Was I wrong about the biggest land mammal to ever live?...

We all make mistakes sometimes and I'm not exception....but was I actually wrong about the biggest land mammal to ever live? Let's find out as we take a look at Palaeoloxodon...

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:46 Discovery/naming
1:38 Description
4:58 Extinction
6:00 Q&A

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[celtofcanaanesurix]

I wish Namadicus or Antiquus were still around, they'd be a sight to behold

[oscarstainton]

Such an amazing titan of prehistory; Paleoloxodon namadicus was a real life Oliphaunt / Mumakil!

[mitchellskene]

Grass actually did exist during the Cretaceous, it just didn't become widespread untill well after the dinosaurs had gone extinct.

[thekingedofjay]

In my opinion paraceratherium and palaeoloxodon held hands in being the largest land mammals :)

[VeganSanatani]

My question is, why are mammals so dense ?

[Forestguardian]

The elephants are always One-Upping the rhino's

[subraxas]

7:21 - This statement about evolution of grasses is highly debatable.

[chief]

No thank you. Keep making these amazing videos. 😮‍💨🔥

[polishheavies]

Is there any comparison between the weight bearing bones of Paraceratherium and P. Namadicus

[dbx]

At 1:12 the skeletal structure of this animal looks incredibly robust. Are the bone structure of today's elephants this strong?

[malcontender]

6:49 Sounds like enough to cover in a new video~

[yahwea]

Some content creators say to leave a message, as that helps the algo. Interesting episode. Los Angeles

[myleswelnetz]

As of September 30th, 2024, that record currently stands with Palaeoloxodon namadicus.

[kennethschalhoub]

Your videos are great. Please explain how a few bones can tell us so much,

[jamesasimmons]

Teeth of this animal were found in Yangyuan dating between 2000 BC and 1000BC. Also dwarf ones were found the Greek island tilos dating to 500BC.

[joeyjo-joshabadu]

Its impossible to know for sure which species of land mammal was larger, because we are looking at such a small sample size

[UncleTimTheHermit]

I'd watch a video or even a series about the development of plant life.

[TheOverseerDebates]

Pretty difficult to say for sure, but in my opinion, I think it is more reliable to have Paraceratherium over Palaeoloxodon

[themanofmemes]

New Dino Gen video, life may not be so bad after all.

Terrible joke, i know, but hey comment for more engagement

[mhdfrb]

How does a land mammal that large not cook to death from its own endothermy?