Prehistory of the Octopus

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  • @BenGThomas
    @BenGThomas  5 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    Artworks used at 0:50, 1:03, 1:57, 2:15 and 5:12 by Franz Anthony. Find his work at 252mya.com/collections/shop/franz-anthony

    • @danschick5782
      @danschick5782 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'd just like to say at 0:47 the subset of Carboniferous the Pennsylvanian is spelled wrong. It says Pennslvanian instead of the correct spelling Pennsylvanian...

  • @strawberrymilksamurai
    @strawberrymilksamurai 6 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    0:52 Aww the Pohlsepia looked like a dumbo octopus! So adorable!

    • @kokroucz
      @kokroucz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      probably not, it's an artist impression, since remains are squashed we can't be sure about shape of alive specimen

    • @siyacer
      @siyacer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It looks like an emoji

    • @gustavosauro1882
      @gustavosauro1882 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kokroucz don't crush my dreams

    • @kokroucz
      @kokroucz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gustavosauro1882 sorry my man :(

  • @flyingskyward2153
    @flyingskyward2153 6 ปีที่แล้ว +332

    Pretty sure the plural of octopus is hexadecimalpus

  • @joebrennan230
    @joebrennan230 6 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    I want a video game where you get to play as an octopus. So much gameplay potential with that moveset. Could be VR.
    Could call it the Octopus Rift

    • @WurstWasser617
      @WurstWasser617 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Go home

    • @AmyGoesRAWR114
      @AmyGoesRAWR114 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      I think the closest thing you could get to that is Octodad. It's hilariously difficult!

    • @fadammte_aggst
      @fadammte_aggst 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      well you would need tactical tactile tentacle trousers

    • @glorbojibbins2485
      @glorbojibbins2485 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@fadammte_aggst I'll give you my trouser tentacle

    • @fadammte_aggst
      @fadammte_aggst 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@glorbojibbins2485 Wait...where is it? Is it already here? Oh, now I see. Well, I really don't know how to put this but... to me it seems less of a tentacle and more of a short, thin antenna or some kinde of dwarf worm... You can keep it. But thanks, if I was going to go fisishing I would use it as a bait 10/10!

  • @BenGThomas
    @BenGThomas  6 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    PLEASE READ BEFORE COMMENTING ABOUT THE PLURALISATION OF OCTOPUS. We're getting a lot of comments saying it's 'Octopi'. It's not, it's Octopuses. Look here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus#Etymology_and_pluralisation

    • @MrJonnyPepper
      @MrJonnyPepper 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ben G Thomas i knew some people were going to say that

    • @lindsaywheatcroft8247
      @lindsaywheatcroft8247 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It’s clearly ‘octopuses’, give me five minutes and I’ll show you on Wikipedia

    • @johndifrancisco3642
      @johndifrancisco3642 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      What is the actual plural of octopus?According to Merriam-Webster, both octopuses and octopi are acceptable plurals. The reason for the octopi plural is because some people mistakenly associate octopus with Latin words like syllabus and alumnus. ... However, the word octopus is actually of Greek origin. The plural of octopus in Greek is, in fact, octopodes. Never trust Wikipedia alone. ANYONE can put information on there.

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You can check the sources on Wikipedia, they all support 'Octopi' as being incorrect.

    • @johndifrancisco3642
      @johndifrancisco3642 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Octopodes :)
      I have been around a while (in the 30 to 130 year range:P) so I trust Merriam-Webster because they have been around a LONG time. When I grew up I was into Science and I remember Octopi (Peni ?) and Fungi and other i's being used. I've never heard Octopodes before now, but I think I like it :)

  • @Robert399
    @Robert399 5 ปีที่แล้ว +193

    Fools. _Clearly_ octopuses came from space. I would know, I read it on Facebook.

    • @rowanheart8122
      @rowanheart8122 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @No Name nah dude, what about that comet eating vampire squid thing that was inside gunters brain in adventure time?

    • @Volvith
      @Volvith 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh, you're one of those people who believes in space?... :/
      Tip: When encountering a conspiracy theorist, one-up them, as seen above, and they will not know what to do, and potentially hurt themselves in confusion. :3

    • @Phelan666
      @Phelan666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Back to your dirt farm, peasant!

