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Cheers for this & love your channel here - a request / question please - could you do a "largest and smallest" discussion one on the Ornithomimid dinosaurs too?
When I was little, I had a dinosaur atlas that was one of the first books I learned to read with. I was so disappointed when I finally learned how to read the name of the "T Rex" in the book... Tarbosaurus. Booooooooo.
That Disneyworld carno doesn't even have a Carno skull, it's just a T.rex skull with horns. Carno's skull is completely different. That entire skeleton mount is one of the most cursed skeleton mounts I've seen.
disney helped pay for Sue (along with McDonalds, which makes sense since Disney was from Chicago and McDonalds is based in Chicago) as a favor to the Field Museum in exchange for a cast of Sue's skeleton, so it probably was just cheaper for them to put the horns on what was a Sue cast.
Honestly I think the smaller ones would be more terrifying. An adult trex might not think you were even worth its time. The smaller ones would find you more filling, and can much more easily get into any hiding place you might be in
On the other hand, have you ever seen a bug in a yard of chickens? Maybe T. rex would have seen us as a nice little snack that it wouldn't have to shred. A Slim Jim as opposed to a pot roast...
I'm so glad you referenced the "big head, and little arms" clip, that quote lives rent free in my head. I used to work at a place where I'd help people (usually kids) build a stuffed dinosaur, and I'd quote it every time I had to put a soundbox in the t-rex's foot rather than his arm.
My very first dinosaur fossil was a Daspletosaurus tooth! So that species holds a special place in my heart. Also I will be talking about the discovery of the new genus, D. wilsoni in my video for Paleo Rewind 2022!
Its worth noting Tyrannosaurus has preserved skin impressions! The Wyrex specimen has a small patch of scales. Like… dime sized. Not enough to rule out feathers, but its likely it was mostly scaly with some peach fuzz!
typically if they found skin impressions at the dig sight there would of been feathers around as well... ik i may not be i the field but i wish i was heh i am a bit of a nerd when it come's to things like this
@@anastasiamerrya6857 This isn’t really true. Preservation of feathers really depends on the rock its preserved in and dinosaurs don’t typically have the same integument across their bodies (Ornithomimids seemingly had scaly legs,bellies and undersides of their tails while the rest was feathered). Just because an animal hasn’t got preserved evidence for feathers yet doesn’t mean it didn’t have them! Considering its likely feathers are an ancestral trait to Dinosaurs and Ornithodirans as a whole, its plausible. Plus, the skin preservation is an incredibly tiny patch, less than a dime. So it really isn’t enough to rule out fluff. Its worth noting though that on an animal as large as Tyrannosaurus it likely would’ve only had a peach fuzz, as heavy integument could cause thermoregulatory issues. Think of hair on Elephants!
@@adelyn8943 true that... but they have found feathers on other speaces with just down feathers... it's not the achole feather's they find it's the imprints left in the rock.,.. like the skins.. i used to have a fragment of a rock with a skin imprint.. sorry on my spelling deslix brain going burr
@@anastasiamerrya6857 Its okay dw! That may be true, but again, it depends on the preservation. For example, many species coming from various formations in China such as the Tyrannosauroid Yutyrannus do have fluff preservation. But you need to remember these animals were preserved by volcanic ash, something far more efficient at preserving soft tissue than the mud and rock Tyrannosaurus has been found in in North America. It’s likely why we have only found this one imprint and why it is so tiny. Which, compared to the skin preservation of its prey, is strange that we don’t have more. If Tyrannosaurus had a little fuzz (Prehistoric Planet’s T.rex did and its a good example of what I mean) it’s not super likely we will find it in as great a preservation status if at all. But one tiny patch of skin doesn’t rule it out, considering its a part of a family that is ancestrally fuzzy and its hard to lose such traits in that period of time.
Yeah I have no idea what he's talking about. We have skin impressions of multiple Tyrannosaurids alone. Also, the Tyrannosaurid skin impressions we have are from all over the body. None of these animals had feathers. Feathers of the gaps won't save you with Tyrannosaurids.
I like how most dinosaurs are named after certain features they possessed but for Tyrannosaurids, scientists were like 'no fucking around, these are named for how scary they are'
"Bannana shaped icebergs of death" that was a great line. Though aren't icebergs already kind of like icebergs of death? I think the titanic would say so.
