Animal Armageddon: First Vertebrate

[trilobright]

It's incredibly bizarre today to think that everyone watching this, if they traced their parentage back through hundreds of millions of years we would all be the direct descendants of a creature very much like that who took a chance, perhaps a very desperate chance, to see what things were like beyond the upper firmament of the only world it had ever known. It approached the shallower shores of the waters, perhaps paused for a second, then said, "Now or never", and jumped.

[Cyfrlingk]

It could be they weren't first as this video tells us, maybe they shared the first place with the arthropods. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[TechnicallyTechnical]

whoa wait. I thought tiktaalik had not yet developed limbs that could support it's weight outside of water.

[ecoman32]

why th f is this gone i neeed this!!!...

[FashionDiva181]

It reminds me of crocodiles

[TurokSwe]

Bad animations and short bad episode, bad series. It could have been better. And I absolutely believe Tictalic may still be alive.

[fellowservant34]

The "perfect link" is not so perfect after all. Four months after this video was posted fossil footprints found in Poland with digets predates Tiktaalik by tens of millions of years making video's such as this nothing more than story telling.

[01101100d]

@fellowservant34 Footprints have been found that suggest tetrapods took to the land 18 million years earlier than the fossil record found so far. You do understand do you not, that the fossils found so far of tiktaalik arent the earliest form of that species. I bet you're a creationist because you are defining the findings in the wrong contexts, that it all must be wrong. Why though?

Plus, how can this video be wrong about the time this happened when it didnt give one. Watch again!!

[fellowservant34]

@01101100d Tiktaalik can’t be the transitional fossil it has been claimed to be. This very video says "it was the first vertebrate to walk on land" and we now know that this is not true by tens of millions of years! Despite your claim of "earlier species," at the present time, they have absolutely zero body fossils to illustrate the evolutionary transition from fish to tetrapods that now must predate the Eifelian stage of the Devonian system. This video has nice graphics, but it's total fiction.

[01101100d]

@fellowservant34 ol, can't you hear yourself. So your telling me that land walking tetrapods hadnt evolved yet during the time the footprints were made. That's what was dated to be earlier than the LATEST tiktaalik found so far. Ooh i wonder what made those footprints then, spooky. Okay, your knowledge and understanding is very poor here. Have you never heard of Icthyostega, acanthyostega. You might want help from gensis.com on that too mate.

[01101100d]

@fellowservant34 (comment 2) what do you mean when you put in brackets "earlier species." Is this the famous work of creationist quote mining wonder? I didnt say earlier species. I'm not talking of a different species to tiktaalik before it. I was stating that more fossils can and should exist of tiktaalik. I know very well we dont have that yet. However, it's a safe bet that one will be found eventually, it's a pretty safe bet since creationists didnt think we'd find any transitional forms.

[fellowservant34]

@01101100d Oh,you mean a tiktaalik fossil that predates the Eifelian stage of the Devonian system by tens of millions of years..but the only thing that would prove is stasis..Don't you get it? Tiktaalik is a evolutionary dead-end The only possibility would be for the rocks to be assigned to a different stage on the stratigraphic chart which would be a huge job I doubt they would be willing to do. But evolutionist's have been known to make the evidence fit the theory so I'd put nothing past them

[01101100d]

@fellowservant34 "Tiktaalik is a evolutionary dead end." What, how so. It's you creationists who make things up clearly based on your lack of understanding ofthis subject, go back and read my comments again. How can the creature be a dead end when Icthyostega and acanthyostega come after it. You still havent answered what made those footprints if it wasnt te earlier forms of tetrapods tha the fossils dated so far. I'm not interested in god of the gaps so make a valid point will you.

[Wolfgirl2321]

Lol @ people claiming dinosaurs don't exist..

Ever seen a pidgeon, streets sparrow, or perhaps an eagle at the Zoo, if nothing else? How about a chicken, a goose, a duck, or lizard of sorts perhaps? Welcome to the world of dinosaurs.The only diffrence now is that they're smaller, and most have wings (which most didn't in the past!), and feathers too.

