In regards to Velociraptor-"It was apparently alone, and wasn't exactly in control of the situation." That's probably my favorite line of the video. Any kind of predation attempt that has a good possibility of ending in getting your arm shorn off in the mouth of the herbivore you're hunting is in my mind an attempt born from desperation, not choice.
To be fair, there's no real way we can know if the Velociraptor was alone. It might have simply been the only one who died and got fossilized. The two being quickly buried (say the collapsing sand dune hypothesis) could explain why survivors (or anything else for that matter) didn't scavenge the remains.
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@@antonbrakhage490 There were traces of scavenging on the protoceratops, this would disqualify the theory about quick burry and be more about both were stuck but were still visible on the "surface" long enough so some creature decided it was time for a snack.
Well yeah, but judging by how the protoceratops was roughly handling that velociraptor, if it was a member of a pack, the other members were not worth anything.
Well laid out overview of a dinosaur species, no overuse of technical terms easy for a laymen to follow, visuals directly relevant to narration and not just stock footage on a loop. This channel gets a sub. Thanks!
Excellent video. I appreciate the video NOT having annoying and distracting background music. Many of the other channels have videos and the music is so loud it is literally covering up the narrator. 5-stars on this video.
i love the deinonychus. in ark: survival evolved. they are the best dinos to get in the valguero map. but taming them is basically stealing their eggs, hatching the eggs, and imprinting the baby so you can raise the baby as your mount. the deinonychus can climb walls, pack boost, can latch onto big dinos and rip chunks of flesh off, and they are so fast
Please make a video about Ornithomimus, it is one of my favorite dinosaurs but unfortunately it is not very popular and it definitely deserve more love
The ornithomimids don't often get the attention they deserve. I am split on Ornithomimus, Gallimimus, or Struthiomimus when I get to them. Your vote is pushing me on the former.
@@palaeo_channel You could consider Pelecanimimus, one of the weirdiest ornithomimids. The only one that is weirder is Deinocheirus. That said, both of those are weird enough than they don't really convey the generic ornithomimid idea.
@@palaeo_channel If I may suggest a more special Ornithomimosaur it would be Deinocheirus, the largest Ornithomimosaur. There are interesting stories about it discovery and the hunt of its fossil from fossil black market.
To help the channel grow as it deserves Giganotosaurus should be next profile, as it is nowadays, probably, the most searched dino. Carnotaurus, T-Rex and Spinosaurus would be other great choices their popularity never falls down. Or you can make the opposite by doing vids about Dimetrodon, Microraptor, Rugops etc, wich are popular and interesting aswell but there is way more less material in youtube about them. Another way, i would like to watch more often is talking about "groups" and not individual species, like "ceratopsians profiles" or "stegosaurians profile". Something i really apreciate is a pic to know exactly what are the bones that we really know about a fossil, sometimes is a 10% or a 90%.. but its not the same to have a pair of back legs, than 1 front and 1 back leg, not the same to have a partial skull or a complete skull, for me is better to have half of the column and half of the tail, than a full column or a full tail.... As paleontology is constantly changing as we discover more and more, is usefull at least for me to be able to make my own mental image about a dino. Deinonychus claw, was obviously a multitool used for climbing, killing, punching, stability, interspecific combat, scratching, tikling, comunication (some animals use their steps to send info to other individuals) sexual display (hahaha my claw is bigger!).... it has so many options ^^ Best wishes to your channel!
As a falconer who lived in AZ, observed wild Harris Hawks, and hunted with wild caught Harris Hawks, you've got a fundamental misunderstanding of pack hunting in Harris Hawks. They are a true pack, different individuals have specific roles, they care for their old and wounded. This is not just cooperative hunting. It's pack mentality.
I admit that my information came from captive Harris Hawks, and defer to your experience. I would like to know if it is a family group, like wolves, or if there is some other structure. I find Harris Hawks a really interesting analogue for dromeosaurs.
@@palaeo_channel that's difficult for me to say. My observations are of a 5 year window of time, it was easy to id some of the old ones, and of course the juveniles. To give you a little insight, when we went to trap a juvenile for use in Falconry, we'd put out a trap under any of the birds. The birds recognize the trap as being an easy target so they start squawking and soon you have 4 or more juveniles hanging around watching the trap. It isn't rare to end up with several juveniles on the trap at once. This indicates to me that they have deeper thought than many think.
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One flaw - solitary cats use the neck attack, too. Lions often go for suffocation, but many solitary cats use the spine sever bite more frequently. A deliberate set of kicks to the right portion of the neck would be a good strategy. Multiple kicks could also wound, and slower blood loss would still weaken the prey animal allowing later dispatch.
While I was talking about lions, I was talking about smaller predators taking down larger prey. I agree that multiple stabs with the claw was a probable technique, as that is the basis of RPR.
only watched a few of your videos so far but have now subscribed. Very well presented and very nice editing. It covers a lot of aspects within each subject / dinosaur and he scripting is good. The sound quality is what is letting you down and that would make a huge difference to your presentations. This is not meant as a criticism and I admire the commitment that these videos must take. I hope your channel can go from strength to strength.