Watching these videos give me so much nostalgia for my childhood at the same time makes me realize just how much has been learned in the last 25+ years
I know! I remember when the debate whether dinosaurs were considered birds finally was settled. Now I have some barnyard dinosaurs in my backyard and my son loves calling them his pet dinosaurs.😊
Knowing there's a Canadian dinosaur from my province (Alberta) is one of the greatest things I've learned! Thank you, Clint! -Fan from the "Great White North"
Fascinating video. As a life-long Spinosaurus fan who always found T-Rex a bit boring, you've given me a new sense of respect. I was especially surprised to learn that T-Rex had the best binocular vision of any land animal up through the present.
I highly recommend the book: “The Tyrannosaur Chronicles” by David Hone. It goes into great detail about many species of the Tyrannosauroidea, and many noticeable fossils and what made the group so successful
I listened to “The Tyrannosaur Chronicles” on audible and found it a very enjoyable and interesting listen. Gavin Osborn is a great narrator and definitely helps with the enjoyment of the book.
An idea for another episode: what about showing how scientists come to size estimates for extinct animals. Approximations, ranges, general rules, disputes, perhaps mentioning some errors discovered at later stages.
Note: both species of Alioramus are known from juvenile or subadult specimens. This means that Alioramus could have reached much larger sizes than is currently assumed. I don't know if it would still be the smallest Tyrannosaurid after that. Regardless, excellent video!
Could you imagine being a bigger prey animal in those periods, how painful it would've been to be eaten alive by such monstrous specimens. Sends a shiver down my spine just thinking of it.
The beginning of this video was pretty much like a Tier Zoo video. This is what happens to your build when you put all your points to strength. Of your face! Thanks. I loved it!
Fantastic video! Your excitement for the subject of taxonomy is absolutely infectious. I love sharing your videos, and seeing people who weren't previously excited about science become immersed in it. I also nearly split a rib laughing at the mantaur portion of the video.
T. rex is probably my second favorite dinos (second to Spinosaurus) not because they're popular or cool. But because they might be the peak of predatory evolution. I love learning about all their unique traits that made them such successful predators.
@@pitbullgaming646It could be argued that humans are peak predatory evolution, not only because of what we've accomplished in making other species go extinct in present times and in the Pleistocene, but also the animals that went extinct thanks to the help of the animals we domesticated and brought everywhere we went.
I just love the excitement in your voice when you are naming all these mighty beasts. You are like this 🤏 close to outright yelling them. As one should. ♥️
A study just came out that showed the “weird shaped keyhole eye socket” increased the amount of force that a tyrannosaurus skull could withstand from a bite. So, keyhole orbits = stronger bite.
Hi there, Clint. Greetings from Brazil. Great video. I enjoy your enthusiasm and knowledge so much. You always share great information and in a way that is so approachable and engaging. Please make more videos like this.
Love AlbertaSaurus, So cool to have any Tyrannosaurid as a part of your country, but having so many complete skeletons just makes me glad we aren't a country that would horde such a thing and allow them to go out on display all over and spread the knowledge to all. I love Raptors more and still think they are the coolest thing out there, but you can't go wrong liking any dinosaur.
Nice video! I personally have almost entire collection of Mike's model kits (just haven't had the time to paint them all yet lol). Bear in mind that Alioramus is only known from a juvenile/sub-adult material, so adults would have been larger. So, to conclude - the "smallest" would be very much a contest between Alioramus, Qianzhousaurus and Lythronax. And all of them would make terrible pets since they would likely eat you without a second thought 😇
@@Reader999 the other members of the superfamily may be better off getting their own video tbh. They are just far too different to be directly lumped in and compared with the Tyrannosauridae. I would argue that the whole of Eutyrannosauria would have perhaps been better, which includes Tyrannosauridae and their sister taxa.
@@Reader999 Bear in mind also that Moros is only just a piece of bone. Its even less (in terms of material) than Nanuqsaurus, Thanototheristea, Zhuchengtyrannus or Dynamoterror.
I'd love to hear your opinions on Yutyrannus Huali, it's classified under Tyrannosauroidea and as far as I'm aware is the largest theropod we have evidence of being majorly covered in feathers. It's also my all-time favorite dinosaur, so I may be a wee bit biased here 😅
Here’s a fun fact. My uncle owned Canada Fossils Ltd. and a few related companies. I’ve been privileged enough to tour and photograph the offices and the sorting and storage warehouse. To avoid drawing attention, the massive building had no signage outside so nobody knew the treasures within. My uncle donated fossils to museums, specifically the large one located in the badlands of Alberta. Drumheller’s Royal Tyrell Museum. I saw a prehistoric horse assembled!
I don’t know if there has ever been a creature more specifically designed to kill everything around it as brutally and efficiently as possible. It’s so hardcore!
