Awesome video! Also quinkana actually had true ziphodont dentition, like that of megalania and theropod dinosaurs like allosaurus, and other fully terrestrial crocodiles like barinasuchus and boverisuchus. And the Pleistocene species quinkana fortirostrum had broad deep and tall skull with laterally directed eyes and nares, and was a fully terrestrial species, and the smaller miocene quinkana timara species had a more narrowed but still tall and deep strong snout shape that resembled boverisuchus. And in the lakes, rivers and swamps during the Pleistocene were home to two species of semi aquatic boad snouted mekosuchine crocs paludirex vincenti and gracilis, and a species of crocodylus croc the saltwater crocodile. Also at 8:17 is a cool Skeleton of the closely related Baru iylwenpeny a broad robust new species that was recently described, a species that would have specialized and ambushed megafauna in lakes, ponds, and swamp forest even on land and other bodies of water in the miocene. Though regarding other terrestrial attributes of quinkana, other post crania material from the pelvis of a mekosuchine crocodile species found shows a modified pelvis for a pillar stance which is seen in terrestrial ziphodont crocs such as barinasuchus and boverisuchus, and rauisuchians, and is very likely attributed to quinkana due to this morphology being seen in other ziphodont land crocs and also quinkana being fully terrestrial with true ziphodont teeth. Also there was another terrestrial ziphodont land croc that was living during the Pleistocene with quinkana, it is a yet to be fully published, it’s a brand new fully terrestrial ziphodont species with a well preserved skull and is related to quinkana but it’s more like baurusuchus in skull morphology. The preview paper is called “A new ziphodont eusuchian from the Pleistocene of Queensland, and implications for Australasia's ziphodont crocodylian diversity” Though interestingly enough the Cuban crocodile is the closest analogy to quinkana and other terrestrial crocs, it used to live In Fully terrestrial ecosystems in the past in the Bahamas and Dominican Republic and are now only found in swamps in Cuba but spend more time on land than in the water and have many terrestrial adaptions in there morphology, behavior, and ecology. Also this was a really awesome video, a lot of unique megafauna species, megalania, thylacoleo, giant snakes, land crocs, giant diprotodons, carnivorous kangaroos, towering kangaroos, ankylosaurus mimic land turtles, giant birds, and other unique megafauna, fauna and flora.👍 thanks for making a video about Australia unique species, hopefully there are more rewilding efforts and Pleistocene taxon substitute species as well to play the ecological niche as the apex Carnivores like quinkana and megalania such as Komodo dragons and Cuban crocodiles, and it’s awesome to learn of the successful reintroduction of Tasmanian devils to the mainland.
Wow great comment from someone who I think knows much more about these species than I do. I must research these Quinkana relatives more as they might warrant a video all to themselves! Thanks and I really appreciate your support 😊
great video! loved the visuals and info. but honestly, i feel like the fascination with prehistoric animals can overshadow the amazing wildlife we have today in Australia. i mean, shouldn't we be focusing more on protecting our current ecosystems instead of just marveling at the past? just a thought!
Thank you! And agreed, Australia's modern ecosystem is one of the most unique and interesting on earth. I believe we can both explore the prehistoric life and also work to preserve its present fauna.
Great vid. 👌
Thanks 😊
Awesome video! Also quinkana actually had true ziphodont dentition, like that of megalania and theropod dinosaurs like allosaurus, and other fully terrestrial crocodiles like barinasuchus and boverisuchus. And the Pleistocene species quinkana fortirostrum had broad deep and tall skull with laterally directed eyes and nares, and was a fully terrestrial species, and the smaller miocene quinkana timara species had a more narrowed but still tall and deep strong snout shape that resembled boverisuchus. And in the lakes, rivers and swamps during the Pleistocene were home to two species of semi aquatic boad snouted mekosuchine crocs paludirex vincenti and gracilis, and a species of crocodylus croc the saltwater crocodile. Also at 8:17 is a cool Skeleton of the closely related Baru iylwenpeny a broad robust new species that was recently described, a species that would have specialized and ambushed megafauna in lakes, ponds, and swamp forest even on land and other bodies of water in the miocene. Though regarding other terrestrial attributes of quinkana, other post crania material from the pelvis of a mekosuchine crocodile species found shows a modified pelvis for a pillar stance which is seen in terrestrial ziphodont crocs such as barinasuchus and boverisuchus, and rauisuchians, and is very likely attributed to quinkana due to this morphology being seen in other ziphodont land crocs and also quinkana being fully terrestrial with true ziphodont teeth. Also there was another terrestrial ziphodont land croc that was living during the Pleistocene with quinkana, it is a yet to be fully published, it’s a brand new fully terrestrial ziphodont species with a well preserved skull and is related to quinkana but it’s more like baurusuchus in skull morphology. The preview paper is called “A new ziphodont eusuchian from the Pleistocene of Queensland, and implications for Australasia's ziphodont crocodylian diversity” Though interestingly enough the Cuban crocodile is the closest analogy to quinkana and other terrestrial crocs, it used to live In Fully terrestrial ecosystems in the past in the Bahamas and Dominican Republic and are now only found in swamps in Cuba but spend more time on land than in the water and have many terrestrial adaptions in there morphology, behavior, and ecology. Also this was a really awesome video, a lot of unique megafauna species, megalania, thylacoleo, giant snakes, land crocs, giant diprotodons, carnivorous kangaroos, towering kangaroos, ankylosaurus mimic land turtles, giant birds, and other unique megafauna, fauna and flora.👍 thanks for making a video about Australia unique species, hopefully there are more rewilding efforts and Pleistocene taxon substitute species as well to play the ecological niche as the apex Carnivores like quinkana and megalania such as Komodo dragons and Cuban crocodiles, and it’s awesome to learn of the successful reintroduction of Tasmanian devils to the mainland.
Wow great comment from someone who I think knows much more about these species than I do. I must research these Quinkana relatives more as they might warrant a video all to themselves! Thanks and I really appreciate your support 😊
@@neostorian1269 I hope you will do it. I like your videos!
great video! loved the visuals and info. but honestly, i feel like the fascination with prehistoric animals can overshadow the amazing wildlife we have today in Australia. i mean, shouldn't we be focusing more on protecting our current ecosystems instead of just marveling at the past? just a thought!
Thank you! And agreed, Australia's modern ecosystem is one of the most unique and interesting on earth. I believe we can both explore the prehistoric life and also work to preserve its present fauna.
palorchestes looks similar to drowzee from pokémon. 3:49
You're right actually, can't believe I didn't notice that 😂
Australia has always been wild.
I like the short faced kangaroo 🦘 and cheek tooth cat 🐅
Thank you I'm glad you enjoyed it
nice
Thanks 🙂
your welcome@@neostorian1269
If only all of the Australian megafauna were still alive today.
I would honestly love that 😂
@@neostorian1269 Me too
Am I alone who have that strange feeling that we lost so many fauna of Australia because of us, humans?
I think we were a big part of it unfortunately. We were pretty much an invasive species which would have turned the ecosystem upside down
not to mention invasive species coming over only because of this invasive species
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Very true!