Well done video. Some new info that I hadn’t heard confirmed, but only speculated. I really enjoyed the part on pack/cooperative hunting. I’d always imagined that most “raptors” of the smaller variety hunted much like African wild dogs. Some can have large packs, while others can be just a few individuals. As with Orcas, considered all one species more or less, hunting techniques can be quite varied depending on food source and environment. Some specialize in hunting big game using a pack, while others prefer ambush with one or just a few individuals, and some even do pursuit predation. I’m subbing and hope you make more content.
i knew it! i remember the first time i saw jurassic park as a kid i thought, 'Deinonychus! i know that one!' and then they called it velociraptor and my entire dino loving youth was shaken =(
I have so many to request, but I can only choose 1. I had to eliminate my choices down to 20 and do a dice-roll with my D20. Here were my final 20 contenders: 01 - Triceratops 02 - Edmontosaurus 03 - Alamosaurus 04 - Apatosaurus 05 - Sauroposeidon 06 - Kentrosaurus 07 - Carnotaurus 08 - Giganotosaurus 09 - Argentinosaurus 10 - Styracosaurus 11 - Iguanodon 12 - Brachiosaurus 13 - Edmontonia 14 - Ceratosaurus 15 - Puertasaurus 16 - Dilophosaurus 17 - Tarbosaurus 18 - Coelophysis 19 - Pachycephalosaurus 20 - Spinosaurus *Proceeds to roll the 20-sided die* Drumroll...11 Final answer... Iguanodon
@@palaeo_channel I had to eliminate Allosaurus and Stegosaurus from my list (my personal 2 favorites) because you already covered them, lol. I'm looking forward to whatever you have planned next.
I missed this, about one of my favorite ancient critters? I'm glad YT suggested it to me, then. 🙂 Any of this line, or of the ornithopods, have to be my top lines of anxiety critters. Probably because I have pet chickens (Banty Cochins, sweet little things!), I'm really fond of the ones through which we first learned of their relationship to modern birds. Subscribed, now! ❤️❤️
Awesome video. You should do a video of a lesser known dinos but still very interesting. Like deinocheirus or tarbosaurus, T. Rex lamer cousin from Asia. Maybe that’s how you can work up to doing the T. Rex. Or you can do carnotaurus, charcharodontosaurus/Giganotosaurus, acrocanthosaurus, shantungosaurus, albertosaurus (hate that guy lol), Baryonyx or the cooler baryonyx (suchomimus)
I’m really loving your channel. your videos are excellent and the research is very good! I hope you gain a lot of attention and also I would love to see one of these profile videos on a Utahraptor!
Good video, very informative and well researched. The Dromaeosaurids might be my favorite family of Dinosaurs. Either them or the Spinosaurids, in case you couldn't tell by my user name lol. Nice work, you earned a like. 👍
Its hands are similar in design to Microraptor, so if it was capable of tree climbing, it would have done so in a similar way; using its hand claws and forward/outward arm motion to basically "hug" the surface of the tree, whilst using its two main toes and leg muscles to propel it upward. However, unlike Microraptor, it wasn't a glider; it was way too big and heavy for that. So it might be able to get up a tree, but getting down is a totally different ballgame. So the tree climbing theory is looking more and more shaky as more is learned about Deinonychus; it is simply too big, weighs too much, and it's agility would be sacrificed up in the trees, making it impractical for anything more than a panic escape from a bigger predator, which it could probably outrun on land quite easily. Sorry for the text wall, but blame yourself for asking an interesting question!
I was a huge dino nerd as a kid. I remember watching JP1 in 1993 and thinking. "A Deinonychus, my favorite dino..... the hell is a Veloceraptor?" Looking it up in the books i was confused why it was listed with 1 meters.
My favorite and first dromaeosaur to learn about. As a little kid back in the late 80's dinosaur books seemed like they were hard to come by and the only dromaeosaur I knew of was Deinonychus.
Excellent presentation especially on their osteology and physiology. I had the honor of meeting Dr. John Ostrom at a dinosaur conference in the year 2000. Recent studies of the distal phalanx on the second digit of the so called killer foot toe has a very heavier heel on it proximal end. This strong robust enforcement of the phalanx is similar to phalanx found in tree hopper woodpeckers. Its likely that the smaller Raptors were arboreal hunters of small birds, lizards amphibians and insects. The inward facing hands helped with holding prey. However larger Raptors like Utahraptor and Dakotaraptor may have adapted to catching larger prey. More studies are need to understand their behavior and prey resources. If you approached a dromaeosaur from a distance you would think it was some strange looking bird. Great presentation!
You know, I've been hearing that evidence of Deinonychus and other Raptors hunting in packs is no longer solid. But I still remain optimistic that they did anyway.
Can I recommend a video on Spinosaurus? The recent developments that have shaped how paleontologists view this dinosaur has gotten me quite excited. It more resembled a crocodile that a theropod! What a nightmarish creature: a crocodile mixed with a tyrannosaur, one of the largest carnivores to ever walk the Earth!
