Coelophysis | The Triassic Speed Demon
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- Опубликовано: 9 дек 2022
- The Triassic is well-known for being a brutal time. Giant Pseudosuchians ran amok on land, while Phytosaurs claimed the waters, and harsh conditions in the form of severe droughts made sure that chaos thrived throughout Pangaea. Yet, in this seemingly hopeless world, where not even dinosaurs were safe, a small and fragile dinosaur was still able to survive and prosper. However, this seemingly harmless creature was also hiding a dark secret, that it was a cannibal!
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Coelophysis is basically the prototypical example of a Dinosaur. Hard to beat the OG, but 200 million years is such a difficult timeframe to imagine.
As a Diné (Navajo), I always think it's neat to hear dinos (like Dilophosaurus) & other prehistoric animals being found in & around our ancestral home.
Also, the 'flocking' brings to mind migrating birds. You'll also see hundreds of birds, modern day, seemingly flying in great clouds. They aren't unified in any way - it's every bird for itself - but it seems the older, more experienced flock members seek out food sources while younger less experienced birds follow to take advantage. The result appears to be unified action.... I'd hate to be identified as weak or injured during the Triassic: could you imagine hundreds of these little Critters homing in on you to get a bite before "all the good stuff" is gone"
Just looking at the Coelophysis and other 'Running Lizard' type early dinosaurs makes me think... you must have had feathers. The sheer surface area of these skinny bipedal creatures who cant curl up or huddle the ground to conserve heat like snakes or lizards immediately suggests some kind of integument would have been extremely handy, even if they were warm blooded.
Thank you for sharing this well made doku on Coelophysis! BTW I read that Coelophysis, if caring after their eggs, would have eaten all those hatchlings that died while hatching or close there after, like some contemporary dinosaurs also do; and dead chicks occur with nearly every greater clutch. So, in that case, no real cannibalism, but just no wasting of protein.
I always love Coelophysis.
I just woke up to a good vid
I really like the simple editing.
Those Coelophysis found on Ghost Ranch may not have "roamed* together, but I'd bet they did
Entertaining and educational!
The Jurassic atmosphere was not crystal clear like today. It was at least 10 times thicker and probably had an off color to it.
The large numbers of Celophisi might also have come together for mating.
I love that comment where you said the ones that disagree that they weren't pack hunters said that there's no evidence that they did that. there's no evidence of even what color they were so why would we know about their day-to-day lives. Yeah we can speculate but really why would so many be in one area if it was just because of a water source they would be spread out then. Hell maybe they were the trolls like you know games like rust where you get the zergs running around in a huge group. But they are not a clan or tribe. So maybe that's how they hunted in a large group with no leader or connection other than being hungry
Good video :3
"...Once again raising beliefs that it was indeed a cannibal."
Up at Valley of fire I made an astounding spot of some tracks that were within 100 feet of the road that nobody had spotted. It is across from mouses tank parking lot with many other dino tracks if you know where to go at about 180-200 million. Navaho sandstone. It is the most astonishing area ever of an interdune lake. So I took pictures and sent them around even I knew they could only be coeolphysis. the buzz got around and we did big meeting up there and everyone was impressed. The eco system at the time was a VAST area of interdune lakes and the exact spot is well documented. problem is nobody spotted those tracks. but celio was in fact running all over the place. the spot dead center valley of fire is an amazing concentration of dino tracks within a few minutes walk.
Excellent.
awesome video
I imagine if they were indeed social it was less an organized pack and more an opportunistic mob like komodo dragons or sharks, they have a focused goal but there is no real social hierarchy or coordination just mobbing a weakened prey item. Once the prey was brought down it was every Coelo for itself with those large enough to muscle in getting to eat and smaller individuals getting scraps if lucky.
One of my favorite Triassic dinosaurs (2nd only to Gojirasaurus quayi)