Alright i watched this now and i love this! I actually forgot about the Triassic-Jurassic Extinction event so I'm glad it's here there's actually a lot here that another guy already went into in this comment section so I'll just say that i find the idea of an Opossum looking Ophaur pretty hilarious can't wait for the Mid Jurassic period where the Ophaur ancestors meet small mammals that are starting to look more like modern mammals like ancient mice and squirrels (actually that might be where the occasional tree climbing behavior comes from but that's my prediction) Great job!
This was a nice video, and it's nice to see how Bauria survived, and that the adaptive radiation of Therocephalians has continued towards becoming Ophaurs, as well as expanding on the Bauria Descendant Family Tree. However, there's just 4 things that seem...off with doing the timeskips as they are in the video, ngl (and I feel there are definitely others who would agree and feel the same way): 1. If Bauria's descendants are still in Africa, then how did they not spread to South America, Antarctica, or Australia before Africa broke off from the rest of Gondwana 180 million years ago (or even spreading to South America before Africa broke off 140 million years ago) Not to mention spreading into India and Madagascar before they broke off from Gondwana 120 million years ago (with Madagascar breaking off from India 95-84 million years ago)? 2. While they were able to deal with cynodonts, how did Bauria's descendants deal with the many animals of Jurassic Africa? (Besides animals like Kentrosaurus, Giraffititan, Veterupristisaurus, and Afrovenator, there were not only many dinosaurs of the Late Jurassic, but even throughout the Jurassic, Africa was filled with many creatures. Birds, pterosaurs, crocodillians, lizards, and even the mammals started to have a go.) But for the sake of the list, here's just a few examples of just the dinosaurs: Early Jurassic: Berberosaurus, Dracovenator, Eocursor, Massospondylus, Pegomastax (Yes, this was a real creature. It wasn't just created for the game ARK: Survival Evolved and its remaster, ARK: Survival Ascended.) Middle Jurassic: Adratiklit, Afrovenator (first appeared in the fossil record at this time), Altasaurus, Spinostropheus Late Jurassic: Besides the famous Tendaguru dinosaurs such as Kentrosaurus, Giraffititan, and Afrovenator, there was also animals such as Autralodocus, Dicraeosaurus, Elaphrosaurus, and more, with most of these known from the famous Tendaguru Formation 3. Same question as above, but for the Early and Middle Cretaceous. (Plus, remember, especially in North Africa, change in the climate led to the change in habitat that brought the famous animals of the Kem Kem to extinction, so Bauria's descendants would need to have some adaptations to survive a drastic change in climate like that.) Many more animals besides the dinosaurs, especially when animals like Sarcosuchus also existed here in the Early Cretaceous. Not to mention animals like Kaprosuchus existed 95 million years ago. Again, for the sake of the list, here's just a few examples of just the dinosaurs: Early Cretaceous: Suchomimus, Cristatusaurus, Eocarchia, Kryptops, Lurdusaurus, Nigersaurus (Pronounce Nigh-Jer-Saurus, in case you were worried with the name. You're welcome for the clarification.), Ouranosaurus Middle Cretaceous (Current moment, due to it being 95 million years ago (Side note: Compared to the previous Ophaur ancestor video on the channel (I'm referring to one of the first videos on the channel and the one that directly inspired this series to be made), is Didelphibauria still the same size as the previously shown ancestor that you showed earlier in the channel's history, or should this officially be called the first retcon of the channel?)): Like mentioned before, besides the famous animals of the Kem Kem (Spinosaurus, Carcharodontosaurus, Rugops, etc.), there were also animals like Sauroniops, Deltadromeus, Paralititan, Rebbachisaurus, and many more from this specific time, with many known from the Kem Kem and Bahariya Formations 4. Doesn't it feel like the timeskips are too large? I would say they are still too large to gloss over in my opinion, but I definitely feel like I'm not the only one in your audience who also has such an opinion. Even in just this part of the Mesozoic (or even just looking at the Jurassic or Cretaceous individually), the environments, climates, and geography was just too diverse to simply gloss over, especially in Mesozoic Africa. Add in a Therocephalian in the mix, and boom, another thing to factor in that many people, myself included, would like to see how it would go. (Even