RPR can easily be used on prey larger than the dromaeosaur (and extant raptors can pull this off as well, sometimes on prey far heavier than themselves). Re: pack hunting, considering there are multiple extant species that can hunt with genuine organization/coordination (taking turns, positioning, etc) despite fighting over food, not being mammals, and/or not living in family groups, the idea Deinonychus couldn’t have been a pack hunter because it fit none of these three supposed requirements is a hypothesis based on a false dichotomy.
I completely agree that there may be a form of pack hunting in dromeosaurs that doesn't line up with any extant animals. The fact is that temporary cooperative hunting is what is observed in the extant groups that you have referenced. It's tricky to answer, but it does not have to be a dichotomy, as you rightly say.
@@palaeo_channel Even among mammals there are animals that don’t live in family groups but are able to hunt cooperatively if needed-humpback whales and sea lions (both living in groups of unrelated individuals and often feeding alone) come to mind.
I'll always remember the first time I heard of a dimetrodon: fighting an allosaurus and breathing fire! m.ua-cam.com/video/NtgF7NW4kLI/v-deo.html 🤦♂️ As inaccurate as it is, a part of me still loves how cheesy the old LAND OF THE LOST kid's show was.
I love your vids. Very well done. I bet you would get more views with colorful thumbs. By the way. My father says we are part of the Murray Clan. So I'm just trying to help cousin, lol. Keep up the good work. I'll be watching. Thanks again.
Going for the slicing of arteries or the windpipe is EXACTLY how stabbing cats, like Smilodon, killed. They would pounce on prey. With EXTREMELY strong chest muscles, their front claws would hold on to the prey. Then with STRONG neck muscles, they would strike down with their sabre teeth. The lower jaw would swing out of the way at 135 degrees, enabling the teeth to enter deep into the neck. THEN, with strong neck muscles, they would pull their head back, pulling the teeth through the flesh and out, RIPPING veins, arteries, and/or windpipe. And then --- LUNCH. A quick kill. From what this video shows, it seems to me, that the Dromeiosaurs may have used the curved talon in this way. But, the foot talon was used to hold onto the animal, more akin to the powerful chest and neck muscles of the Smilodon enabled it to hang on. Could the raptor's bite quickly kill? It does not seem so, to me. Could it have used toxins, like how Kimodo dragon kills? But, that requires it to be the top predator, where it can prevent others from scavenging his kill.
Thank you for sharing this! BTW the front paw of this animal wouldn't restrict it's door opening capabilities. Just hold your hand fix in that clapping position and turn a door handle - no problem at all. Why: you'll automatically raise your elbow and by this keep you palm parallel to the door handle :-)
Also would like to add this: I always had some doubt with that newer narrative of Allosaurus' extraordinary weak bite force. The story, how the (most likely) real bite force of Deinonychus finally was evaluated, gives a lot to think here.
Just found this channel and have been binging it. Amazing stuff. Any plans for a pachycepholasaurus? The boneheads have been a favorite of mine for a long time.
I gotta say that I don’t really agree with the assessment that having a 1400 Newton bite force from Deinonychus disqualifies it from hunting large prey, like by that logic then wolves couldn’t hunt large prey like elk, bison and moose, but they do even though their bite force is presumably not much higher than that. Correct me if wrong though in my assumptions
Wolves have been known to break open the skulls of prey, so I would say they have comparable bite forces of hyenas. Can't find a study in bite force, though.
@@palaeo_channel i believe it’s around 1,000-1,500 psi max, however on average they only bite with about 400 psi and that includes during hunting where they don’t bother breaking bones and instead bleed out their prey and only use their full bite force during feeding, given that fact I thinks it’s conceivable that Deinonychus could have also taken down larger prey with blood loss instead of biting through their bones
@@griffincrump5077 What you say is true as Deinonychus probably used RPR on smaller prey, which does the same thing. I was relaying a point made in Bite Me by François Therrien, Donald M. Henderson, and Christopher B. Ruff. Sometimes I am putting across my own views, but I am often relaying papers and studies. I am always trying to be better at making that clear.
@@palaeo_channel fair enough and understandable, and to be completely fair we can’t specifically say for certain what they did so talking about multiple hypothesis is good for making sure there is a nuanced understanding of the reality of our understandings
I wish there was a "smoking gun" we could find proving whether Deinonychus just *scavenged* Tenontosaurus in mobs, like Komodo Dragons, or if they DID occasionally gang up on them, no matter how loose & uncoordinated. Maybe they would've bitten it more in certain areas if it was a group kill, compared to scavenging where bites were probably general & haphazard? Or did any of the Deinonychus bones have (recent) injuries likely sustained from an active hunt?
I know it wouldn't be popular for scientists to do it... but perhaps they should rename.. or rather ADD the name Velociraptor to Deinonychus (as a secondary name) due to the wide publicity it has already earned from films (video games and toys probably already). Then take the original Velociraptor and give it a brand new name. It looks kinda Pesty anyways... maybe ... Pestosaurus? heh Pestage
@@palaeo_channel Listen here Andrew.... you just march right on down there and get them to change those names. No just kidding man.. I saw some of them and am aware of how screwed up it all is. I know the Brontosaurus has a different name too because it received the other one first... but I still call it the Brontosaurus. Of course we also live in a society where we drive on the Parkway and park in the driveway. Sigh
I would like to see a video on the Dinosaurs that were in the 48 state region of the United States. Something that includes the timeline as to which were concurrent with each other.
