>what should our illustration choice be for what's possibly the biggest marine reptile that ever, ever existed? >I KNOW! HAVE IT DEAD ON THE BEACH, THAT'S HOW PEOPLE KNOW WHALES RIGHT?!?!
What's the thought process behind that? Hell, there's an alternate illustration that other news websites use that's way better at giving a sense grandeur to it.
How does this even happen? I mean it's a liberal estimate sure, but how the hell could this thing possibly feed itself? Warmer oceans usually have lower productivity and this thing lived in the fricking blazing hot Triassic, not to mention jawbones of its relatives like shonisaurus show normal ichthyosaur dentition which implies that it couldn't even filter feed. What the frick did these things eat?
>What the frick did these things eat?
The shape of the jaw implies it was predatory so possibly other ichthyosaurs, large invertebrates and fish. That said we already had perucetus go from 300 tonnes to like 60 in a month so time will tell
I know yea, it's almost 100% gonna get downsized. They probably only say shit like this because it sells and gets clicks. Everybody wants to be the one to find the new biggest ________ ever.
Sperm whales are immense creatures too and they dont filter feed.
Macropredatory animals have a size cap at around that size, the only animals that we know of that even get anywhere near the giant baleen whale range are filter feeders. I just don't see how an animal could possibly live in an ecosystem with less organic matter yet be three times the size of the largest known animals that lived similar lives to it.
>What the frick did these things eat?
The shape of the jaw implies it was predatory so possibly other ichthyosaurs, large invertebrates and fish. That said we already had perucetus go from 300 tonnes to like 60 in a month so time will tell
It's a cool name, it's just the -titan suffix is so played out nowadays.
Personally I would've liked a name that references its likeness to whales. >Saurophyseter >Porphyriosaurus >Sauroleviathan
It's a decent name, describes it petty well since it's a giant icthyosaur
It had it far better than the poor victims of pop culture israelitegolems like dracorex and fricking thanos
>It had it far better than the poor victims of pop culture israelitegolems like dracorex and fricking thanos
All pop culture reference names can go in the bin except for Ninjemys
that looks like a deep sea creature, why did they drop him on the beach?
Did you just assume xer habitat?
>25m
Big Whale always makes sure they keep their precious Blue Whale the biggest. Sick of it.
>what should our illustration choice be for what's possibly the biggest marine reptile that ever, ever existed?
>I KNOW! HAVE IT DEAD ON THE BEACH, THAT'S HOW PEOPLE KNOW WHALES RIGHT?!?!
What's the thought process behind that? Hell, there's an alternate illustration that other news websites use that's way better at giving a sense grandeur to it.
it's because they reckon that the skeleton was scavenged and picked apart after it washed up on a beach
What a weird thing to be autistic about
Mammalbros... how could this happen...
How does this even happen? I mean it's a liberal estimate sure, but how the hell could this thing possibly feed itself? Warmer oceans usually have lower productivity and this thing lived in the fricking blazing hot Triassic, not to mention jawbones of its relatives like shonisaurus show normal ichthyosaur dentition which implies that it couldn't even filter feed. What the frick did these things eat?
tfw the actual kraken didn't fossilize
Okay then. What did the literal kraken eat in that case?
>how could this thing possibly feed itself?
Ask yo momma
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I know yea, it's almost 100% gonna get downsized. They probably only say shit like this because it sells and gets clicks. Everybody wants to be the one to find the new biggest ________ ever.
Macropredatory animals have a size cap at around that size, the only animals that we know of that even get anywhere near the giant baleen whale range are filter feeders. I just don't see how an animal could possibly live in an ecosystem with less organic matter yet be three times the size of the largest known animals that lived similar lives to it.
>Macropredatory animals have a size cap at around that size
I mean, says who?
>What the frick did these things eat?
The shape of the jaw implies it was predatory so possibly other ichthyosaurs, large invertebrates and fish. That said we already had perucetus go from 300 tonnes to like 60 in a month so time will tell
Sperm whales are immense creatures too and they dont filter feed.
Put it next to a blue whale
Where are the feathers?
So what does this mean essentially?
New Spinosaurus dropped.
Spinosaurus was actually a 25m Ichtyosaur.
>ichthyotitan
Meh.
Between Chingchongosaurus wasabi and Titansaurus biggus idk which I'm more tired of.
Gone are the days of names like Tyrannosaurus rex, this is the age of Genericus blandi and Referencia popculturens
Ichthyotitan is a fricking awesome name, you morons are just contrarian normalgays and should possibly go back.
It’s an alright name
Waiting for Ichthyoterror, Ichthyotyrannus and Ichthyorex
if you only pop into paleo news once every couple years, sure, but when a new "thing"titan drops every couple of months it gets tiresome.
It's a cool name, it's just the -titan suffix is so played out nowadays.
Personally I would've liked a name that references its likeness to whales.
>Saurophyseter
>Porphyriosaurus
>Sauroleviathan
It's a decent name, describes it petty well since it's a giant icthyosaur
It had it far better than the poor victims of pop culture israelitegolems like dracorex and fricking thanos
>It had it far better than the poor victims of pop culture israelitegolems like dracorex and fricking thanos
All pop culture reference names can go in the bin except for Ninjemys
>just a piece of jawbone
Place your bets, will it be upsized to bigger than a blue whale or downsized to 20 metres or below
All of this fragmentary bullshit inevitably gets downsized
Is he ok?
He's probably just asleep.
went too hard w/ the boys last night
Drukbros ww@