Hatzegopteryx played a small role in the first season of Prehistoric Planet from May 2022 only appearing in the end of the last episode, Forests showing them spreading out their wings and flying to exercise on some coastlines where a herds of a type of titanosaur, Telmatosaurus are migrating to their breeding grounds (Something similar would happen in the Prehistoric Planet 2 released on May 2023 episode, “Badlands” showing some Isisaurus migrating to their own breeding grounds to lay their eyes that will hatch into sauropodlets that are left to fend for themselves after they hatch and avoid being eaten by Rajasaurus a type of theropod but show some Isisaurus breeding and laying their eggs on screen which is similar to how modern-day sea turtles breed and the same goes for all other types of sauropods including other Titanosaurs, Diplodocus and Barosaurus.) and flying across the Atlantic Ocean ending the first season of Prehistoric Planet on a beautiful high note before the Uncovered Carntosaurus video link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FIeCzBCLJww.html which is arguably a great video and the same goes for all the other Prehistoric Planet Uncovered videos. Hatzegopteryx played a much larger role in the second season of Prehistoric Planet released on May 2023 and in the first episode, “Islands” some Hatzegopteryx were shown on the islands in a sea in the Late Cretaceous in what would later become Europe where Hypselosaurus also lives and some smaller sauropods that larger pterosaurs like Hatzopteryx preyed on as seen in the Planet Dinosaur (2011) episode, “The Great Survivors” and some Hatzgeopteryx hunted and ate some Tethyshadros hadrosaurs and one Hatzgeopteryx brought a dead Tethyshadros he hunted to an island to impress a female and perform an attracting a mate ritual that modern-day birds of paradise also do shortly before the episode switches to the scene with Majnuosaurus, Simosuchus and Adalatherium in Madagascar in the Late Cretaceous exploring their natural history, paleontology and lifestyles. That’s why the second season of Prehistoric Planet (2022-2023) is much better than the first season, it gives even more information about non-avian dinosaurs (theropods, sauropods and ornithischians), pterosaurs, marine reptiles, sharks and ammonites and early mammals from the Late Cretaceous the habitats around the world they live in and their paleontology and natural history and has even better Uncovered videos.
The courtship scene is easily one of the most standout scenes in all of Prehistoric Planet, and an excellent example of why I love the show so much. Even after introducing the Hatzegopteryx to the mainstream as this giant, dangerous, apex predator that is to be feared, they still took the time and effort to also present it as capable of being majestic, tender, and endearing, something all animals deserve to be seen as. Genuinely one of the most beautiful animals to have ever lived.
These animals are absolutely terrifying with how large they are, but how fast they move. Closest we'll ever get to real life dragons. Absolutely incredible animals
@@bayonetonazero2535if my genshin related nerdiness is correct, the name comes from Azdaha, which before being known as the beloved angry chunky dragon, was the name of a dragon of myth of that region
Season 1 Hatzegopteryx was really shown as being nothing more than a generic giant azhdarchid. Season 2, on the other hand, really encapsulates its nature as a standout among azhdarchids in having become the apex predator of Europe.
Well, it’s probably the most interesting of the lot for various reasons (giant size, specializations for hunting larger prey, apex predator status due to its evolutionary and paleobiogeographical history, etc).
4:30 I didn’t know that Azhdarchid pterosaurs from the Late Cretaceous had small tails I thought that all pterosaurs from the Late Cretaceous including Azhdarchid pterosaurs had their tails slowly evolved out as it made them easier to fly and tails were more abundant with pterosaurs from the Late Jurassic and Late Triassic like Rhamphorynchus and Pterodactylus. Maybe I was wrong? Maybe some pterosaurs including Azhdarchid pterosaurs from the Late Cretaceous have tails that are leftover from evolution like humans’ leftover tail bones and the small arms of theropods like Tyrannosaurus, Carntosaurus, Tarbosaurus, Yutyrannus and Giganotosaurus even though they still use them for mating rituals and other useful purposes? I am learning something new about non-avian dinosaurs (theropods, sauropods and ornithischians), pterosaurs and paleontology and natural history every day.
@@IndriidaeNT Azhdarchid tails are certainly less pronounced than earlier Rhamphorynchoids and Wukongopterids, but they still have them. Quetzalcoatlus certainly had a small, nubby tail on it's skeleton. I'm unsure if we have the tail vertebrae for Hatzegopteryx, but it's not an unreasonable inference to suggest that they had them too. It's always an absolute treat to learn something new about something you love.