just looking at a specific place like the Kem Kem for a survival scenario for the Great Apes, like in Madly Mesozoic's video, requires a lot of research because both factors (both the placed animals and their location to test how well they can survive) are greatly diverse even when just limited to "Could the Great Apes Survive in Early Cretaceous North Africa?" (I mean, remember, that is just Spinosaurus' home and time period.) This series is essentially grander than that.) Again, remember, Quality over Quantity. Even if the series needs to be split into multiple parts just to focus on a single location and time period without timeskips, this would be great as no matter what, the audience will still watch the videos because they are just that fascinating. I mean, look at Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere and Dr. Polaris' Alter-Earth Series. If they can split their series to focus on single locations and time periods, and still get success from their audiences watching the videos on these singular parts, then so too can you achieve success from this series because it isn't being undermined by a feeling of needing to rush to get to the present day. Quality over Quantity. Quality requires time and patience. And, most importantly, remember that the audience is patient. Thank you all for reading, and I hope you all have a great day. (Also, for the future, please keep in mind of an animal named Igai (Pronounced EE-gai). Very important to note, as this was a Titanosaur that was more closer related to European Titanosaurs than to other African ones, meaning even at this time, faunal exchange between the European Archipelago and Africa was indeed happening at this time.)
1. it was implied that there are bauria descendants elsewhere. I just didn't think it was necessary to talk about them since I'm only concerned with covering the ophaur's immediate relatives/ancestors. The therocephalians that the ophaur evolved from were the ones that stayed in Africa. 2, 3. I don't really have to nor do I feel like going into detail about every single adaptation the ophaur relatives went through during the mesozoic.
Update: I am in need of artwork submissions, because I suck at art, so I posted on r/specevo describing the creature and asking for drawings, also a question: should I share it on TH-cam or not?
Alright i watched this now and i love this! I actually forgot about the Triassic-Jurassic Extinction event so I'm glad it's here there's actually a lot here that another guy already went into in this comment section so I'll just say that i find the idea of an Opossum looking Ophaur pretty hilarious can't wait for the Mid Jurassic period where the Ophaur ancestors meet small mammals that are starting to look more like modern mammals like ancient mice and squirrels (actually that might be where the occasional tree climbing behavior comes from but that's my prediction) Great job!
Dear Ms. Ophaur, "If the ophaur is a Therocephalian, why does it have internal ears!?11?1"
I nearly missed it again youtube is getting on my nerves lol anyway I'll go watch this thanks!
This was a nice video, and it's nice to see how Bauria survived, and that the adaptive radiation of Therocephalians has continued towards becoming Ophaurs, as well as expanding on the Bauria Descendant Family Tree. However, there's just 4 things that seem...off with doing the timeskips as they are in the video, ngl (and I feel there are definitely others who would agree and feel the same way):
1. If Bauria's descendants are still in Africa, then how did they not spread to South America, Antarctica, or Australia before Africa broke off from the rest of Gondwana 180 million years ago (or even spreading to South America before Africa broke off 140 million years ago) Not to mention spreading into India and Madagascar before they broke off from Gondwana 120 million years ago (with Madagascar breaking off from India 95-84 million years ago)?
2. While they were able to deal with cynodonts, how did Bauria's descendants deal with the many animals of Jurassic Africa? (Besides animals like Kentrosaurus, Giraffititan, Veterupristisaurus, and Afrovenator, there were not only many dinosaurs of the Late Jurassic, but even throughout the Jurassic, Africa was filled with many creatures. Birds, pterosaurs, crocodillians, lizards, and even the mammals started to have a go.) But for the sake of the list, here's just a few examples of just the dinosaurs:
Early Jurassic: Berberosaurus, Dracovenator, Eocursor, Massospondylus, Pegomastax (Yes, this was a real creature. It wasn't just created for the game ARK: Survival Evolved and its remaster, ARK: Survival Ascended.)