Most of the famous dinosaurs that are making it into these videos are from the Morrison Formation and Hell Creek Formation of the United States. Coming up with a timeline is too much as there are more dinosaurs than I could mention spread over the 200 million years that they were around. That is why I restrict myself to talking a bout the dinosaurs around the same time and place of the focus dinosaur.
these scientists have never seen a big dog or big cat hunt, they use both their claws and their bite force as well as their mass (their body weight) to take down prey, usually a running jump, latching on to the throat with jaws and throwing prey off balance before killing, if working in packs they would probably work together the same way wolves do. i've always assumed this as an avid nature documentary watcher.
Did not know about this, but very interesting. Probably will talk about it in a Troodon-related episode. I think this was featured on an episode of Planet Dinosaur referred to as a large species of Troodon, which it was thought to be at the time.
@@palaeo_channel Yes, that's about all the information I've been able to find. I look forward to seeing what you're able to drum up for a Troodon episode!
How many dinosaur species will you be showing for Dinosaur Profile altogether? I saw that you started with Triassic, then Jurassic, then Cretaceous in time period order.
I started in the Triassic as I thought it was a good place to start. I don’t really have an end in mind and will be flitting through time. That is why I ask for suggestions. What dinosaurs would you like to see?
@@palaeo_channel Glad you ask me that. Pachycephalosaurus as a type of marginocephalia and Parasaurolophus as an ornithopod. And Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus will be there soon, right?
Thanks for bringing up Achillobator, but I think this is not going through the film maker's minds. The size is rather inconsistent throughout the films, and they make them as big as they want them to be. It is a very interesting dinosaur, though.
@@palaeo_channel Achillobator couldn't have been in the film maker's minds, as it wasn't formally discovered/described until 1999. Even Utahraptor was only discovered the year that Jurassic Park was released, after filming had finished. I might be wrong, but I'm fairly certain that all of the larger Dromeosaurs are discoveries from after the late 90s. Deinonychus was the largest known Dromeosaur at the time that Crichton wrote his original JP novel.
In regards to Velociraptor-"It was apparently alone, and wasn't exactly in control of the situation."
That's probably my favorite line of the video.
Any kind of predation attempt that has a good possibility of ending in getting your arm shorn off in the mouth of the herbivore you're hunting is in my mind an attempt born from desperation, not choice.
To be fair, there's no real way we can know if the Velociraptor was alone. It might have simply been the only one who died and got fossilized. The two being quickly buried (say the collapsing sand dune hypothesis) could explain why survivors (or anything else for that matter) didn't scavenge the remains.
@@antonbrakhage490 There were traces of scavenging on the protoceratops, this would disqualify the theory about quick burry and be more about both were stuck but were still visible on the "surface" long enough so some creature decided it was time for a snack.
Interesting. Still doesn't necessarily confirm the number of raptors, though- just that one did not survive the fight.
@@antonbrakhage490 True ! For now, we don't really know a lot about this.
Well yeah, but judging by how the protoceratops was roughly handling that velociraptor, if it was a member of a pack, the other members were not worth anything.
Well laid out overview of a dinosaur species, no overuse of technical terms easy for a laymen to follow, visuals directly relevant to narration and not just stock footage on a loop.
This channel gets a sub. Thanks!
Why the hell don't you have more subscribers??? These are amazing!!
yep we should support him
@@puvaaneswaranpathmanathan8111 Definetly! This is one of these channels thats gonna blow up soon! (Atleast i hope!)
@@AllosaurusJP3 yes
Needs a better mic but he’s pretty good.
YES youtube is being very cruel to this channel...
Thanks so much! Deinonychus was always my favorite dino.
Ever since I was a kid back in the 70's. the terrible claw has been my favourite dino...Great vid.
Deinonychus will always hold a special place in my heart as the very first raptor dinosaur I ever heard of. Such a well known creature.
Excellent video. I appreciate the video NOT having annoying and distracting background music. Many of the other channels have videos and the music is so loud it is literally covering up the narrator.
5-stars on this video.
Awesome presentation. Enjoyed the whole video.
Yay, so glad to see this upload!
i love the deinonychus. in ark: survival evolved. they are the best dinos to get in the valguero map. but taming them is basically stealing their eggs, hatching the eggs, and imprinting the baby so you can raise the baby as your mount. the deinonychus can climb walls, pack boost, can latch onto big dinos and rip chunks of flesh off, and they are so fast
yes ark
You pack so much detailed information into these videos, they're fantastic!
Please make a video about Ornithomimus, it is one of my favorite dinosaurs but unfortunately it is not very popular and it definitely deserve more love
The ornithomimids don't often get the attention they deserve. I am split on Ornithomimus, Gallimimus, or Struthiomimus when I get to them. Your vote is pushing me on the former.