And meanwhile, giant mosasaurs could not only be considered the closest we’ve ever come to real-life sea serpents, but could arguably have passed as literal sea serpents themselves, in an alternate universe where they continued existing into the Middle Ages. That is, especially since mosasaurs’ immediate relatives include snakes and monitor lizards.
@@bkjeong4302 I actually did not know about Palaeophis colossaeus, until I saw your comment and looked it up. Thank you for indirectly leading me to look that up. While the large mosasaurs like Mosasaurus and Tylosaurus are more massive and more fantastical-looking, like the mythological sea serpents that would terrorize sailors, Palaeophis colossaeus would even more literally be a sea serpent and still seems to be quite huge in its own right.
Really? I didn’t know that. All I knew from British Dino documentaries were those from Walking with Dinosaurs, Planet Dinosaur, Prehistoric Park and this.
It’s genuinely so impressive how spectacular life on this planet looked over millions of years, we’re used to how prehistoric life looked because we see them a lot in media but if you showed someone from the medieval era a hatzegopteryx they’d think you’re crazy. These creatures were magnificent and it’s no wonder they captured our imagination
During the brief fight scene between both males I sometimes forget how huge they are, imagine you seeing that in person, same for the dreadnoughtus one
So I see we’re making an Extended Edition version. Something tells me that the Quetzalcoatlus will be having that too. Especially one of the Dinosaurs like Edmontosaurus, Masiakasaurus, Nanuqsaurus, Ornithominus, Tyrannosaurus Rex & Velociraptor. Hmm. But don’t forget about getting the screen times of Alamosaurus, Hesperornis, Pachycephalosaurus & of course the long awaited Triceratops on here soon as well.
There's also a neat attention to detail when compared to Quetzalcoatlus. Hatzegopteryx has a deeper honk than the former because it's more massive and robust.
Hatzegopteryx is agruably one of my favorite pterosaurs from the Mesozoic Era (The Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods) alongside Rhamphorynchus, Queztalcoatlus, Pteranodon, Nyctosaurus and Pterodactylus and one of my favorite theropod, saurpod, pterosaur, marine reptile, shark and early mammal species from Prehistoric Planet 2 (2022-2023) in general due to their natural history, paleontology and lifestyles.
So, I've read about the discovery of fossilized scrape marks which suggests ritualistic mating dances, but have they also found more than one mating altar which suggests this species built these displays (much like a modern day bower bird)?
Quetzalcoatlus had a very similar mating display. first the male picked up colorful stones to place around them and the male would stretch his wings and clap his beak. it might not be correct but that's a small chance.
That's how it is in nature, the female leaves to form a nest and the male moves on to spread more of his genes elsewhere. Not many animals are monogamous and even then, not many pairs have equal responsibilities. For example, Tawny Owl females brood the eggs and feed the chicks, while the males go out and hunt food.
It's based on a vast plethora of credible scientific evidence, actually. Stick around till the end-credits or bonus scenes to see part of where they got evidence for these behaviors from.
On s'est toujours demande qui etait le plus grand entre lui et le quetzalcoatlus cepandant on oublie le geant jordanien l'arambourgiania qui etait peut-etre encore plus grand avec jusqu'a 13 metres d'envergure !
@@jesusdiedforyouproofjohn3.16Hatzegopteryx. Also, I get that you believe ein a god, but you're not one of those creationists who denies evolution and believes the earth is only 6,000 years old, right? Because if you aren't I'm fine with you.
I 💯% am a human being who believes that GOD is the Creator of all. I believe evolution is a lie, and that the earth is about 6,000 years old. I am not a fool, because the fool says there is no GOD. Psalm 14:1 “The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.“ KJV
Built for legitimate hunting and was an apex predator. Quetz had to be more lightweight because they contended with other carnivores like Tyrannosaurus rex, and would get eaten a bit more if they were heavier (and therefore slower) like hatz
Hatzegoptryx is built like a goose. Quetzalcoatlus is built like a vulture. Vulture has longer wingspan, but goose can still fly despite being heavier and having a shorter wingspan than vulture.
No, it's speculation, but that doesn't make it bad or inaccurate. It's like Schrodinger's Cat, the behavior is equally accurate and inaccurate unless we observe the animal doing their natural behaviors, but we can't because they're all dead.
The evidence that likely had more of an apex predator role compared to similarly-sized quetzalcoatlus is that its bone structure seemed to be much bulkier and more muscular. This would be a waste of energy and just unnecessarily weigh it down if it wasn't for hunting prey.
I don't know. Though I'd imagine they probably wouldn't enjoy each others' company. Also Hatzegopteryx and Quetzalcoatlus are pterosaurs, not dinosaurs.
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