    • @sunnyjim1355
      @sunnyjim1355 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Must be true then, because Facebook also says Jeremy Corbyn is the Messiah.

    • @gasterthescreamingbanshee8673
      @gasterthescreamingbanshee8673 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rowanheart8122 holy shit I just realized orgalorg is an octopus

  • @suelane3628
    @suelane3628 6 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    I wasn't aware that Octopuses have a history for the pre-history to preceed. Maybe that is why they evolved the ink sac in order to record a written history! (Joke)

  • @DuJoLe
    @DuJoLe 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    My paleontology professor thought while lagerstatte literally translates to place of storage, it should be more inferred as meaning motherload to provide emphasis on the value of the fossils.

  • @mariahgreen9570
    @mariahgreen9570 6 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    Very informative! Never heard of the Mesozoic Marine Revolution before, that's so interesting. Thanks for this video!

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      No problem, thanks for watching :D

    • @dirandrous7682
      @dirandrous7682 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Ben G Thomas
      I have a video request, please do video about Ostafrikasaurus

    • @RileyRampant
      @RileyRampant 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      this was, perhaps, the driver of ammonite extinction?

    • @jessicaevans7847
      @jessicaevans7847 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      *blows raspberries*

    • @jessicaevans7847
      @jessicaevans7847 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Robert399 ban it!

  • @simergoth
    @simergoth 6 ปีที่แล้ว +241

    In our Lord Chthullu we trust.

  • @silkworm6861
    @silkworm6861 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Thanks for the video! It is true what you said that the vampire squid appears to have characteristics of both octopodes and squids, but it's worth mentioning that squids are not really a monophyletic group. It's better to talk about decapodiformes (squids, cuttlefish, and extant and extinct relatives), and octopodiformes (octopodes, vampire squids, and extinct relatives).

  • @poorpauly1308
    @poorpauly1308 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Well done. Out of all of these types of channels, I find yours to have the most interesting and covers topics that the others do not. Sub'ed.

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks so much, we really appreciate that :D

  • @eeveeee6201
    @eeveeee6201 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    My favourite sea creature of all time, great to see another video about the evolution of these animals and they're history

  • @flamencoprof
    @flamencoprof 6 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    I feel sorry for the octopi, they appear so intelligent yet limited by such a short life. We humans think that our hands gave us an evolutionary advantage, yet I wonder what a long-lived octopus could achieve. Maybe on one of the moons of Jupiter or Saturn we may find something of the like :-)

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      That would be cool, perhaps there could be such creatures in the subterranean oceans of Enceladus :)

    • @MrMethekill
      @MrMethekill 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      At least octopodes are intelligent enough not to refer to themselves as "octopi" (sic!).

    • @AZWADER
      @AZWADER 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Europa squad represent

    • @deathbyseatoast8854
      @deathbyseatoast8854 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      octopi is a false term
      it is octopuses.
      But if you want to be even more accurate
      its octopodes.

    • @deathbyseatoast8854
      @deathbyseatoast8854 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      with rising temperatures. octopuses have been able to flourish in new places they couldnt before. and their fast birth rates allow them to adapt much faster. while it is sad that they arent able to live long lives. currently that adaptation is being very useful.

  • @The_Robert.Fletcher
    @The_Robert.Fletcher 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Another great video, you guys do so well. I think the octopus is such a wonderful creature and it makes us think about intelligence and consciouses.

  • @groovncat5817
    @groovncat5817 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    How cool and inventive nature is. ❤️

  • @KhanMann66
    @KhanMann66 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thank you for shedding light on the lesser animals. Can get annoying when the subject of prehistory consists mainly of dinosaurs.

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      No problem, happy to know you like the more diverse videos :)

    • @jacobscrackers98
      @jacobscrackers98 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      'lesser animals'? Octopodes are probably much more intelligent than dinosaurs were

  • @duneydan7993
    @duneydan7993 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "Octopuses"
    Me to my roommate:"Hey hey... he said Octo😏"

  • @spongethebest2728
    @spongethebest2728 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Since when did you have 18k subscribers? I remember when you only had 500. You deserve it.