@@palaeo_channel You could consider Pelecanimimus, one of the weirdiest ornithomimids. The only one that is weirder is Deinocheirus. That said, both of those are weird enough than they don't really convey the generic ornithomimid idea.
@@palaeo_channel If I may suggest a more special Ornithomimosaur it would be Deinocheirus, the largest Ornithomimosaur. There are interesting stories about it discovery and the hunt of its fossil from fossil black market.
That’s one of my favorites two I’m trying to use it to make a movie dude!
I'd say It's pretty popular compared to Yangchuanosaurus, Anchiornis, Linhraptor, or Carcharodontosaurus.
There, Andrew
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To help the channel grow as it deserves Giganotosaurus should be next profile, as it is nowadays, probably, the most searched dino. Carnotaurus, T-Rex and Spinosaurus would be other great choices their popularity never falls down. Or you can make the opposite by doing vids about Dimetrodon, Microraptor, Rugops etc, wich are popular and interesting aswell but there is way more less material in youtube about them. Another way, i would like to watch more often is talking about "groups" and not individual species, like "ceratopsians profiles" or "stegosaurians profile". Something i really apreciate is a pic to know exactly what are the bones that we really know about a fossil, sometimes is a 10% or a 90%.. but its not the same to have a pair of back legs, than 1 front and 1 back leg, not the same to have a partial skull or a complete skull, for me is better to have half of the column and half of the tail, than a full column or a full tail.... As paleontology is constantly changing as we discover more and more, is usefull at least for me to be able to make my own mental image about a dino.
Deinonychus claw, was obviously a multitool used for climbing, killing, punching, stability, interspecific combat, scratching, tikling, comunication (some animals use their steps to send info to other individuals) sexual display (hahaha my claw is bigger!).... it has so many options ^^
Best wishes to your channel!
As a falconer who lived in AZ, observed wild Harris Hawks, and hunted with wild caught Harris Hawks, you've got a fundamental misunderstanding of pack hunting in Harris Hawks.
They are a true pack, different individuals have specific roles, they care for their old and wounded.
This is not just cooperative hunting. It's pack mentality.
I admit that my information came from captive Harris Hawks, and defer to your experience.
I would like to know if it is a family group, like wolves, or if there is some other structure. I find Harris Hawks a really interesting analogue for dromeosaurs.
@@palaeo_channel that's difficult for me to say. My observations are of a 5 year window of time, it was easy to id some of the old ones, and of course the juveniles.
To give you a little insight, when we went to trap a juvenile for use in Falconry, we'd put out a trap under any of the birds. The birds recognize the trap as being an easy target so they start squawking and soon you have 4 or more juveniles hanging around watching the trap. It isn't rare to end up with several juveniles on the trap at once.
This indicates to me that they have deeper thought than many think.
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I'm TOTALLY impressed by this video and didn't know that, for example, the skull shape wasn't short but elongated.
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One flaw - solitary cats use the neck attack, too. Lions often go for suffocation, but many solitary cats use the spine sever bite more frequently. A deliberate set of kicks to the right portion of the neck would be a good strategy. Multiple kicks could also wound, and slower blood loss would still weaken the prey animal allowing later dispatch.
While I was talking about lions, I was talking about smaller predators taking down larger prey. I agree that multiple stabs with the claw was a probable technique, as that is the basis of RPR.
only watched a few of your videos so far but have now subscribed. Very well presented and very nice editing. It covers a lot of aspects within each subject / dinosaur and he scripting is good. The sound quality is what is letting you down and that would make a huge difference to your presentations. This is not meant as a criticism and I admire the commitment that these videos must take. I hope your channel can go from strength to strength.
Nice job. One of my favorite and one of the most interesting dinosaurs!
Amazingly informative and thorough. Subbed.
I love these profile videos. Very educational
Nicely done and very detailed essay on this fascinating dinosaur.
I learned a lot here. I'm happy I found this video!
Amazing video
Very well researched
You should definitely have argentinosaurus or another lognkosaurian on your list, great videos
Well done video. Some new info that I hadn’t heard confirmed, but only speculated. I really enjoyed the part on pack/cooperative hunting. I’d always imagined that most “raptors” of the smaller variety hunted much like African wild dogs. Some can have large packs, while others can be just a few individuals. As with Orcas, considered all one species more or less, hunting techniques can be quite varied depending on food source and environment. Some specialize in hunting big game using a pack, while others prefer ambush with one or just a few individuals, and some even do pursuit predation. I’m subbing and hope you make more content.
i knew it! i remember the first time i saw jurassic park as a kid i thought, 'Deinonychus! i know that one!' and then they called it velociraptor and my entire dino loving youth was shaken =(
I have so many to request, but I can only choose 1. I had to eliminate my choices down to 20 and do a dice-roll with my D20. Here were my final 20 contenders:
01 - Triceratops
02 - Edmontosaurus
03 - Alamosaurus
04 - Apatosaurus
05 - Sauroposeidon
06 - Kentrosaurus
07 - Carnotaurus
08 - Giganotosaurus
09 - Argentinosaurus
10 - Styracosaurus
11 - Iguanodon
12 - Brachiosaurus
13 - Edmontonia
14 - Ceratosaurus
15 - Puertasaurus
16 - Dilophosaurus
17 - Tarbosaurus
18 - Coelophysis
19 - Pachycephalosaurus
20 - Spinosaurus
*Proceeds to roll the 20-sided die*
Drumroll...11
Final answer...
