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A new species of Tyrannosaurus has just been named! As well as T. rex, we now also have T. mcraeensis, a more ancient southern giant. Also in the news this week is a study about Gigantopithecus extinction, a new prehistoric crocodylomorph, and much more!
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The Big Ring:
uclan.ac.uk/news/big-ring-in-the-sky
iflscience.com/the-big-ring-huge-celestial-structure-challenges-our-understanding-of-the-cosmos-72432
bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67950749
Deep sea mining:
bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67893808
mining.com/web/norway-just-raised-the-stakes-over-deep-sea-mining
youtu.be/upyE-vb1PVA?si=ekIjl5XIaD0nknRu
New giant Tyrannosaurus species discovered (Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis):
nature.com/articles/s41598-023-47011-0
How Gigantopithecus blacki went extinct:
nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06900-0
New prehistoric crocodylomorph:
academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad195/7513556?login=false
New aetosaur species:
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ar.25379
Fossilised amniote skin:
cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(23)01663-9
https://www.sci.news/paleontology/captorhinus-aguti-skin-12605.html
twitter.com/incisorial/status/1745516977655808507
0:00 - Introduction
0:36 - The Big Ring
2:08 - Deep Sea Mining
3:50 - New Species of Tyrannosaurus Named
7:36 - Why Did Gigantopithecus Go Extinct?
9:45 - New Species of Prehistoric Crocodylomorph
10:39 - New Species of Aetosaur
12:12 - Ancient Fossilised Amniote Skin
13:43 - Outro and Bloopers
A new species of Tyrannosaurus has just been named! As well as T. rex, we now also have T. mcraeensis, a more ancient southern giant. Also in the news this week is a study about Gigantopithecus extinction, a new prehistoric crocodylomorph, 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
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
Subscribe to explore the wonderful life around you!
Social Media:
►Twitter: twitter.com/BenGThomas42
►Instagram: bit.ly/1PIEagv
►Subreddit: reddit.com/r/BenGThomas
Sources:
The Big Ring:
uclan.ac.uk/news/big-ring-in-the-sky
iflscience.com/the-big-ring-huge-celestial-structure-challenges-our-understanding-of-the-cosmos-72432
bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67950749
Deep sea mining:
bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67893808
mining.com/web/norway-just-raised-the-stakes-over-deep-sea-mining
youtu.be/upyE-vb1PVA?si=ekIjl5XIaD0nknRu
New giant Tyrannosaurus species discovered (Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis):
nature.com/articles/s41598-023-47011-0
How Gigantopithecus blacki went extinct:
nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06900-0
New prehistoric crocodylomorph:
academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad195/7513556?login=false
New aetosaur species:
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ar.25379
Fossilised amniote skin:
cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(23)01663-9
https://www.sci.news/paleontology/captorhinus-aguti-skin-12605.html
twitter.com/incisorial/status/1745516977655808507
0:00 - Introduction
0:36 - The Big Ring
2:08 - Deep Sea Mining
3:50 - New Species of Tyrannosaurus Named
7:36 - Why Did Gigantopithecus Go Extinct?
9:45 - New Species of Prehistoric Crocodylomorph
10:39 - New Species of Aetosaur
12:12 - Ancient Fossilised Amniote Skin
13:43 - Outro and Bloopers
