Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In the news this week there's been the reveal of a fossil preserving the stomach contents of a young Gorgosaurus, a study showing that the shocks from electric eels can transfer DNA into other organisms, the discovery of the oldest fossil mosquitos, and much more!
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Electric eel shocks can transfer genetic material to other animals:
peerj.com/articles/16596
nagoya-u.ac.jp/researchinfo/result-en/2023/12/20231207-01.html
Java Stingaree declared extinct:
iucnredlist.org/species/60095/229337053
https://www.cdu.edu.au/news/global-biodiversity-tipping-point-first-marine-fish-extinction-declared?utm_source=miragenews&utm_medium=miragenews&utm_campaign=news
Endangered species list grows:
abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/endangered-species-list-grows-2000-climate-change-part-105556508
iucn.org/press-release/202312/freshwater-fish-highlight-escalating-climate-impacts-species-iucn-red-list
Stomach contents of a young tyrannosaur (Gorgosaurus libratus):
science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adi0505
Giant pliosaur skull found in England:
bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67650247
New mosasaur Megapterygius with giant flippers:
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14772019.2023.2277921
The earliest fossil mosquito:
cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(23)01448-3
Terrestrial and marine ecosystems after the end-Triassic extinction:
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2023.2232
0:00 - Introduction
0:26 - Electric eel shocks can transfer DNA to other animals
2:15 - Java stingaree declared extinct
3:20 - Endangered species list grows
5:01 - Tyrannosaur fossil with stomach contents
7:51 - Giant Pliosaur skull found in UK
9:10 - New mosasaur species with giant flippers
10:02 - Oldest fossil mosquitos discovered
11:53 - Effects of the end-Triassic mass extinction
13:12 - Outro
In the news this week there's been the reveal of a fossil preserving the stomach contents of a young Gorgosaurus, a study showing that the shocks from electric eels can transfer DNA into other organisms, the discovery of the oldest fossil mosquitos, 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
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Social Media:
►Twitter: twitter.com/BenGThomas42
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►Subreddit: reddit.com/r/BenGThomas
Sources:
Electric eel shocks can transfer genetic material to other animals:
peerj.com/articles/16596
nagoya-u.ac.jp/researchinfo/result-en/2023/12/20231207-01.html
Java Stingaree declared extinct:
iucnredlist.org/species/60095/229337053
https://www.cdu.edu.au/news/global-biodiversity-tipping-point-first-marine-fish-extinction-declared?utm_source=miragenews&utm_medium=miragenews&utm_campaign=news
Endangered species list grows:
abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/endangered-species-list-grows-2000-climate-change-part-105556508
iucn.org/press-release/202312/freshwater-fish-highlight-escalating-climate-impacts-species-iucn-red-list
Stomach contents of a young tyrannosaur (Gorgosaurus libratus):
science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adi0505
Giant pliosaur skull found in England:
bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67650247
New mosasaur Megapterygius with giant flippers:
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14772019.2023.2277921
The earliest fossil mosquito:
cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(23)01448-3
Terrestrial and marine ecosystems after the end-Triassic extinction:
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2023.2232
0:00 - Introduction
0:26 - Electric eel shocks can transfer DNA to other animals
2:15 - Java stingaree declared extinct
3:20 - Endangered species list grows
5:01 - Tyrannosaur fossil with stomach contents
7:51 - Giant Pliosaur skull found in UK
9:10 - New mosasaur species with giant flippers
10:02 - Oldest fossil mosquitos discovered
11:53 - Effects of the end-Triassic mass extinction
13:12 - Outro
