wild claim. Although I get that it's just speculation but she kinda said it like it's the only explanation that makes sense.

[@anthonyrepetto3474]

"Aw, dude, I got hit by a car... dude? Gross - he's sleeping naked on the couch... uh, hey, do you mind if I hang here until the rain stops?"

[@montysaints4750]

I saw an animation of this, it was actually adorable.

[@alex-fs9yt]

Thrinaxodon: come over. Broomistega:

[@ExtremeMadnessX]

Scenario 6: they could have some kind of symbiotic relationship?

[@meetaverma8372]

There are so many people who gave a scenario 6 and yours makes so much sence

[@ricardoignacioildefonso8717]

According to Wikipedia, if they had any kind of symbiotic relationship, there should have been multiple burrows. So it could have been possible,but unlikely.

[@killerspreet7318]

@@ricardoignacioildefonso8717 Why? Just curious.

[@vanillajack5925]

@@ricardoignacioildefonso8717 Not so sure that holds up. The Goby Fish and the Pistol Shrimp have a symbiotic relationship, and they share the same burrow.

[@JustinRed624]

If they had a symbiotic relationship then there would be more examples.

[@xMexicanOtakux]

Theory 6: They were friends :D