It amazes me that paleontologists will spend decades studying the only fossils of a species to have ever been discovered, meanwhile there's dinosaurs like Shunosaurus where there's mostly complete skeletons found that will only be studied for half that amount of time after decades of us public who're interested patiently waiting to the point of nearly forgetting the damned thing even exists.
That is capitalism for ya, it is all about funding. And yes, I know China is supposedly "communist" but they operate a dual economy and funding is allocated the same way it is here: excitement based.
What I really love about Shunosaurus and the other sauropods from this area and era is that they show that sauropod evolution wasn't strictly linear - there wasn't a straight progression from prosauropod to eusauropod to neosauropod, but instead multiple lineages developing in parallel in different areas. Certainly the neosauropods likely outcompeted the Chinese eusauropods once they reached that part of the world, but Shunosaurus and its co-inhabitants show that the wider eusauropod clade didn't just remain static after neosauropoda evolved.
Probably because of its size its club might also gather quita a lot of kinetic energy because he would be able to swing it in larger arc. You can invest into larger muscles and stable structure or... you can simply grow bigger. Tail alone without a club would probably be able to stun or even kill smaller predator if moving fast enough.
What a fascinating animal and a great video explaining it. I'd never heard of it, nor did I know about this odd relict population in Asia. Props to the Mattalorian's narration with just one quibble - X in hanyu pinyin is pronounced more like English "sh".
I'm convinced full grown Sauropods were the most terrifying animals to walk the earth. Hippo like attitude that could kill anything with a tail swipe or just by trampling.
I have read about this genus for the first time in 1991 but never found satisfying information about them. As ever your videos are a precious source of information
Herbivores are very aggressive and protective compare to most predators that why some of those animal’s developed armour or other traits to protect themselves.
I hope we’ll get to hear from you one day about my favorite, atlasaurus. As a pseudosuchian fan I absolutely love this channel, and I’m happy to be hearing about the weirdo sauropods now too!
I truly love what you do and I love your channel. I’m so glad you do so many spotlights on dinosaurs that no one seems to ever talk about. But I would really, really love it if you checked the pronunciation on the Chinese names before recording. (Not just the Chinese names, but as someone familiar with the ways they’re supposed to be said, those are the ones I notice.) If nothing else, know the x makes a “sh” sound, like in the English word “sheer.”
I’ve got some great ideas and some great suggestions for you to make TH-cam Videos Shows about some more Prehistoric Extinct Crocodilian Species, such as Lazarussuchus, Plesiosuchus, and Metriorynchus adding that to the videos on the next Chimerasuchus coming up next!!👍👍👍👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I always wondered if the media depictions of Sauropods using their tail as a weapon was actually based off of anything specific. I’m sure there’s more evidence I haven’t bothered to look for. But this is pretty definitive.
Hey @CHimerasuchus if your reading this can you answer this question and make a video about it: why did are archosaurs evolve airsacs, the video dosen't half to have a straight answer just as many ideas you can find.
So are dinosaurs more or less likely to be single toothed rather than having different teeth for different jobs? So is two type of teeth thing interesting here?
Crocodile osteoderms are heavily vascularised, they are used to absorb and shed excess heat. They also provide excellent protection. Well that's the impression I get when I watch videos of them getting attacked by things like lions and such in Africa.
In modern animals any offensive biological weapons are evolved for inter species conflicts, that may be co opted as defence against predation. We can infer that tail clubs and the like were employed against members of their own species for mating rights, and not developed to deter carnivorous predators.
If I remember correctly, the team that named it was from China while the gas company was American. I guess they didn't know how awkward "Gasosaurus constructus" sounds.
It amazes me that paleontologists will spend decades studying the only fossils of a species to have ever been discovered, meanwhile there's dinosaurs like Shunosaurus where there's mostly complete skeletons found that will only be studied for half that amount of time after decades of us public who're interested patiently waiting to the point of nearly forgetting the damned thing even exists.
They need to make another study about t rex ig
@@thabas7578 studying spino and t. rex is the cocaine for paleontologist
That is capitalism for ya, it is all about funding. And yes, I know China is supposedly "communist" but they operate a dual economy and funding is allocated the same way it is here: excitement based.