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thanks so much :D It's gone up by a lot in the last few months, which is really cool :)

  • @Francois2144
    @Francois2144 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The evolution of the cephalopods are one of the most fascinating stories in life.

  • @mariewilliams485
    @mariewilliams485 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you TH-cam algorithm. Instant sub

  • @catherinehubbard1167
    @catherinehubbard1167 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you. This was both fascinating and very well done.

  • @b51a5h
    @b51a5h 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This channel is amazing I can't believe I haven't found this earlier! Thank you so much!

  • @harrietharlow9929
    @harrietharlow9929 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Before viewing this, I was not aware that cephalopods, especially octopuses, have been around for such a long time, or that there are fossils of those early forms. The Cambrian and, to some some extent, the Ediacaran eras are one of my interests. You just made my day by allowing me to learn something new. Thank you!

  • @eccogenesis7198
    @eccogenesis7198 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    5:03 what exhibit is this?

  • @evilnorman9978
    @evilnorman9978 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I commend you young sir for insisting on presenting your materials based on facts and testable theories. The choice of topics is refreshing and bold, never falter from this path like so many other promising channels. The darkside of youtube is no place for real science so keep up the new episodes!

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much, we'll definitely try to stick to the science side of things :)

  • @johannesdietrich724
    @johannesdietrich724 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    The ä in Lagerstätte is pronounced like a in american english. And the last e is pronounced like the first one. Greetings from Germany

    • @zioqqr4262
      @zioqqr4262 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ä = e in Hey
      Also, st = sh + t, but yeah, he coulda went on google to see how its pronounced :(

  • @anikajain571
    @anikajain571 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love your channel & that I recently discovered it.. It's a great tool for me to switch off from my daily stressors, be entertained and learn so many interesting facts, love it! Thank you 😊

    • @mothlightmedia1936
      @mothlightmedia1936 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      if you get a chance check out my stuff, its on a similar topic and my channels in its infancy so I would very much appreciate the view.

  • @christopherchuauhang4829
    @christopherchuauhang4829 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    4:11
    Is that a frilled shark?

  • @mattedward6155
    @mattedward6155 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing channel! I am new and don't plan on unsubscribing ever! I'm honestly astonished you aren't more popular. Your videos are well structured, simple, very enjoyable, and cover almost everything I want to know about the topics. And interest me to do even more research on the topics. Keep up the amazing work and I hope to see you reach the top.

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much for the support! :D

  • @maryrhudy9250
    @maryrhudy9250 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love sharing these with my grandchildren. Thank you very much.

  • @amaro7489
    @amaro7489 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Wow I just found this channe and it's already so interesting ,another subscriber earned +1

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks so much for the support, glad you find us interesting! :D

    • @phoenixdavida8987
      @phoenixdavida8987 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BenGThomas yeah it's great!!!

  • @beastmaster0934
    @beastmaster0934 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So 10 tentacles were ancestral to all cephalopods.
    But octopi got rid of two of them.
    I wonder why that is.

  • @user-ln6br5md1q
    @user-ln6br5md1q 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    love these videos. you guys need more subs.

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks, thats very kind of you to say :D

    • @user-ln6br5md1q
      @user-ln6br5md1q 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      your welcome. ;D

  • @MarkCJackman
    @MarkCJackman 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fascinating info coherently presented, as always. Thanx for your splendid posts!

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      No problem, thanks for watching :D

  • @richardevppro3980
    @richardevppro3980 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    always nice to see your shows, fact full every time thank you

  • @charlesdu84
    @charlesdu84 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic video Ben!

  • @notfunny76
    @notfunny76 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Since some octopai and squids evolved in the devonian period I wonder if there were some octopai with bony shells covering there whole body

  • @dgodfrey9189
    @dgodfrey9189 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cirrate octopods also have an internal shell, although being U or saddle-shaped it doesn't get called a gladius. It, like the gladius, supports the fins, so in animals that have them, it isn't vestigial. I'd also note that you shouldn't call the arms tentacles, as that's the two elongated arms (pair IV in squid).

