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A new species of pterosaur has been named Torukjara after the Toruk from James Cameron's Avatar films. Also, elephants have been discovered to use names for each other, the smallest ever hominid has been found, and much more!
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Debris from the last galactic merger:
academic.oup.com/mnras/article/531/1/1422/7675507?login=false
https://www.sci.news/astronomy/milky-ways-last-major-merger-12999.html
African elephants use specific name-like calls:
nature.com/articles/s41559-024-02420-w
https://www.sci.news/biology/elephant-names-13007.html
Whale injuries:
phys.org/news/2024-06-vessel-large-whale-strandings.html
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cobi.14302
New species of pterosaur Torukjara bandeirae:
doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2024.2355664
A marine reptile mystery has been solved:
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2024.2350408
https://www.sci.news/paleontology/pachystropheus-rhaeticus-12995.html
A new interpretation of Pikaia (it was upside down):
cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(24)00669-9
New species of prehistoric giraffe Bramiscus micros:
palaeo-electronica.org/content/2024/5228-new-giraffid-genus
New small hominid species Buronius manfredschmidi:
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0301002
https://www.sci.news/paleontology/buronius-manfredschmidi-13009.html
0:00 - Introduction
0:24 - Debris from the last galactic merger
1:43 - SpaceX launch
2:32 - Elephants use names for each other?
3:46 - The causes of whale deaths
5:13 - New pterosaur named after Avatar alien 'Toruk'
7:19 - Prehistoric marine reptile mystery solved
8:49 - A new interpretation of Pikaia (it was upside down)
10:23 - New prehistoric giraffe species
11:07 - The smallest hominid species found so far!
12:38 - Outro
A new species of pterosaur has been named Torukjara after the Toruk from James Cameron's Avatar films. Also, elephants have been discovered to use names for each other, the smallest ever hominid has been found, and much more!
Become a Member: youtube.com/channel/UCDSzwZqgtJEnUzacq3ddoOQ/join
Join our Discord server: discord.gg/jTsGYtRBHZ
Follow us on Instagram: bit.ly/1PIEagv
Follow us on TikTok: tiktok.com/@bengthomas
Music by Matt D Holloway: goo.gl/9wX4ht
Cool Vibes - Film Noire by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100863
Artist: incompetech.com
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Social Media:
►Instagram: bit.ly/1PIEagv
►TikTok: tiktok.com/@bengthomas
►Twitter: twitter.com/BenGThomas42
►Subreddit: reddit.com/r/BenGThomas
Sources:
Debris from the last galactic merger:
academic.oup.com/mnras/article/531/1/1422/7675507?login=false
https://www.sci.news/astronomy/milky-ways-last-major-merger-12999.html
African elephants use specific name-like calls:
nature.com/articles/s41559-024-02420-w
https://www.sci.news/biology/elephant-names-13007.html
Whale injuries:
phys.org/news/2024-06-vessel-large-whale-strandings.html
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cobi.14302
New species of pterosaur Torukjara bandeirae:
doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2024.2355664
A marine reptile mystery has been solved:
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2024.2350408
https://www.sci.news/paleontology/pachystropheus-rhaeticus-12995.html
A new interpretation of Pikaia (it was upside down):
cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(24)00669-9
New species of prehistoric giraffe Bramiscus micros:
palaeo-electronica.org/content/2024/5228-new-giraffid-genus
New small hominid species Buronius manfredschmidi:
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0301002
https://www.sci.news/paleontology/buronius-manfredschmidi-13009.html
0:00 - Introduction
0:24 - Debris from the last galactic merger
1:43 - SpaceX launch
2:32 - Elephants use names for each other?
3:46 - The causes of whale deaths
5:13 - New pterosaur named after Avatar alien 'Toruk'
7:19 - Prehistoric marine reptile mystery solved
8:49 - A new interpretation of Pikaia (it was upside down)
10:23 - New prehistoric giraffe species
11:07 - The smallest hominid species found so far!
12:38 - Outro