Of the people who have a different favorite dinosaur, I wonder how many of them don't like the T-Rex because "it's too cliche" instead of because they actually like the other dinosaur better.
I rate dinosaurs by how scary it is, a trex is scary sure but they would be more easy to escape from, thats why i like dinos like raptors or that there size is medium, going from what i said my fav dinos are methriacantasaurus and the carno
@@com.3682 There's an old story about how to tell the difference between a black bear and a grizzly bear. If you climb a tree to escape it, the black bear will climb up and eat you. The grizzly bear will knock down the tree to eat you. I don't think the T-Rex would be as easy to escape as you think.
@@danielskrivan6921 you can just run behind a lot of trees or houses, besides humans are like a chocolate bar to a trex so they would give up on a chase easily or wouldn't even try to chase
Amazing video! One thing I'd like to know: Where they warm or cold-blooded? Seeing that some of them lived in Alaska and Canada, it seems unlikely that they were cold-blooded. Could you enlighten me?
The evidence points towards all dinosaurs being ancestrally "warm blooded", and then a few lineages shifting back to being cold blooded later on in time, and the coelurosaurs are the ones showing the maker evidence of it of all.
Years ago, I read a theory (probably in a children's dinosaur book) that sauropods must've been ectothermic because if they were endothermic, there'd be no way for them to eat enough to heat their bodies. What's the current stance?
@@NitroIndigo basically the opposite is the current understanding. The larger an animal is the easier maintaining your own body heat becomes. Their increased volume more than makes up for a large surface area, so while they do still require a ton of energy their energy use is very efficient. This is combined with them having a lot of adaptations to reduce their overall mass, like their body having a bunch of internal air sacs. Which contributed to them actually being lighter than you would expect and further reduced heat loss through their respiratory system.
Some of the smaller species of tyranids look like they'd be really cool to ride around on. Imagine an AU where Man's Best Friend wasn't a domesticated wolf but a domesticated T-Rex of some kind.
If the genus name of Albertosaurus isn’t a scary enough, its species name “sarcophagus” ought to help boost the fright factor Edited to add that when I saw the mounted skeleton at the Royal Tyrell, it appeared more intimidating than T. Rex. One could imagine that T. Rex might ignore a puny human if a tasty, meaty, 2 ton herbivore was handy, but Albertosaurus might think a human the size of, say, Sam Elliot would be a perfect snack.
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Gotta appreciate Clint. A certfied passionate nerd and he makes learning enjoyable. Plus he dresses like a guitarist in a hardcore band. The one that looks deceptive, but you know you're gonna die in the pit when they play.
I love T-rex. I often run around my back yard pretending to be one, regardless of the funny looks i get from neighbours. I'm also thinking of having a T-rex themed birthday this year.. I'll be 33
You know what would be EXTREMELY RAD!? To do an explanation on the the type of Dinosaurs the Fossil Pokemon are based on and see if its plausible that they inhabited the regions where the different fossils are found 😅
i think there are literally more normal dinosaur pokemon then there are fossil dinosaur pokemon. like tyrantrum and rampardos. dont know much about the new generations.
This was all cool information, but that last bit!! That was worth it all! You might get a million views if you just posted that and people came to see!
Awesome video. I look forward to an Allosaurus one, someday. I think they get overshadowed by T-rex, which is understandable, but I always have a fondness for the different lizard.
6:07 that was a Mononykus from the Alvarezsaurid family, not Troodontid. If you're going to make a video about strange and unusual dinosaurs, Mononykus is definitely gonna be a good candidate for that.
For the record, in pinyin (the standard romanization of Mandarin Chinese), “q” is a sort of light “ch” sound, and “ou” is a long “o” sound, not an “ow.” Qianzhousaurus should, therefore, be pronounced vaguely like... “Chien Joe saurus.”
Palaeontologists are geniuses. They name everything like they're 5, knowing that they're the key to future Dino lovers! Everyone loves dinos as a kid - capture their hearts early and keep it going through adulthood!
It's interesting that in people's minds dinosaurs are so much associated with being huge that some are willing to call Alioramus a "small little creature" despite the fact that it weighted as much as a polar bear.
Allosaurus may be my favorite dinosaur but Trex is definitely up there in my top 5 favorites, probably even second favorite. My older sister is obsessed with trex its her favorite dinosaur of all time, she's in her 30s, and still can name her favorite dinosaur.
I learned of this dinosaur from Ark; Survival Evolved. It's called Yutyrannus. When I first saw it, it scared me witless, it came out of nowhere. I thought it was a T-Rex cousin of sorts, but it is not. It was first placed in the same family as T-Rex, but later placed in Proceratosauridea.
