Eustreptospondylus | The Island-Hopping Hunter | Dino Basics
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- Dinosaurs are often considered the rulers of the earth for millions of years, but the term "earth" should instead be "land". Dinosaurs were ferocious and cunning creatures, but most of their lives was spent patrolling the open plains and dense forests on dry land. This did not stop the Eustreptospondylus, possibly one of the most unique hunters of the Jurassic. This medium sizes carnivore was not restricted to one land mass, and possibly hunted island to island looking for prey. But why would such an adaptation be necessary for Eustreptospondylus? What made this creature competitive enough to be able to compete in the cutthroat world of Jurassic Europe? Let's find out!
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Pretty interesting feature about a rarely mentioned animal, hailing from a long gone past - thank you very much.
My favoirte dinosuar!
With that name, it better be
I hope you do more dinosaurs that have a fair share of media but not as famous as some dinosaurs like T. Rex, Velociraptor, Triceratops and Brontosaurus.
Hi, I've been watching for a little while now and I absolutely love the videos. It's just a thought, and I know it is kind of signature to the channel at this point, but have you ever considered switching up the background music every now and then?
My boy!!!
It is rather sad that Eustreptospondylus only had one documentary appearance, and extremely limited media appearances like Dinosaur King for the Arcade, DS, & TCG; & “POSSIBLY” an appearance in the BBC television series Primeval, where was represented as a semi aquatic raptor instead of the actual dinosaur.
The Dino definitely needs more love.
Well, Large island dinosaurs are rare. As well as in media. And at 5 meters long from nose to tail, Eustreptospondylus is the biggest. And possibly the only one. I think.
@@anthonybusch4407
Don’t rule out, Saltriovenator
@@hcollins9941, Oh. Uh, I-Uh.. I guess you could say that I never heard of that kind of dinosaur. Sorry. Heh. Well, this is a bit awkward.
@anthonybusch4407
🙀, great! Info drop!
Saltriovenator is a Ceratosaur from the Saltrio Cormation in Italy.
If lived 199 mya in the Early Jurassic.
It’s known from 132 bone fragments.
It’s estimated to be 7 - 8 meters long, & weighing around 1 - 2 tons, roughly larger than Ceratosaurus but smaller than most specimens of Allosaurus.
@@hcollins9941, Remarkable!
Do you have a video about cryolophosaurus? I want to see one!
He already made one
What are these type of videos called?
Tyrannosaurus rex piz
Now, I’m familiar with Eustreptospondylus, even though my knowledge of it isn’t very wide, so, take this with a grain of salt.
Eustreptospondylus was one of the largest scavenging theropods of all time. It live in Southern Europe, during the Middle Jurassic period, some time between 165 and 161 million years ago. At the time, Europe was a series of scattered islands (due to tectonic movement at the time which raised the sea-bed and flooded the lowland). Large island dinosaurs are rare, and at 5 meters long from nose to tail, Eustreptospondylus is the biggest. As a carnivorous theropod, they are primarily scavengers, because of their relatively weak bite force, combing the beaches for dead animals or washed-up dead marine life. But, like many other theropods, it probably also fed on smaller dinosaurs and pterosaurs. It also had a slightly stiffened tail, powerful hind limbs and small forelimbs. It is known from a fossil from on an island, at a time when Europe was mostly made up of island series. This suggests that it might have been able to swim short distances. It has been considered a good swimmer, strong enough to swim from island to island like modern day Komodo Dragons. Not all palaeontologists agree with the swimming hypothesis. The opposing theories hold that the fossil of Eustreptospondylus was either swept out to sea during a flood after the animal died on the mainland, or it was carried to the ocean after it died in a river. “But I mean, come on now, we all know that’s not true, I mean, we’ve all learned from Prehistoric Planet that T-Rex can swim, and so now, that pretty much all species of dinosaurs are very much practically capable of swimming, just in their own different ways.” “(Clears throat) anyway….” Eustreptospondylus has been portrayed as a genus that suffered from insular dwarfism. In 2000, David Martill and Darren Naish pointed out that the portrayal of it as an island-dwelling dwarf species was caused by not realising that the holotype specimen represented a subadult. From my experience as a child, it is famously, but mostly, known from the famous BBC Documentary Series, Walking with Dinosaurs (1999), from the third episode, Cruel Sea.
Anyways, like you always know, it’s great to hear from you again, Logan. Can’t wait to see you next week for Utahraptor! Once thought to be believed as a “Mystery Raptor” of Deinonychus or Dromaeosaurus. Time to turn on some childhood nostalgia for this one.
@anthonybusch4407
And hopefully clear up some old misconceptions, because those of us in the know-how know that Utahraptor is NOT the base for the Raptors of Jurassic Park/World!
Utahraptor does bring back good memories, I even had a replica of a Toe Claw once!
Also, just because something can swim, doesn’t rule out the possibility that an individual might’ve died, and had its body washed out into the sea, or get caught in a current.
The real sad part is that we don’t have an adult specimen. And the fossils that we do have are incomplete.
@@hcollins9941, Indeed. Yes, it does. And, Really?! That's So Cool!
And, also, Yeah, I guess you're right. But at least we all still now know that dinosaurs can still swim.
@anthonybusch4407
Yep, I still find it hilarious seeing the reactions of people when they see videos of ostriches and emus swimming! XD
Will you make on rajasaurus
If he ever gets back, that is.
Can you do Carnotaurus
That's one of my requests.
Eustreptospondylus appeared in Dinosaur King
@landenriley8442
True, but only in the arcade & ds games & tcg
And Canadian kids series "I'm a Dinosaur"