Iguanodon
Nice list. I've got a few in my schedule. Brachiosaurus is coming up, of course, and I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by what's coming next.
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I had to eliminate Allosaurus and Stegosaurus from my list (my personal 2 favorites) because you already covered them, lol.
I'm looking forward to whatever you have planned next.
Love the music choice for the intro.
Nice and thorough. Very clear too. Good job. Subbed.
Dinosaur profiles? I'm sold. New subscriber.
I loved that your videos taught me so many more things about dinosaurs. I think you should make a T Rex video next.
Wow, this is amazing! Keep up the good work!
Subscribed.
As the trope goes, Everything is Better with Dinosaurs.
I finally so glad about taming of raptors of deinonychus plenty of them came back to the world of living jurassic period.
I missed this, about one of my favorite ancient critters? I'm glad YT suggested it to me, then. 🙂 Any of this line, or of the ornithopods, have to be my top lines of anxiety critters. Probably because I have pet chickens (Banty Cochins, sweet little things!), I'm really fond of the ones through which we first learned of their relationship to modern birds.
Subscribed, now! ❤️❤️
Awesome video. You should do a video of a lesser known dinos but still very interesting. Like deinocheirus or tarbosaurus, T. Rex lamer cousin from Asia. Maybe that’s how you can work up to doing the T. Rex. Or you can do carnotaurus, charcharodontosaurus/Giganotosaurus, acrocanthosaurus, shantungosaurus, albertosaurus (hate that guy lol), Baryonyx or the cooler baryonyx (suchomimus)
You should have way more subscribers than you do. This is a great video!
I’m really loving your channel. your videos are excellent and the research is very good! I hope you gain a lot of attention and also I would love to see one of these profile videos on a Utahraptor!
Maybe one day, but I there are a lot of types that I haven't covered yet. You'll have to do with Deinonychus for now.
My second favourite dinosaur let's go
Good video, very informative and well researched. The Dromaeosaurids might be my favorite family of Dinosaurs. Either them or the Spinosaurids, in case you couldn't tell by my user name lol. Nice work, you earned a like. 👍
Damn, bro. I think the title of this video should be "Dinosaur Profile: Deinonychus (ft. Velociraptor)
So, in regards to the theory of it climbing trees, how would it do that if it can't really use its hands/wrists? I love the video!
Its hands are similar in design to Microraptor, so if it was capable of tree climbing, it would have done so in a similar way; using its hand claws and forward/outward arm motion to basically "hug" the surface of the tree, whilst using its two main toes and leg muscles to propel it upward. However, unlike Microraptor, it wasn't a glider; it was way too big and heavy for that. So it might be able to get up a tree, but getting down is a totally different ballgame. So the tree climbing theory is looking more and more shaky as more is learned about Deinonychus; it is simply too big, weighs too much, and it's agility would be sacrificed up in the trees, making it impractical for anything more than a panic escape from a bigger predator, which it could probably outrun on land quite easily.
Sorry for the text wall, but blame yourself for asking an interesting question!
I was a huge dino nerd as a kid. I remember watching JP1 in 1993 and thinking. "A Deinonychus, my favorite dino..... the hell is a Veloceraptor?"
Looking it up in the books i was confused why it was listed with 1 meters.
LMAO, when I saw Jurassic Park in the theatre with my kids, I said "That's not a velociraptor, it looks more like Deinonychus!"
My favorite and first dromaeosaur to learn about. As a little kid back in the late 80's dinosaur books seemed like they were hard to come by and the only dromaeosaur I knew of was Deinonychus.
Did you have the Dino Riders deinonychus?
@@hmpz36911 I did along with styracosaurus, and few placerias figures. Many times I wish I still had those toys hehe
Excellent, well done!
Please make more videos! these vids are highly imformitve and fun to watch so please make more!
instant sub for using the masterpiece, Mars, by Gustov Holst. Well Done
"Not tall enough to look you in the eye before they tear you apart"
Excellent presentation especially on their osteology and physiology. I had the honor of meeting Dr. John Ostrom at a dinosaur conference in the year 2000. Recent studies of the distal phalanx on the second digit of the so called killer foot toe has a very heavier heel on it proximal end. This strong robust enforcement of the phalanx is similar to phalanx found in tree hopper woodpeckers. Its likely that the smaller Raptors were arboreal hunters of small birds, lizards amphibians and insects. The inward facing hands helped with holding prey. However larger Raptors like Utahraptor and Dakotaraptor may have adapted to catching larger prey. More studies are need to understand their behavior and prey resources. If you approached a dromaeosaur from a distance you would think it was some strange looking bird. Great presentation!
Fantastic presentation!
How about you watch the "Gang Killers" episode of Jurassic Fight Club. You will see both Deinonychus and Tenontosaurus in that episode.