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Cheers for this & love your channel here - a request / question please - could you do a "largest and smallest" discussion one on the Ornithomimid dinosaurs too?
When I was little, I had a dinosaur atlas that was one of the first books I learned to read with. I was so disappointed when I finally learned how to read the name of the "T Rex" in the book... Tarbosaurus. Booooooooo.
I like the Dino shirt from UA-camr jammiedodger. It says "dinosaurs are cool, transphobia is not!"
Been loving your videos, would you do a video about which dinosaurs had feathers and how feathered they were?
What's your thought on the new discover daspletosaurus Wilsoni
It's cool that once you translate their names most of these dinosaurs sound like they have been named by a 5 year old
I think paleontologist it just a word for people that are just as rad as they were at five.
But they can't beat the Irritator in terms of names.
@@llSuperSnivyll they called it that cause it was hard too figure out what it was.
@@alduweiner9811 That's why I love the name.
@@llSuperSnivyll Nah, Thanatotheristes degrootorum is a better name
That Disneyworld carno doesn't even have a Carno skull, it's just a T.rex skull with horns. Carno's skull is completely different. That entire skeleton mount is one of the most cursed skeleton mounts I've seen.
Oh wow Disney fucked something up what are the odds.
One of the defining features of carno is the thin skull and everything 😭😭😭😭
I want to have a word with the ceo for Disneworld
At the time it was probably Michael Eisner
disney helped pay for Sue (along with McDonalds, which makes sense since Disney was from Chicago and McDonalds is based in Chicago) as a favor to the Field Museum in exchange for a cast of Sue's skeleton, so it probably was just cheaper for them to put the horns on what was a Sue cast.
Honestly I think the smaller ones would be more terrifying. An adult trex might not think you were even worth its time. The smaller ones would find you more filling, and can much more easily get into any hiding place you might be in
And I assume it might be like lions verses leopards in danger level too.
On the other hand, have you ever seen a bug in a yard of chickens? Maybe T. rex would have seen us as a nice little snack that it wouldn't have to shred. A Slim Jim as opposed to a pot roast...
@@sazji that's a good point. And there are canines that live on mice for the winter. So I don't think my comment stands
@@alexmcd378 one could wish. :-)
@@alexmcd378 hey, u tried...and who knows? Maybe one day if a T Rex comes after you, they'll be like "eww, a bug gross" and run away
I'm so glad you referenced the "big head, and little arms" clip, that quote lives rent free in my head. I used to work at a place where I'd help people (usually kids) build a stuffed dinosaur, and I'd quote it every time I had to put a soundbox in the t-rex's foot rather than his arm.
That "Meet The Robinsons" reference at 1:09 made me smile, I love that movie. And overall, great video as always!
yaasss im glad i wasnt the only one that caught it
My very first dinosaur fossil was a Daspletosaurus tooth! So that species holds a special place in my heart. Also I will be talking about the discovery of the new genus, D. wilsoni in my video for Paleo Rewind 2022!
Thanks for posting this on your community tab, this was a great video!
Happy to see you PaleoAnalysis, your the best.
my first was a couple months ago. an ammonite from the famous fossil beach in England. The Jurassic Coast.
Its worth noting Tyrannosaurus has preserved skin impressions! The Wyrex specimen has a small patch of scales. Like… dime sized. Not enough to rule out feathers, but its likely it was mostly scaly with some peach fuzz!
typically if they found skin impressions at the dig sight there would of been feathers around as well... ik i may not be i the field but i wish i was heh i am a bit of a nerd when it come's to things like this
@@anastasiamerrya6857 This isn’t really true. Preservation of feathers really depends on the rock its preserved in and dinosaurs don’t typically have the same integument across their bodies (Ornithomimids seemingly had scaly legs,bellies and undersides of their tails while the rest was feathered). Just because an animal hasn’t got preserved evidence for feathers yet doesn’t mean it didn’t have them! Considering its likely feathers are an ancestral trait to Dinosaurs and Ornithodirans as a whole, its plausible. Plus, the skin preservation is an incredibly tiny patch, less than a dime. So it really isn’t enough to rule out fluff. Its worth noting though that on an animal as large as Tyrannosaurus it likely would’ve only had a peach fuzz, as heavy integument could cause thermoregulatory issues. Think of hair on Elephants!
