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"Man, Basilosaurus really was the OG of underwater monsters! Imagine cruising the ancient oceans, thinking you're safe, and then this 60-foot whale-croc hybrid shows up with that classic 'I'm at the top of the food chain' energy. Nature really knew how to keep things interesting back then! Great video, learned a lot and had a few laughs too!"
Otodus (O. obliquus) is the only member of the otodontids to be referred to by their Genus Others like Auriculatus or Megalodon are referred traditionally by their species name
İ have question What does Cryolophosaurus' head look like? Was it thick like in Dinosaur King and this video or thin like in Dinosaur Revolution ? Video: ru-vid.comUfDEyvd7Vdw?si=bKcqtUWGQsUhaeln
Otodus species: Otodus megalodon (16-18 meters and 67.8 tons) Early miocene - Pliocene 23-3.6 Ma Otodus chubutensis (12-15 meters Largest Specimens) Late Oligocene - Pliocene 28-5 Ma Otodus angustidens (11-14 meters Largest Specimens) Middle Eocene - Early Miocene Otodus poseidoni [?] (5 species: 10-12 meters) Late Eocene - Early Oligocene 41.2-36 Ma Otodus Sokolovi (2 Species: 12-13 meters) Early Eocene - Late Oligocene (Otodus sokolovi, O. s. caspiensis) Otodus debrayi (6.8-7.3 METERS) Early Eocene - Middle Eocene 47.8-38 Ma Otodus auriculatus (8 - 10 meters) Middle Eocene - Early Miocene 45 - 21.1 Ma Otodus obliquus (6 Species: 9-12 meters and 15 tons) Early Paleocene - Early Eocene Otodus minor (6 Species: 4.2-6 meters) Early Paleocene - Early Eocene 61.6 - 56 Ma Otodus naidini ( 5-6 meters) Early Paleogene - Early Eocene 65.5 - 56 Ma Otodus limhamnensis (7 meters: Cretaceus - Early Eocene) 83.5 - 53 Ma Otodus aksuaticus (6-8 Meters) Early Eocene 56 - 49 Ma Otodus stromeri (59.2-41.2 Ma) Early Paleocene - Middle Eocene *References* *Jordan*, D.S. & Hannibal, H., 1923. 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Thank you so much! Basilosaurus has been featured in two videos before and received a redesign in the Perucetus video, so that was when I knew I had to cover this awesome animal. Hopefully I did both species a justice :D
Great video! only nitpick is putting a mid video sponsorship in a video thats supposed to be educational, but at least you made it a chapter that can be easily skipped which is very considerate :3
Glad you enjoyed it! Now for a bit of transparency: The ad placement was at the discretion of the sponsorship, so I tried my best to at least integrate in a way where watching it was still somewhat entertaining and didn't interupt the flow too much of the video, and of course adding it as a chapter for the option to skip. I don't do mid roll ads in my video and that does impact how much I can make from ad revenue, so sponsorships are very crucial in helping to fund bigger projects. This particular sponsorship will help me fund my upcoming Carnotaurus video, along with the generous donations from my Patreon supporters who have helped keep my channel afloat since 2021 thanks to providing the funds I need to keep my software subscriptions. One day, I'd like to be at a point where I can do this full time and I have enough funding from Patreon plus ad revenue to do so, but I'm far from that point as of now... Non-aquatic animal videos, especially dinosaurs, are the most expensive projects to produce in general. Hence why the majority of my animated content cover aquatic creatures since I keep the costs for those projects a little lower. Hope that clears things up a bit.
So the hunting scenes in WWB aren't entirely accurate, but not terrible either I assume? The Basilosaurus mom used speed but seemingly in short bursts.
