Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Nature really is metal. Prehistoric animals needed to fight in order to capture prey and often to defend themselves, leaving incredible behavioral traces in the fossil record. While prehistoric battles like T. rex vs Giganotosaurus may never have happened, there were plenty of brutal fights in prehistory! This video analyzes ancient animosities from real fossils, discussing legendary showdowns of battling animals from the fossil record. Forget the Jurassic Park duels, and learn about how real science tells us about real prehistoric battles. This is focusing less on one-sided predator-prey relationships and more on conflicts that posed serious risk to both predator and prey. It also includes intraspecific conflicts like battling over mating rights and territory.
00:00: Nature Is Metal
00:52: Parasauralophus vs Tree
01:54: Allosaurus vs Stegosaurus
03:41: Tyrannosaurus vs Edmontosaurus
04:30: Tyrannosaurus vs Triceratops
05:47: Triceratops vs Triceratops
06:28: Ankylosaurids vs Ankylosaurids
07:56: Pachycephalosaur Head Butting
08:34: Ichthyosaurs vs Ichthyosaurs
10:23: Herrerasaurus Facial Biting
10:56: Lions vs Bears vs Hyenas
11:32: Chemical Warfare in Mesozoic Arthropods
12:25: Mosasaurs vs Mosasaurs
13:21: Steppe Bison vs Cave Lions
14:06: Tarbosaurus vs Tarchia
14:50: Mammoths vs Mammoths
15:35: Velociraptor vs Protoceratops
16:23: Repenomamus vs Psittacosaurus
17:14: Sauropods vs Sauropods
18:21: Whales vs Sharks
19:23: Purussaurus vs Terror Birds
19:59: Theropods vs Theropods
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Thumbnail art by Mark Witton, Rudolf Hima, and Arturo Garcia
Music:
Aakash Gandhi: Eyes of Glory
Paleowolf: Etmn
Paleowolf: Protosea
Paleowolf: Divjebabe
Paleowolf: Paraceratherium
Paleowolf: Primal Sea
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Nature really is metal. Prehistoric animals needed to fight in order to capture prey and often to defend themselves, leaving incredible behavioral traces in the fossil record. While prehistoric battles like T. rex vs Giganotosaurus may never have happened, there were plenty of brutal fights in prehistory! This video analyzes ancient animosities from real fossils, discussing legendary showdowns of battling animals from the fossil record. Forget the Jurassic Park duels, and learn about how real science tells us about real prehistoric battles. This is focusing less on one-sided predator-prey relationships and more on conflicts that posed serious risk to both predator and prey. It also includes intraspecific conflicts like battling over mating rights and territory.
00:00: Nature Is Metal
00:52: Parasauralophus vs Tree
01:54: Allosaurus vs Stegosaurus
03:41: Tyrannosaurus vs Edmontosaurus
04:30: Tyrannosaurus vs Triceratops
05:47: Triceratops vs Triceratops
06:28: Ankylosaurids vs Ankylosaurids
07:56: Pachycephalosaur Head Butting
08:34: Ichthyosaurs vs Ichthyosaurs
10:23: Herrerasaurus Facial Biting
10:56: Lions vs Bears vs Hyenas
11:32: Chemical Warfare in Mesozoic Arthropods
12:25: Mosasaurs vs Mosasaurs
13:21: Steppe Bison vs Cave Lions
14:06: Tarbosaurus vs Tarchia
14:50: Mammoths vs Mammoths
15:35: Velociraptor vs Protoceratops
16:23: Repenomamus vs Psittacosaurus
17:14: Sauropods vs Sauropods
18:21: Whales vs Sharks
19:23: Purussaurus vs Terror Birds
19:59: Theropods vs Theropods
Check out Mark Witton's Patreon here: patreon.com/c/markwitton/home
Thumbnail art by Mark Witton, Rudolf Hima, and Arturo Garcia
Music:
Aakash Gandhi: Eyes of Glory
Paleowolf: Etmn
Paleowolf: Protosea
Paleowolf: Divjebabe
Paleowolf: Paraceratherium
Paleowolf: Primal Sea
Join this channel to get access to perks:
youtube.com/channel/UCmkkmzfWWf4HzrO8SGO3gjw/join