@@adelyn8943 true that... but they have found feathers on other speaces with just down feathers... it's not the achole feather's they find it's the imprints left in the rock.,.. like the skins.. i used to have a fragment of a rock with a skin imprint.. sorry on my spelling deslix brain going burr
@@anastasiamerrya6857 Its okay dw! That may be true, but again, it depends on the preservation. For example, many species coming from various formations in China such as the Tyrannosauroid Yutyrannus do have fluff preservation. But you need to remember these animals were preserved by volcanic ash, something far more efficient at preserving soft tissue than the mud and rock Tyrannosaurus has been found in in North America. It’s likely why we have only found this one imprint and why it is so tiny. Which, compared to the skin preservation of its prey, is strange that we don’t have more. If Tyrannosaurus had a little fuzz (Prehistoric Planet’s T.rex did and its a good example of what I mean) it’s not super likely we will find it in as great a preservation status if at all. But one tiny patch of skin doesn’t rule it out, considering its a part of a family that is ancestrally fuzzy and its hard to lose such traits in that period of time.
Yeah I have no idea what he's talking about. We have skin impressions of multiple Tyrannosaurids alone. Also, the Tyrannosaurid skin impressions we have are from all over the body. None of these animals had feathers. Feathers of the gaps won't save you with Tyrannosaurids.
I like how most dinosaurs are named after certain features they possessed but for Tyrannosaurids, scientists were like 'no fucking around, these are named for how scary they are'
"Bannana shaped icebergs of death" that was a great line. Though aren't icebergs already kind of like icebergs of death? I think the titanic would say so.
But they aren't banana-shaped.
I'm assuming he meant icicles. Makes more sense to me, regarding teeth
@@evanklose8440 He meant "iceberg" in that most of the tooth is "submerged" in the jawbones, and that it actually contributes to their deadliness.
@@evanklose8440 icebergs because most of the teeth are below the gum line aka below the surface, where you can't see how big they actually are.
Watching these videos give me so much nostalgia for my childhood at the same time makes me realize just how much has been learned in the last 25+ years
I know! I remember when the debate whether dinosaurs were considered birds finally was settled. Now I have some barnyard dinosaurs in my backyard and my son loves calling them his pet dinosaurs.😊
Knowing there's a Canadian dinosaur from my province (Alberta) is one of the greatest things I've learned! Thank you, Clint! -Fan from the "Great White North"
Also Edmontosaurus, from, well, you can imagine. :)
@@chrisdaignault9845 Haha! I love that!
Alberta has a FUCKTON of dinosaurs tho. Like an insane amount.
Ummm ever been to the badlands in Drumheller? Or the Royal Tyrell museum?
Fascinating video. As a life-long Spinosaurus fan who always found T-Rex a bit boring, you've given me a new sense of respect. I was especially surprised to learn that T-Rex had the best binocular vision of any land animal up through the present.
Disney's "carnotaurus" definitely isn't the most cursed recreation I've seen, but it sure does feel like cursed knowledge.
I highly recommend the book: “The Tyrannosaur Chronicles” by David Hone. It goes into great detail about many species of the Tyrannosauroidea, and many noticeable fossils and what made the group so successful
Seconding that. Great book if quite technical at times.
I listened to “The Tyrannosaur Chronicles” on audible and found it a very enjoyable and interesting listen. Gavin Osborn is a great narrator and definitely helps with the enjoyment of the book.
He (David Hone) also has a podcast called Terrible Lizards with Iszi Lawrence which I also recommend
Where is moros intrepidus
I love you. Thank you.
We are indeed "INTO THAT KINDA THING" awaiting the Abelisaur episode with bated breath and tiny hands flailing.
I love these. Makes me miss Clint explains.
How did you comment this two days ago, the video came out 4 hours ago.
@@Poetawesomendo Patreon early access gang
I'm so in love with this series! ❤️ I love that you do all sorts of videos
An idea for another episode: what about showing how scientists come to size estimates for extinct animals. Approximations, ranges, general rules, disputes, perhaps mentioning some errors discovered at later stages.
Note: both species of Alioramus are known from juvenile or subadult specimens. This means that Alioramus could have reached much larger sizes than is currently assumed. I don't know if it would still be the smallest Tyrannosaurid after that.
Regardless, excellent video!
Could you imagine being a bigger prey animal in those periods, how painful it would've been to be eaten alive by such monstrous specimens. Sends a shiver down my spine just thinking of it.
Its alr happened to us they dont really kill unless theyre protecting eggs or being territorial or theyre really hungry
The beginning of this video was pretty much like a Tier Zoo video.
This is what happens to your build when you put all your points to strength. Of your face!
Thanks. I loved it!