  • @KlaasDeforche
    @KlaasDeforche 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome video as always!

  • @rboth2
    @rboth2 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is super fascinating, love your videos!

  • @ladymalkavian8710
    @ladymalkavian8710 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the video. You just gained a new follower

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much :D

  • @Giganfan2k1
    @Giganfan2k1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for using Octopuses, it is the proper pronunciation. But I am a Grecko-Roman mad lad. For me it will always be Octopi.

  • @Anomalocaris42
    @Anomalocaris42 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good video. Nice to see my old article at TONMO and drawings were useful for you.

  • @bingbangitsprime2901
    @bingbangitsprime2901 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m gonna be 100% honest when I saw the thumbnail my brain went “Fossilized uterus?”

  • @portugueseeagle8851
    @portugueseeagle8851 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    There is also Tusoteuthis! And such great, captivating and informative video, as always! ;)

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks! And it seems we missed out that one, we'll have to find a way to get it into a future octopus video somehow :)

    • @Will0w2913
      @Will0w2913 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tusoteuthis is a giant squid that (I think) lived around 200 to 300 mya

  • @catfishcave379
    @catfishcave379 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fascinating! Excellent video.

  • @SysterYster
    @SysterYster 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great and interesting video! Also, I love octopuses, cuttlefish and squids! :D

  • @peterclegg2609
    @peterclegg2609 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fascinating once again ,great channel.

  • @stephengardiner9867
    @stephengardiner9867 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I remember being quite surprised when told that the plural of octopus was "octopodes"!

  • @cosmopoiesecriandomundos7446
    @cosmopoiesecriandomundos7446 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    7:36 what are those green animals near the surface?

    • @RecliningWhale
      @RecliningWhale 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly what I'm trying to figure out

  • @kerylorbsmultidimensional4214
    @kerylorbsmultidimensional4214 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your channel. I learn something new every time! 😊

  • @fawoki8519
    @fawoki8519 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yes! New video!!!!

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hope you enjoy :D

  • @jaschabull2365
    @jaschabull2365 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So, by the sounds of it, ammonites are the opposite of omanytes; instead of their shells making them too slow to chase prey, it seems their shells made them too slow to escape predators.

  • @nokiot9
    @nokiot9 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why can’t I thumb this up more than once??!

  • @ineedfiles
    @ineedfiles 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like how they throw around millions of years like it's nothing

  • @reggie8370
    @reggie8370 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why is your voice perfect? So unique

  • @voidpuppy5145
    @voidpuppy5145 6 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    1:00
    It's so CUTE 😍

  • @busterggi1
    @busterggi1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent overview!

  • @frlade
    @frlade 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Good comment, good presentation .. Only minus is that the video is so short ... But anyway well put together.

  • @SUPER_WOLFMOON
    @SUPER_WOLFMOON 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you know why many of these guys have the little fun flaps on their heads? Where did the find come from? Did they have these fins or something like them when they had shells?

    • @Saccillia
      @Saccillia 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I can't say if the feature does not recur down the ancestral tree but I can say that they can ve present in both squid and octopus. I am really curious if the shelled varieties had them, or if they lack the feature like the nautilus.
      It would be super advantageous if the species lived in the water column.

  • @Ballacha
    @Ballacha 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    this octopuses vs octopi war needs to stop.
    facts:
    English words ending with "-us" of Latin origin has a plural form of "-i"
    example: fungus - fingi
    English words ending with "-us" of Greek origin has a plural form of "-es"
    example: platypus - platypuses, or if you really want to be that fucking guy, platypodes

  • @willschweitzer9784
    @willschweitzer9784 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    These videos are more reliable than documentaries.😉

  • @marcusliriano9213
    @marcusliriano9213 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for this video. I wonder if those prehistoric octopus had some form of intelligence?

  • @warrorlion4960
    @warrorlion4960 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow Nice Vid anyways Love The Vid 😘😘😘

  • @djimma5080
    @djimma5080 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I bet life follows similar patterns all over the universe, I would be more surprised if it was some crazy type of life form like we see in science fiction films than if it was similar to life on earth. Evolution favours the best design and convergent evolution proves a good design will repeat itself many times.