You know, I've been hearing that evidence of Deinonychus and other Raptors hunting in packs is no longer solid. But I still remain optimistic that they did anyway.
Can I recommend a video on Spinosaurus? The recent developments that have shaped how paleontologists view this dinosaur has gotten me quite excited. It more resembled a crocodile that a theropod!
What a nightmarish creature: a crocodile mixed with a tyrannosaur, one of the largest carnivores to ever walk the Earth!
Certainly would be a good one. I’m looking forward to further Spinosaurus studies.
RPR can easily be used on prey larger than the dromaeosaur (and extant raptors can pull this off as well, sometimes on prey far heavier than themselves).
Re: pack hunting, considering there are multiple extant species that can hunt with genuine organization/coordination (taking turns, positioning, etc) despite fighting over food, not being mammals, and/or not living in family groups, the idea Deinonychus couldn’t have been a pack hunter because it fit none of these three supposed requirements is a hypothesis based on a false dichotomy.
I completely agree that there may be a form of pack hunting in dromeosaurs that doesn't line up with any extant animals. The fact is that temporary cooperative hunting is what is observed in the extant groups that you have referenced. It's tricky to answer, but it does not have to be a dichotomy, as you rightly say.
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Even among mammals there are animals that don’t live in family groups but are able to hunt cooperatively if needed-humpback whales and sea lions (both living in groups of unrelated individuals and often feeding alone) come to mind.
Really good presentation. My favorite always was Dimetrodon, even though technically, it‘s not a dinosaur... would that be a worthy topic?
I'll always remember the first time I heard of a dimetrodon: fighting an allosaurus and breathing fire!
m.ua-cam.com/video/NtgF7NW4kLI/v-deo.html
🤦♂️ As inaccurate as it is, a part of me still loves how cheesy the old LAND OF THE LOST kid's show was.
This was amazing!!
Dromaeosaurs should team up with Ankylosaurs to start a party.
Still, a very good video.
I love your vids. Very well done. I bet you would get more views with colorful thumbs. By the way. My father says we are part of the Murray Clan. So I'm just trying to help cousin, lol. Keep up the good work. I'll be watching. Thanks again.
good show
u uploaded this vid on my b'day! :D
Going for the slicing of arteries or the windpipe is EXACTLY how stabbing cats, like Smilodon, killed.
They would pounce on prey. With EXTREMELY strong chest muscles, their front claws would hold on to the prey.
Then with STRONG neck muscles, they would strike down with their sabre teeth.
The lower jaw would swing out of the way at 135 degrees, enabling the teeth to enter deep into the neck.
THEN, with strong neck muscles, they would pull their head back, pulling the teeth through the flesh and out,
RIPPING veins, arteries, and/or windpipe.
And then --- LUNCH. A quick kill.
From what this video shows, it seems to me, that the Dromeiosaurs may have used the curved talon in this way.
But, the foot talon was used to hold onto the animal, more akin to the powerful chest and neck muscles of the Smilodon enabled it to hang on.
Could the raptor's bite quickly kill? It does not seem so, to me.
Could it have used toxins, like how Kimodo dragon kills?
But, that requires it to be the top predator, where it can prevent others from scavenging his kill.
Thank you for sharing this! BTW the front paw of this animal wouldn't restrict it's door opening capabilities. Just hold your hand fix in that clapping position and turn a door handle - no problem at all. Why: you'll automatically raise your elbow and by this keep you palm parallel to the door handle :-)
Also would like to add this: I always had some doubt with that newer narrative of Allosaurus' extraordinary weak bite force. The story, how the (most likely) real bite force of Deinonychus finally was evaluated, gives a lot to think here.
Deinonychus is my favourite dinosaur
This is GREAT science!
The Velociraptor of Jurassic Park was actually a Deinonychus.
Cool videos. Dinosaurs 🦕
Just found this channel and have been binging it. Amazing stuff.
Any plans for a pachycepholasaurus? The boneheads have been a favorite of mine for a long time.
The marginocephalians are coming, but I am going to be covering a ceratopsian before pachycepholasaurs.
@@palaeo_channel Awesome. I am looking forward to it.
I gotta say that I don’t really agree with the assessment that having a 1400 Newton bite force from Deinonychus disqualifies it from hunting large prey, like by that logic then wolves couldn’t hunt large prey like elk, bison and moose, but they do even though their bite force is presumably not much higher than that. Correct me if wrong though in my assumptions
Wolves have been known to break open the skulls of prey, so I would say they have comparable bite forces of hyenas. Can't find a study in bite force, though.
@@palaeo_channel i believe it’s around 1,000-1,500 psi max, however on average they only bite with about 400 psi and that includes during hunting where they don’t bother breaking bones and instead bleed out their prey and only use their full bite force during feeding, given that fact I thinks it’s conceivable that Deinonychus could have also taken down larger prey with blood loss instead of biting through their bones
@@griffincrump5077 What you say is true as Deinonychus probably used RPR on smaller prey, which does the same thing. I was relaying a point made in Bite Me by François Therrien, Donald M. Henderson, and Christopher B. Ruff. Sometimes I am putting across my own views, but I am often relaying papers and studies. I am always trying to be better at making that clear.