Fantastic video! Your excitement for the subject of taxonomy is absolutely infectious. I love sharing your videos, and seeing people who weren't previously excited about science become immersed in it. I also nearly split a rib laughing at the mantaur portion of the video.
agreed
The sheer enthusiasm you brought to this was amazing. Subbed.
"Dynamoterror" is SUCH a name, my god
T. rex is probably my second favorite dinos (second to Spinosaurus) not because they're popular or cool. But because they might be the peak of predatory evolution. I love learning about all their unique traits that made them such successful predators.
I like this take, but I feel the peak of predatory evolution are baleen whales. They eat so much krill every day, and can take larger prey as well.
@@fishincheap1102 id argue dragon flies
@@evanbecraft8201id argue robber flies (or griffin flies), but in all seriousness, i think mosasaurs
I don't think that there is a peak of predatory evolution
@@pitbullgaming646It could be argued that humans are peak predatory evolution, not only because of what we've accomplished in making other species go extinct in present times and in the Pleistocene, but also the animals that went extinct thanks to the help of the animals we domesticated and brought everywhere we went.
I just love the excitement in your voice when you are naming all these mighty beasts. You are like this 🤏 close to outright yelling them. As one should. ♥️
this is one of my favorite series you do Clint. thanks:)
You're very welcome!
OH MY GOD HE MADE A “MEET THE ROBINSONS” REFERENCE!!!! HE DID THE THING!!!!
Doris thought it was time.
I enjoyed this video despite thinking I wouldn’t. I learned a lot. Thanks!
3:25 possibly the best way ive heard someone describe t-rex teeth
I was never super interested in dinosaurs as a kid, but I sure am now
1:13 love the Meet the Robinson’s reference! One of my childhood faves.
A study just came out that showed the “weird shaped keyhole eye socket” increased the amount of force that a tyrannosaurus skull could withstand from a bite. So, keyhole orbits = stronger bite.
I love these! I was obsessed with dinosaurs as a kid
It's tyrannosaurid time and I'm suddenly an extremely precocious but super excited four-year old again 😀. Clint, you're the best!!!
When you say Canadian Tyrant, someone more current than an ancient lizard definitely comes to mind.
You inspire me to go back to college and I'm 55. Thank you Clint!!!!
Hi there, Clint. Greetings from Brazil. Great video. I enjoy your enthusiasm and knowledge so much. You always share great information and in a way that is so approachable and engaging. Please make more videos like this.
Love AlbertaSaurus, So cool to have any Tyrannosaurid as a part of your country, but having so many complete skeletons just makes me glad we aren't a country that would horde such a thing and allow them to go out on display all over and spread the knowledge to all.
I love Raptors more and still think they are the coolest thing out there, but you can't go wrong liking any dinosaur.
Nice video! I personally have almost entire collection of Mike's model kits (just haven't had the time to paint them all yet lol). Bear in mind that Alioramus is only known from a juvenile/sub-adult material, so adults would have been larger. So, to conclude - the "smallest" would be very much a contest between Alioramus, Qianzhousaurus and Lythronax. And all of them would make terrible pets since they would likely eat you without a second thought 😇
I thought it would be between the Dilong, Guanlong and the Moros Intrepidus for "smallest"
@@Reader999 TyrannosaurID, not OID
@@lolloblue9646 yeah yea. IK. It's a shame he only brought up the Dilong of the Tyrannosauroidea instead of the whole superfamily.
@@Reader999 the other members of the superfamily may be better off getting their own video tbh. They are just far too different to be directly lumped in and compared with the Tyrannosauridae. I would argue that the whole of Eutyrannosauria would have perhaps been better, which includes Tyrannosauridae and their sister taxa.
@@Reader999 Bear in mind also that Moros is only just a piece of bone. Its even less (in terms of material) than Nanuqsaurus, Thanototheristea, Zhuchengtyrannus or Dynamoterror.
im loving dinosaur december so far! thanks for the amazing videos as always clint, they're super informative and entertaining :)
I'd love to hear your opinions on Yutyrannus Huali, it's classified under Tyrannosauroidea and as far as I'm aware is the largest theropod we have evidence of being majorly covered in feathers. It's also my all-time favorite dinosaur, so I may be a wee bit biased here 😅
Your enthusiasm is so contagious
Tarbosaurus bataar has one of my favorite names because there's a solid argument the name means "Awesome lizard hero" and honestly? Amazing
Here’s a fun fact. My uncle owned Canada Fossils Ltd. and a few related companies. I’ve been privileged enough to tour and photograph the offices and the sorting and storage warehouse. To avoid drawing attention, the massive building had no signage outside so nobody knew the treasures within. My uncle donated fossils to museums, specifically the large one located in the badlands of Alberta. Drumheller’s Royal Tyrell Museum. I saw a prehistoric horse assembled!