@@patreekotime4578 it's not capitalism
@@patreekotime4578Darn those Paleontologists and their.. *squints eyes* Capitalist ways?
What I really love about Shunosaurus and the other sauropods from this area and era is that they show that sauropod evolution wasn't strictly linear - there wasn't a straight progression from prosauropod to eusauropod to neosauropod, but instead multiple lineages developing in parallel in different areas. Certainly the neosauropods likely outcompeted the Chinese eusauropods once they reached that part of the world, but Shunosaurus and its co-inhabitants show that the wider eusauropod clade didn't just remain static after neosauropoda evolved.
I absolutely love the fact that the term "thaggomizer" has become common parlance.
I always get a huge smile on my face whenever a paleontology channel says "thagomizer".
..Named after the late Thag Simmons, of course. :)
May he rest in peace even though he rests in pieces.
It shall stand as the dopest weapon of all earth history!
Beautiful word.
@@michellebeckham5310 Gary Larson must count it as one of his greatest accomplishments.
You made me laugh. Those old enough to remember the far side salute you, my friend.🫡
These guys should have been playable in The Isle. A small sized saurond that was faster and more aggressive to counteract it's smaller stature.
A sauropod with small sauropod syndrome.
Instead we got magi
Ironically a roblox game HAS shunosaurus in it's roster, though it's really, really bad at fighting.[only good for escaping]
Probably because of its size its club might also gather quita a lot of kinetic energy because he would be able to swing it in larger arc. You can invest into larger muscles and stable structure or... you can simply grow bigger. Tail alone without a club would probably be able to stun or even kill smaller predator if moving fast enough.
9:32 what a rotund boi.
A sauropod with a clubbed tail is just the coolest thing ever
5:50 This Paleoart is amazing
2 videos about shunosaurus now that's cool
i definitely have a curiosity for more underated dinosaurs.
The obscurity of them is always accentuated in contrast to widely known dinosaurs 🦕
I’ve been to the Zigong museum. Worth the 3 hour detour for a paleontology fan such as myself
I remember seeing one of these skeletons in the early 1990s as part of the"Dinousaurs from China"exhibition when it came to Scotland
What a fascinating animal and a great video explaining it. I'd never heard of it, nor did I know about this odd relict population in Asia.
Props to the Mattalorian's narration with just one quibble - X in hanyu pinyin is pronounced more like English "sh".
I'm convinced full grown Sauropods were the most terrifying animals to walk the earth. Hippo like attitude that could kill anything with a tail swipe or just by trampling.
Bull elephants in mating season are scary enough.
Imagine a mean Apatosaur or Dreadnoughtus in heat.
@@KingofKran great example a elephant is also a herbivore but absolutely nothing wants to mess with a Bull elephant hopped up on mating hormones
I have read about this genus for the first time in 1991 but never found satisfying information about them. As ever your videos are a precious source of information
Crazy how a clubbed sauropod would be obscure
I always chuckle when you say Thagomizer. That joke never gets old.
A very interesting creature indeed.
So glad somebody is giving this dinosaur more attention!
Therapist: Clubbing sauropods don't exist, they can't hurt you
Meanwhile clubbing sauropods:
Herbivores are very aggressive and protective compare to most predators that why some of those animal’s developed armour or other traits to protect themselves.
I hope we’ll get to hear from you one day about my favorite, atlasaurus. As a pseudosuchian fan I absolutely love this channel, and I’m happy to be hearing about the weirdo sauropods now too!
I was not prepared for that absolute round boi at 9:32
Definitely a one of a kind dinosaur!
Mamenchisaurus also have these tail club based on recent discovery and Analiysis
He mentions that in the video at around 6:09.
Longboi!
I truly love what you do and I love your channel. I’m so glad you do so many spotlights on dinosaurs that no one seems to ever talk about. But I would really, really love it if you checked the pronunciation on the Chinese names before recording. (Not just the Chinese names, but as someone familiar with the ways they’re supposed to be said, those are the ones I notice.) If nothing else, know the x makes a “sh” sound, like in the English word “sheer.”
