Mystery Skull Speedrun - Ep. 2

Did you get it right? At what time? Lmk

In this video I identify a mystery mammal skull.
Badger? Mink? Lion? Sea Otter? Let's investigate.

[faudelgrey]

I am shocked to find out he swears so much in older videos, but not dissapointed.

Bring back the swearing we love to hear it

[teddiethathal]

I really like these videos where you identify based on the skeleton with little to no information. These are awesome; please make more!

[XtremerK]

BRO HIM SWEARING THE WHOLE TIME MAKES THIS SO MUCH FUNNIER 🤣🤣🤣

[zurba]

man how are you this underrated? your videos are insanely fun to watch.

[aashrayalva]

I like how he says "lemme know if you can beat my time" like thats gonna happen

[DaimyoD]

1:00 I'm pretty sure the Fissipedia and Pinnipedia dichotomy is defunct now, because it was more based on characteristics instead of evolutionary relationships. Kinda like the former "waste-basket taxon" that was Insectivora. Currently Carnivora (which is itself now an order, not a suborder, or at least how I was taught) is divided into two suborders, Caniformia and Feliformia, and pinnipeds are in Caniformia, infraorder Arctoidea, along with bears and musteloids, like mustelids, skunks, etc. In other words, pinnipeds are closely related to some terrestrial carnivorans, more closely than many terrestrial carnivorans are to one another. Obviously we can split hairs about ever-changing classifications all we want, but I thought that point was conceptually important enough to point out. But if you have an alternative argument I am certainly open to it.

The thing that's surprising to me is that according to molecular phylogeny of six genes in Flynn, 2005, Arctoidea contains a clade called Mustelida, which in turn contains Musteloidea (mustelids as we know them, along with skunks, raccoons, and red pandas) _and_ Pinnipedia. I never would have imagined that pinnipeds were the most closely related to mustelids, a very neat idea.

I did not get it right, however. I thought it was a badger lol. But in my defense I'm pretty sure we didn't have sea otter specimens in my mammalogy lab.

[byrn]

0:07 Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris).

But I had an unfair advantage in having prepared study skin/skulls of several Mustelids during my favorite course of all time, Mammology. Yes, I was That Wierdo whom was always first to jump into dissecting things, but it paid off when the professor gave me free rein to examine anything I wanted in the college's collection. :P

[hamzy]

I guessed a mustalid atleast, and the huge Naval cavity really gave it away

[jjbentley]

You got me liking wet specimens now. I've always like bones fossiles crystal etc. But this stuff is so interesting like I could spend the day listening to you go on and on never get bored at all. 😁

[VonKellcsiis]

after seeing the nostrils I thought it was some kind of felidae since it reminded me to felids skulls, and the incissor count seemed alright. then you showed us the molars and my theory was totally ruled out hehe

(now that I'm rewatching the video, the skull shape looks nothing like any felidae but I guess thar short snout tricked me)

I love these videos, I hope to see more of them. Skulls are really interesting :)

[Cemhta]

I got it right by looking at the thumbnail but I really like the walkthrough of how he gets to the conclusion and so much information he gives about other species like the different size of molars and the fact that reptiles have multiple bones in their jaws. So cool.

[JordyHistorian]

Im really happy i found this channel
its really helping me with my osteology studies!

[Yuan_]

Me : its Probably a mammal
him : Explaining
me : ( waiting for choices )
Him : Sea Otter Or Badger
Me : Sea Otter ( You can See by the Teeth )
Him : Sea Otter
Me : Exactly !!!!
Him : lets GOOOO

[samurlaxiv]

I recently found this series (with skeletons and skulls) and I can't get enough ! It's so fun to learn and try to make a guess with you ! Please make more and make a playlist of it so I can binge watch them again and again. Please please !

[salamlawrence]

Once he confirmed mustalid, that giant nasal cavity gave it away.

[insert]

Me the entire video: "Yhea. Hmm. Precisly what I thought"

[TheRealWereBear]

I got this one wrong but it's funny how I do come up with your last few ideas of what it could be I said badger. Win some, lose some now I know and knowing is half the battle!

[caloocanboy]

I guessed it once you said it's from Mustalidae family and also because your other video gave me a hint.

[WildKat]

I'm slowly learning that I know way too much about animals if I can guess the animal with 10 seconds. I guess watching all those wildlife/nature discovery channel shows has paid off.

[adalidhernandezderoo]

I frequent the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, and I've seen Sea Otter Skulls many times, I knew before the timer started. lol I love this series