I don’t know if there has ever been a creature more specifically designed to kill everything around it as brutally and efficiently as possible. It’s so hardcore!
We still have crocodiles, I think they are pretty scary. They basically just lie around and kill stuff.
Great video! Loved the educational route you took the video in!
One small correction! Gorgosaurus comes from the greek word "Γοργός" translating roughly as "fast" or "nimble".
Dinosaur December is one of my absolute favorite deep-dive topics that you have ever done Clint!! I LOVE IT!
A whole video about the Sharp Teeth?! 😮 What a great day!
Almost as good as walking into the Great Valley 😉
love this video!!! the irl fossil footage is so cool. so sad dinosaur december is over now!!
6:06 Small mistake. That picture shows an Alvarezsaurid, not a Troodontid.
For sure. I guess I didn't look closely enough when I reviewed this video.
Great video, never really heard much about most of this family apart from T.rex itself so it was a nice intro for me.
I would love a video on Carcharodontosaurids, people need to know how terribly inaccurate the Giganotosaurus in Jurassic World Dominion really was!
I laughed way too hard at the Meet the Robinsons reference. That is buy far one of my favorite lines from any media ever!
Of the people who have a different favorite dinosaur, I wonder how many of them don't like the T-Rex because "it's too cliche" instead of because they actually like the other dinosaur better.
Eh I'd say 50/50
I rate dinosaurs by how scary it is, a trex is scary sure but they would be more easy to escape from, thats why i like dinos like raptors or that there size is medium, going from what i said my fav dinos are methriacantasaurus and the carno
@@com.3682 There's an old story about how to tell the difference between a black bear and a grizzly bear. If you climb a tree to escape it, the black bear will climb up and eat you. The grizzly bear will knock down the tree to eat you. I don't think the T-Rex would be as easy to escape as you think.
@@danielskrivan6921 you can just run behind a lot of trees or houses, besides humans are like a chocolate bar to a trex so they would give up on a chase easily or wouldn't even try to chase
1:12 The fact that you quoted Meet the Robinson’s has made my day!
I wish there was more time in the day simply to be able to watch more Clint's Reptiles 🐍
Amazing video! One thing I'd like to know: Where they warm or cold-blooded? Seeing that some of them lived in Alaska and Canada, it seems unlikely that they were cold-blooded. Could you enlighten me?
They were almost certainly homeothermic.
@@ClintsReptiles thanks!
The evidence points towards all dinosaurs being ancestrally "warm blooded", and then a few lineages shifting back to being cold blooded later on in time, and the coelurosaurs are the ones showing the maker evidence of it of all.
Years ago, I read a theory (probably in a children's dinosaur book) that sauropods must've been ectothermic because if they were endothermic, there'd be no way for them to eat enough to heat their bodies. What's the current stance?
@@NitroIndigo basically the opposite is the current understanding. The larger an animal is the easier maintaining your own body heat becomes. Their increased volume more than makes up for a large surface area, so while they do still require a ton of energy their energy use is very efficient. This is combined with them having a lot of adaptations to reduce their overall mass, like their body having a bunch of internal air sacs. Which contributed to them actually being lighter than you would expect and further reduced heat loss through their respiratory system.
I am absolutely LOVING this Dinosaur December series.
Keep on being awesome!
Please make a Carnotaurus video
Some of the smaller species of tyranids look like they'd be really cool to ride around on. Imagine an AU where Man's Best Friend wasn't a domesticated wolf but a domesticated T-Rex of some kind.
If the genus name of Albertosaurus isn’t a scary enough, its species name “sarcophagus” ought to help boost the fright factor
Edited to add that when I saw the mounted skeleton at the Royal Tyrell, it appeared more intimidating than T. Rex. One could imagine that T. Rex might ignore a puny human if a tasty, meaty, 2 ton herbivore was handy, but Albertosaurus might think a human the size of, say, Sam Elliot would be a perfect snack.
Oh no albertosaurus🥶🥶 it’s not that scary. I’m not gonna freak out when going to Alberta
Alberta is a pretty scary place to name a dinosaur after, at least if you’re familiar with its provincial government and the UCP.
Loving Dinosaur December! I don't want it to end.
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You forgot Moros Intrepidus tyrannosaurid!
It's a tyrannosauroid, but not a tyrannosaurid.
Gotta appreciate Clint. A certfied passionate nerd and he makes learning enjoyable. Plus he dresses like a guitarist in a hardcore band. The one that looks deceptive, but you know you're gonna die in the pit when they play.
