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Giganotosaurus carolini was one of the most terrifying and physically powerful carnivores to ever walk on land. It was the apex predator in Late Cretaceous Argentina, and made its living hunting the various sauropods that populated the region. At nearly twice the mass of a bull African elephant and armed with curved, serrated teeth, it was uncontested in its niche. But how would it handle an environment where it wasn’t the top dog? We’ll be putting the Giga in the Hell Creek Formation, a forested floodplain filled with chickenparrots, giant hadrosaurs, ceratopsians, and Tyrannosaurus rex. It’ll receive a 1 through 10 score for the categories of Home--how it responds to the new environment; Hunger--the availability and ease of capturing prey; and Hanger, the threats and competitors it’ll need to confront to survive.
00:00: Giganotosaurus carolinii (Size and Pronunciation)
1:05: Home (Candeleros Formation vs Hell Creek Formation)
02:04: Hunger (Giganotosaurus vs Triceratops, Torosaurus, Edmontosaurus, Ankylosaurus)
05:56: Hanger (Giganotosaurus vs Tyrannosaurus)
09:20: Giganotosaurus Speculative Evolution
10:41: Edmontosaurus Speculative Evolution
11:30: Tyrannosaurus Speculative Evolution
Soundtrack (in order)
World War Outerspace by Audio Hertz
The Awakening by Patrick Patrikios
Etmn by Paleowolf
Go Down Swinging by NEFFEX
Entelodon by Paleowolf
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Giganotosaurus carolini was one of the most terrifying and physically powerful carnivores to ever walk on land. It was the apex predator in Late Cretaceous Argentina, and made its living hunting the various sauropods that populated the region. At nearly twice the mass of a bull African elephant and armed with curved, serrated teeth, it was uncontested in its niche. But how would it handle an environment where it wasn’t the top dog? We’ll be putting the Giga in the Hell Creek Formation, a forested floodplain filled with chickenparrots, giant hadrosaurs, ceratopsians, and Tyrannosaurus rex. It’ll receive a 1 through 10 score for the categories of Home--how it responds to the new environment; Hunger--the availability and ease of capturing prey; and Hanger, the threats and competitors it’ll need to confront to survive.
00:00: Giganotosaurus carolinii (Size and Pronunciation)
1:05: Home (Candeleros Formation vs Hell Creek Formation)
02:04: Hunger (Giganotosaurus vs Triceratops, Torosaurus, Edmontosaurus, Ankylosaurus)
05:56: Hanger (Giganotosaurus vs Tyrannosaurus)
09:20: Giganotosaurus Speculative Evolution
10:41: Edmontosaurus Speculative Evolution
11:30: Tyrannosaurus Speculative Evolution
Soundtrack (in order)
World War Outerspace by Audio Hertz
The Awakening by Patrick Patrikios
Etmn by Paleowolf
Go Down Swinging by NEFFEX
Entelodon by Paleowolf
Thumbnail art by Mark Witton and ElReptileano. Much of the soundtrack provided by Paleowolf. Check out Mark Witton's Patreon here: patreon.com/c/markwitton/home
Join this channel to get access to perks:
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![Whats The Size Limit Of Crocodiles? Paleontology Analysis
Crocodiles, some of the most vicious predators in our planets history, are known for their size and power. How big did crocodiles get? In this video, Vividen explores how prehistoric crocodyliformes like Sarcosuchus, Deinosuchus, and Purussaurus approached tyrannosaur-level size and what that could mean for the theoretically biggest crocodiles of all time.
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