I’ve got some great ideas and some great suggestions for you to make TH-cam Videos Shows about some more Prehistoric Extinct Crocodilian Species, such as Lazarussuchus, Plesiosuchus, and Metriorynchus adding that to the videos on the next Chimerasuchus coming up next!!👍👍👍👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
That's a great idea. All the pseudosuchians and crocodylomorphs!
I misread this and thought that it said “Club tailed Spinosaurus” and I was about to scream, lol
I always wondered if the media depictions of Sauropods using their tail as a weapon was actually based off of anything specific. I’m sure there’s more evidence I haven’t bothered to look for. But this is pretty definitive.
You never expect to see a sauropod having a tail club.
so very cool, Shunosaurus is!
Another great video 😎
Hey @CHimerasuchus if your reading this can you answer this question and make a video about it: why did are archosaurs evolve airsacs, the video dosen't half to have a straight answer just as many ideas you can find.
What an awesome dinosaur !!
So are dinosaurs more or less likely to be single toothed rather than having different teeth for different jobs? So is two type of teeth thing interesting here?
They tend to have one type of tooth.
@@chimerasuchus thanks
Crocodile osteoderms are heavily vascularised, they are used to absorb and shed excess heat. They also provide excellent protection. Well that's the impression I get when I watch videos of them getting attacked by things like lions and such in Africa.
Ah yes, The Mushroom Drunkard
I love shunosaurus :D
This needs to be in Jurassic Park
Shunosaurus is closer to Tuatara or Alligator?
You said it evolutionary convergence
As are we 👊😎
Magic
The tail looks quite thin in comparison to the ankylosaurs but that might just be a quirk of perspective.
The club was smaller so the tail didn't need to be as large. It was still thicker and studier at the end than those of other sauropods.
The tail might look thin but is more flexible, like a whip while ankylosaurs seemed to use its tail like a club.
Shunosaurus Lii seems like a good candidate for a forest dwelling sauropod like a African forest elephant.
Shunosaurus needs more loving especially be a good in Jurassic Park/world movie
I'd like to know more about Jurassic Asia
Especially local theropods and underdogs
Did a sauropod and an ankylosaur get busy?
It was Convergent Evolution
Shunosaurus is closer to Crocodile or Crow?
Crows. While crocodiles are the closest living relatives of the dinosaurs, birds are the last of the dinosaurs.
Can I get a Rutiodon Video please?
So cool
Does the answer for genetically closest modern animal of Shunosaurus is "All birds are equally close to it."?
Yes.
diplocus whip on steroids
you know, it may have been found in China but that doesn't make it Chinese. A lot of animals and even early man were wanderers.
best sauropod
Dinosaur arcade's shunosaurus needs to be buffed.
❤❤❤
💯👍 excellent
Shunosaurus attack dinosaurs
In modern animals any offensive biological weapons are evolved for inter species conflicts, that may be co opted as defence against predation.
We can infer that tail clubs and the like were employed against members of their own species for mating rights, and not developed to deter carnivorous predators.
we really couldn’t think of anything better than “gasosaurus”?
If I remember correctly, the team that named it was from China while the gas company was American. I guess they didn't know how awkward "Gasosaurus constructus" sounds.
The word thagomizer only applies to stegosauroids, though.
It is never applied to anything else in the video. Shunosaurus's spikes were merely compared to thagomizers.
I'm not a paleontologist but... couldn't the smaller form just be sub adults or sexual dimorphism??
I seen one of these behemoths on tinder i swear
Hold on, hold on, hold on. What the hell is a Mamunchysaurus? It's pronounced Muh-men-CHEE-sore-us (Ma|men|chi|saur|us)
I LIKED the old narrator! This guy is ok. The other guy had soul
this is a ai
right?
@@princessmeek5632 No. The new narrator is human.
Shaun O'Saurus.
Make up your own joke.
Gasosaurus? Very not creative.
It's Ma-men-KEY-saurus not "Mah-munchies-saurus" or whatever the fuck you were saying...
"Mah-munchies-saurus" 😂😂😂😂
you sound like ai