Would love to hear your thoughts on the documentary Prehistoric Planet!
I love T-rex. I often run around my back yard pretending to be one, regardless of the funny looks i get from neighbours. I'm also thinking of having a T-rex themed birthday this year.. I'll be 33
You know what would be EXTREMELY RAD!? To do an explanation on the the type of Dinosaurs the Fossil Pokemon are based on and see if its plausible that they inhabited the regions where the different fossils are found 😅
i think there are literally more normal dinosaur pokemon then there are fossil dinosaur pokemon. like tyrantrum and rampardos. dont know much about the new generations.
@@theflyingdutchguy9870 there are way more which makes it more interesting as to why only a handful are fossils that can be revived
The Meet the Robinsons quote SENT ME!
That's like my favorite quote, EVER! 😂
This was all cool information, but that last bit!! That was worth it all! You might get a million views if you just posted that and people came to see!
But could their teeth handle all that force?
Yes!
Lol the enthusiasm in that single word 😄
Awesome video. I look forward to an Allosaurus one, someday. I think they get overshadowed by T-rex, which is understandable, but I always have a fondness for the different lizard.
Nah. Saurophaganax is overshadowed.
I love these videos! They're really helping me destress during my uni's exam period, haha.
6:07 that was a Mononykus from the Alvarezsaurid family, not Troodontid. If you're going to make a video about strange and unusual dinosaurs, Mononykus is definitely gonna be a good candidate for that.
I know. I'm really not sure how that snuck in.
loveee love learning about the whole tyrannosaurid clade! hopefully there'll be one that explains ceratopsian!
For the record, in pinyin (the standard romanization of Mandarin Chinese), “q” is a sort of light “ch” sound, and “ou” is a long “o” sound, not an “ow.” Qianzhousaurus should, therefore, be pronounced vaguely like... “Chien Joe saurus.”
You have no idea how excited that 'Meet the Robinsons' reference made my super-nerd family. Thank you for making our day, in more ways than one!
Palaeontologists are geniuses. They name everything like they're 5, knowing that they're the key to future Dino lovers! Everyone loves dinos as a kid - capture their hearts early and keep it going through adulthood!
Alioramus!
What an adorable, small little creature that could probably still rip me to shreds.
It's interesting that in people's minds dinosaurs are so much associated with being huge that some are willing to call Alioramus a "small little creature" despite the fact that it weighted as much as a polar bear.
@@Andrey.Ivanov Yeah true actually
I love the Dinosaur December! Unfortunately, December is already half over... well... I guess it's time for the Jurassic January?!
Then we'll take February off to prepare for Mesozoic March!
I'd suggest Ordovician October but that doesn't include reptiles I'm afraid
We're planning Only Ostracoderm October...
@@ClintsReptiles Hey I wouldn't complain lol
I love the way you ended this video, the manitar might be my new favorite thing ever.
I got insanely excited when I saw that rex replica! I’ve had the same one for years and I love him!
A man who loves the subject matter is a glorious thing to watch...
My personal favorite dinosaur is spinosaurus, it has such a cool history, I can't help but love it
This is such a neat series ,Thank you Clint 😊
Dude I'm loving the paleo content! Hope yall have a merry christmas!!
This video and looking over your channel is making me want to go hang out with my snake :')
Allosaurus may be my favorite dinosaur but Trex is definitely up there in my top 5 favorites, probably even second favorite. My older sister is obsessed with trex its her favorite dinosaur of all time, she's in her 30s, and still can name her favorite dinosaur.
Great video Clint! I love tyranosaurids and I really loved the Meet the Robinsons reference. Keep up the awsome taxonomy videos.
Fantastic video, the end had me chuckling like a dork
7:00 I guess this explains why Disney’s Carnotaurus (both in the ride and the movie) is basically a T. rex with a Carno skull.
'Banana-shaped icebergs of death' is going in the lexicon. Thanks for that!
1:08 love the meet the Robinsons reference. That made me chuckle.
What a film.
I already have multiple reasons to enjoy December, but Dino December has made it so much better still.
I learned of this dinosaur from Ark; Survival Evolved. It's called Yutyrannus. When I first saw it, it scared me witless, it came out of nowhere. I thought it was a T-Rex cousin of sorts, but it is not. It was first placed in the same family as T-Rex, but later placed in Proceratosauridea.
Love the Meet the Robinsons quote at the beginning, haven't watched it in so long!
Thx for making the Dino content Clint really helps my day not be so boring
Awesome video man. Loving the dinosaur content!