  • @zioqqr4262
    @zioqqr4262 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The way you pronounce Lagerstätte sounds like Lagus-Tart..
    ya rlly gotta look at how foreign words are pronounced, thatd be rlly nice.
    But besides that, I'm glad to have found this video! Squids need more attention, imo

  • @vassa1972
    @vassa1972 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm just glad that they aren't on land walking around here on earth, it would be funny seeing one walking around with 12 legs through

  • @broepic9472
    @broepic9472 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    As Sam O'Nella once said.
    *"SHUN THE SPINLESS FREAK"*
    or if you'd prefer,
    "yeah they can get in a jar and all, but at what cost."

  • @joshuaashby4720
    @joshuaashby4720 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    About my request on the evolution of the Megatooth sharks. I was thinking that maybe Shark Week would be a good time to do it.

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah that would be a good time, do you know when it's going to be? I've been trying to find out what week it is this year, and we were thinking of maybe doing a video per day for the whole week if we could manage that, so a video on Megatooth sharks would fit perfectly.

    • @joshuaashby4720
      @joshuaashby4720 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ben G Thomas Should be July 22. My reason for this request is that, for all the talk about Megalodon, there’s hardly anything on it’s evolutionary history. I felt it would be a great subject for you to talk about.

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed, that would make a good video :)

  • @markupton3482
    @markupton3482 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fascinating!

  • @NonNewtoadian
    @NonNewtoadian 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did pohlsepia have a gladius? Was pohlsepia around before vampire squids and octopuses split?

  • @lylachristopherson865
    @lylachristopherson865 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was fabulous.

    • @mothlightmedia1936
      @mothlightmedia1936 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      if you get a chance check my stuff out its on a similar topic and I would appreciat the view

  • @fortheearth
    @fortheearth 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great info, thanks!

  • @OzzyMandias
    @OzzyMandias 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    At what point in time did Octopus History actually begin and who wrote it?

  • @priestessliletheudora432
    @priestessliletheudora432 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I live and fossil hunt in the mazon creek area. Sadly, we may lose any opportunity to find more amazing fossils in this area. Alot of the spoil heaps have been bulldozed and strip mines filled with water :( also the mazon creek/Francis shale formation is also a laggerstatten. One of the best in the world, we even have jellyfish fossils ^-^. This is why its sad were losing opportunities to find more

  • @juanpascallucianobravado6112
    @juanpascallucianobravado6112 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can’t believe that you only have 50k subscribers. What a beautiful channel, chock a block full of great videos that are each stuffed silly with currently valid paleontological knowledge. Please do *keep on truckin’*, sir.

  • @oposum244
    @oposum244 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video!Octopus is very amazing animal,i see him past year on Jadran sea.Can you maby made one video about peterosaurs?They are really interesting too:)

    • @mothlightmedia1936
      @mothlightmedia1936 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      check out my stuff I make similar contetn i'm sure you'll like it if you like this

  • @--Paws--
    @--Paws-- 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wonder if that the seas or maybe the water chemistry affected the usage and purpose of the shell on most animals then.
    The concentration of minerals in the water may have forced these creatures to develop some sort of buffer from parts of their bodies exposed to the water and the rest are hidden (by being buried or simply for protection).
    I understand that there are still creatures that have shells but it seems as though they have just managed to live on and adapted in the current water chemistry either in a marine environment or in freshwater.

  • @vassa1972
    @vassa1972 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video

  • @jdr9419
    @jdr9419 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing.

  • @ThorgrimTheWise
    @ThorgrimTheWise 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The more I learn about our ancient past here on earth, the more I feel sad that every day more and more information is destroyed. Each fossil mentioned could easily have been destroyed by some rambunctious kid, or perhaps a mining company. How much of our past has been annihilated by unknowing humans? Not that knowing our past really has any bearing on our future, but I am saddened by the loss of information.

  • @Ratciclefan
    @Ratciclefan 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I learned so much

  • @TTtahnok
    @TTtahnok 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    7:47 lol thats my background picture

  • @YBAC_Katomin
    @YBAC_Katomin 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    1:24 i thought it was extinct shelled squid wears bunny hat omfgasshow 🐰🐙

  • @spinosaur1156
    @spinosaur1156 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    To those that are in the comments saying its octopi it's actually octopuses.