Middle Jurassic: Adratiklit, Afrovenator (first appeared in the fossil record at this time), Altasaurus, Spinostropheus
Late Jurassic: Besides the famous Tendaguru dinosaurs such as Kentrosaurus, Giraffititan, and Afrovenator, there was also animals such as Autralodocus, Dicraeosaurus, Elaphrosaurus, and more, with most of these known from the famous Tendaguru Formation
3. Same question as above, but for the Early and Middle Cretaceous. (Plus, remember, especially in North Africa, change in the climate led to the change in habitat that brought the famous animals of the Kem Kem to extinction, so Bauria's descendants would need to have some adaptations to survive a drastic change in climate like that.) Many more animals besides the dinosaurs, especially when animals like Sarcosuchus also existed here in the Early Cretaceous. Not to mention animals like Kaprosuchus existed 95 million years ago. Again, for the sake of the list, here's just a few examples of just the dinosaurs:
Early Cretaceous: Suchomimus, Cristatusaurus, Eocarchia, Kryptops, Lurdusaurus, Nigersaurus (Pronounce Nigh-Jer-Saurus, in case you were worried with the name. You're welcome for the clarification.), Ouranosaurus
Middle Cretaceous (Current moment, due to it being 95 million years ago (Side note: Compared to the previous Ophaur ancestor video on the channel (I'm referring to one of the first videos on the channel and the one that directly inspired this series to be made), is Didelphibauria still the same size as the previously shown ancestor that you showed earlier in the channel's history, or should this officially be called the first retcon of the channel?)): Like mentioned before, besides the famous animals of the Kem Kem (Spinosaurus, Carcharodontosaurus, Rugops, etc.), there were also animals like Sauroniops, Deltadromeus, Paralititan, Rebbachisaurus, and many more from this specific time, with many known from the Kem Kem and Bahariya Formations
4. Doesn't it feel like the timeskips are too large? I would say they are still too large to gloss over in my opinion, but I definitely feel like I'm not the only one in your audience who also has such an opinion. Even in just this part of the Mesozoic (or even just looking at the Jurassic or Cretaceous individually), the environments, climates, and geography was just too diverse to simply gloss over, especially in Mesozoic Africa. Add in a Therocephalian in the mix, and boom, another thing to factor in that many people, myself included, would like to see how it would go. (Even just looking at a specific place like the Kem Kem for a survival scenario for the Great Apes, like in Madly Mesozoic's video, requires a lot of research because both factors (both the placed animals and their location to test how well they can survive) are greatly diverse even when just limited to "Could the Great Apes Survive in Early Cretaceous North Africa?" (I mean, remember, that is just Spinosaurus' home and time period.) This series is essentially grander than that.) Again, remember, Quality over Quantity. Even if the series needs to be split into multiple parts just to focus on a single location and time period without timeskips, this would be great as no matter what, the audience will still watch the videos because they are just that fascinating. I mean, look at Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere and Dr. Polaris' Alter-Earth Series. If they can split their series to focus on single locations and time periods, and still get success from their audiences watching the videos on these singular parts, then so too can you achieve success from this series because it isn't being undermined by a feeling of needing to rush to get to the present day. Quality over Quantity. Quality requires time and patience. And, most importantly, remember that the audience is patient.
Thank you all for reading, and I hope you all have a great day.
(Also, for the future, please keep in mind of an animal named Igai (Pronounced EE-gai). Very important to note, as this was a Titanosaur that was more closer related to European Titanosaurs than to other African ones, meaning even at this time, faunal exchange between the European Archipelago and Africa was indeed happening at this time.)
1. it was implied that there are bauria descendants elsewhere. I just didn't think it was necessary to talk about them since I'm only concerned with covering the ophaur's immediate relatives/ancestors. The therocephalians that the ophaur evolved from were the ones that stayed in Africa.
2, 3. I don't really have to nor do I feel like going into detail about every single adaptation the ophaur relatives went through during the mesozoic.
Nice job
Scoutosaurus (primeval season 1 episode 1)
The synapsid baby
Coelurosauravus (primeval season 1 episode 1)
Diictodon (primeval season 3 episode 3)
I'm considering doing a similar project, but with pterosaurs
Update: I am in need of artwork submissions, because I suck at art, so I posted on r/specevo describing the creature and asking for drawings, also a question: should I share it on TH-cam or not?
By the way you have discord and if you do do you want to join my server?
Precambrian Worm (primeval season 2 episode 2)