@@palaeo_channel fair enough and understandable, and to be completely fair we can’t specifically say for certain what they did so talking about multiple hypothesis is good for making sure there is a nuanced understanding of the reality of our understandings
@@griffincrump5077 I do always try for nuance.
I wish there was a "smoking gun" we could find proving whether Deinonychus just *scavenged* Tenontosaurus in mobs, like Komodo Dragons, or if they DID occasionally gang up on them, no matter how loose & uncoordinated. Maybe they would've bitten it more in certain areas if it was a group kill, compared to scavenging where bites were probably general & haphazard?
Or did any of the Deinonychus bones have (recent) injuries likely sustained from an active hunt?
Ok thanks Mr
I hope you make a t rex video soon.
great video
This channel seems cool!
I know it wouldn't be popular for scientists to do it... but perhaps they should rename.. or rather ADD the name Velociraptor to Deinonychus (as a secondary name) due to the wide publicity it has already earned from films (video games and toys probably already).
Then take the original Velociraptor and give it a brand new name.
It looks kinda Pesty anyways... maybe ... Pestosaurus?
heh
Pestage
If you watch my other videos you will see how hard it is to change a dinosaur’s name.
@@palaeo_channel Listen here Andrew.... you just march right on down there and get them to change those names.
No just kidding man.. I saw some of them and am aware of how screwed up it all is.
I know the Brontosaurus has a different name too because it received the other one first... but I still call it the Brontosaurus.
Of course we also live in a society where we drive on the Parkway and park in the driveway.
Sigh
I would like to see a video on the Dinosaurs that were in the 48 state region of the United States. Something that includes the timeline as to which were concurrent with each other.
Most of the famous dinosaurs that are making it into these videos are from the Morrison Formation and Hell Creek Formation of the United States. Coming up with a timeline is too much as there are more dinosaurs than I could mention spread over the 200 million years that they were around. That is why I restrict myself to talking a bout the dinosaurs around the same time and place of the focus dinosaur.
these scientists have never seen a big dog or big cat hunt, they use both their claws and their bite force as well as their mass (their body weight) to take down prey, usually a running jump, latching on to the throat with jaws and throwing prey off balance before killing, if working in packs they would probably work together the same way wolves do. i've always assumed this as an avid nature documentary watcher.
Great videos, I really enjoy them. How about a profile on Latenivenatrix?
Did not know about this, but very interesting. Probably will talk about it in a Troodon-related episode.
I think this was featured on an episode of Planet Dinosaur referred to as a large species of Troodon, which it was thought to be at the time.
@@palaeo_channel Yes, that's about all the information I've been able to find. I look forward to seeing what you're able to drum up for a Troodon episode!
Make some more of these my g
Top documantation.
If you think of animals as combustion engine birds are two strokes mammals are four strokes.
We gotta have one on triceratops 🥺
Patience. It is coming.
Do Triceratopss.
I've always liked deinonychus, it is to my mind the quintessential non avian raptor.
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aaaaand subscribed, too
Can you do a video about kentrosaurus? Its one of my favourite dinos
Make a video about dakotaraptor
I subscribed! Great documentary! There are a few innacuracies here and there but it's great other wise...
I am always trying to improve, so please let me know of any inaccuracies.
What's inaccurate here?
Do Carnotaurus next!
How many dinosaur species will you be showing for Dinosaur Profile altogether? I saw that you started with Triassic, then Jurassic, then Cretaceous in time period order.
I started in the Triassic as I thought it was a good place to start. I don’t really have an end in mind and will be flitting through time. That is why I ask for suggestions. What dinosaurs would you like to see?
@@palaeo_channel Glad you ask me that. Pachycephalosaurus as a type of marginocephalia and Parasaurolophus as an ornithopod. And Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus will be there soon, right?
Hey, Andrew. I think you misspelled Velociraptor "Velicoraptor."
That has been changed. Thank you for paying attention to the subtitles and letting me know about this typo.
Actually, the raptors in the JP film are of the same height as Achillobator Giganticus, though slightly shorter in lenght.
Thanks for bringing up Achillobator, but I think this is not going through the film maker's minds. The size is rather inconsistent throughout the films, and they make them as big as they want them to be. It is a very interesting dinosaur, though.
@@palaeo_channel Achillobator couldn't have been in the film maker's minds, as it wasn't formally discovered/described until 1999. Even Utahraptor was only discovered the year that Jurassic Park was released, after filming had finished. I might be wrong, but I'm fairly certain that all of the larger Dromeosaurs are discoveries from after the late 90s. Deinonychus was the largest known Dromeosaur at the time that Crichton wrote his original JP novel.
Please do Tyrannosaurus Rex 😊
I see Deinonychus, I 🆑ick‼️Antirrhopus
Good channel, needs a proper mic tho
Thanks for confirming the non American way of saying this. Started to question how I always said it growing up with all the youtubers using the alt’.
No.. cheetahs have ever been clocked at those speeds... definitely not... 55 maximum!
Great animal!!!