    • @scaper8
      @scaper8 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Technically it's both, as well as a third.
      "Octopuses" is the most correct in English based on standard English plural rules, "octopi" is based on attempts at Latinization of English and is the most common in everyday speech, and "octopodes" is based on a Greecinzation to correct the fact that "octopus" is of Greek origin and is the most fun to say. ak-top-O-dEz. :-)

    • @ItsAustinSea
      @ItsAustinSea 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      scaper8 technically no its not both. Octopi is 100% incorrect.

    • @scaper8
      @scaper8 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Sorry, but all three are. They are all in common usage and all major dictionaries accept them. There is no final decision body for English as there is for French, for example; therefore, usage and major, accepted dictionaries are the only metric by which we can judge "correctness."

    • @MrJonnyPepper
      @MrJonnyPepper 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well do you guys think we should spell (kidnapped-kidnaped) with two P's or with 1

    • @scaper8
      @scaper8 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      jonny pepperston I spell it "kidnapped," with two "p"s. I don't think that I can say I've ever seen it with only one. I wasn't even aware there was a debate on that one.

  • @MargoSki1959
    @MargoSki1959 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your videos and the fossils. 👩‍🍳🇵🇱🇺🇸

  • @TheFuckingVollidiot
    @TheFuckingVollidiot 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very interesting Video!
    It's always a wonder how these soft-bodied animals fossilise through special geologic circumstances
    But I have to say that you've missed to pronounce the "e" at the end of Lagerstätte :o
    greetings from germany

    • @BenGThomas
      @BenGThomas  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks :D And I think we completely messed up the pronunciation there, but at least we know for next time :)

    • @TheFuckingVollidiot
      @TheFuckingVollidiot 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      All in all it was not bad! :o There's just a hard "e" at the end :)
      Are you going to create more of these evolution splitt videos? In my opinon that's a very interesting topic

  • @Tucher97
    @Tucher97 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    its sort of hard to imagine the soft bodied creatures even the wild life with soft skeletons or proto skeletons, yet such things makes it difficult to preserve

  • @MissEwe
    @MissEwe 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    If I was a cephalopod, Id be a cuddle-fish. *crosses arms: *change my mind*
    Heheheheh

  • @Saccillia
    @Saccillia 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Since they have no bones and are squishy, wouldn't that cause their forms to be HIGHLY distorted when they do fossilize?

  • @alicewilloughby4318
    @alicewilloughby4318 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Pohlsepia looks like the "Dumbo" octopus that I think was discovered only recently! :-)

  • @bjarnivalur6330
    @bjarnivalur6330 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:10
    the _'ä'_ is pronounced more like something between _'a'_ and _'e'_ , similar to the _'a'_ in _'apple'_

  • @halonsox
    @halonsox 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The first bulby one looks supa cute as hell

    • @Saccillia
      @Saccillia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You are so going to enjoy baby dumbo octopuses then

  • @keatonblackman472
    @keatonblackman472 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Octopus Are Awesome

  • @senseibot8719
    @senseibot8719 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Male octopus=octopeepee
    Female octopus=octopussy
    SCIENCE!

  • @averagebard
    @averagebard 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just came here to say, "the plural of octopus, is octopi." Now my OCD can rest.

    • @SlonkGoblin
      @SlonkGoblin 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Octopi is actually incorrect. Octopuses or Octopodes is correct

  • @vassa1972
    @vassa1972 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very cool love history

  • @SamuraiJACsr
    @SamuraiJACsr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    But squids don't have shells right? And they also have ink sacks, right?

    • @thatdinonerd720
      @thatdinonerd720 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Andy Crowley Sr. Well, technically squids do have a shell, but it's been internalized into their bodies, acting as a type of false backbone of sorts, this internal shell is called a Pen, this structure can also be found in the now extinct Belemnites too

  • @andrewdillon7837
    @andrewdillon7837 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had a chair with a cuddly Octopus on it,,i could never sit there,,, IT was OCTIPIED,,,