[TurokSwe]

@Wolfgirl2321 The big ones still live too.

[Wolfgirl2321]

@TurokSwe Possible, but not proven, so I'm not sticking my hand into a jar when I don't know the contents of it.Though it wasn't once that they found sharks, and other creatures (sea creatures in perticular), that humans believed to be extinct for millions of years. :l

[TurokSwe]

@Wolfgirl2321 In fact, there are proof that would be enough to say they are still alive or lived very recently along with Humans.

[Wolfgirl2321]

@TurokSwe There's proof for a very little amount of species, sadly :l

But remains of bones (new remains of animals thought to be extinct) are found just about daily.It's just that certain things can't always be published, but those that are, people wave their hand at, saying it's fake. :l

[TurokSwe]

@Wolfgirl2321 Totally true.

[JAYRYNGEL]

the bible just say what u need to know (my opinion)

[TurokSwe]

@MagicAssProductions Yes, absolutely!

[TheropodKid]

@TurokSwe And to your next post... What the hell? Dinosaurs don't exist anymore at all, we've never seen a single one. If even just one of every species of ancient creature was still around we'd have THOUSANDS of prehistoric forms around us.

[TurokSwe]

@TheropodKid Well, in fact, countless people around the world have seen thousands of different dinosaurs. Do some research, dinosaurs are not extinct, without a single doubt.

[TheropodKid]

@TurokSwe Yes, non-avian dinosaurs are extinct. I HAVE researched them. Kasai Rex, Mokele Mbembe (SP?), ect. No, not countless people have seen them. Kasai Rex has been proven a Hoax, and Mokele Mbembe is just as plausible as the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot. Avian Dinosaurs, however, do survive today.

[TurokSwe]

@TheropodKid No, non-avian dinosaurs are not extinct. I HAVE ALSO researched more of them. Kasai Rex has not been proven to be a hoax, thats only what you believe. Mokele Mbembe, Nessie and Bigfoot are indeed real, nothing to talk about really, theres to much that point to their existence. And these are not the only living dinosaurs, there are countless more, you will realize it after doing as much research as I have, in fact, every single kind of dinosaur and relatives has been reported alive.

[TheropodKid]

@TurokSwe ...Actually, you're right. You have some really good points there. I just looked up a little more about bigfoot and nessie. They're obviously not faked. Same with, for instance, hemeklodons. And I bet even DRAGONS exist. Do you think it's possible that alligators could be dragon babies?

[TurokSwe]

@TheropodKid Sure you did. Dragon babies? Possible, yes. Likely, no.

[TheropodKid]

@TurokSwe Yeah. It would be pretty cool if they were, eh? Oh by the way, I want to learn more about evidence for dragon existance and what kind of ecological role they might fit. Can you tell me about them?

[TheAwsomeChloeFan]

which episode is this??

[groudimon123]

is tiktaalik still alive because the sort of look like giant salamanders?

[TurokSwe]

@groudimon123 What?

[lukebccb]

The bible doesn't mention anything about youtube so therefore youtube doesn't exist.

[TurokSwe]

@lukebccb Please!

[TurokSwe]

I believe these animals are definetely not extinct!

[bencubed]

@TurokSwe ..

Tiktaalik could be considered the pioneer transition towards amphibian evolution. Others would have followed and still others continue today. Mudskippers are very close to what you describe.

Evolution is not something that just 'did' happen, but is ongoing.

The truism 'Change is the only constant' certainly applies here.

[TurokSwe]

@bencubed I dont really believe in evolution.

[bencubed]

@TurokSwe ..

Evolution is not a philosophy to believe in, but a science to understand that explains diversity of life.

Mythology might seem like more fun, but only if actual truth is less important to you.

[TurokSwe]

@bencubed Evolution is an unproovable theory, thats obvious. Mythology is more close to truth than science will probably ever be. Actual fact is very important, you seems to have been taught lies.

[bencubed]

@TurokSwe ..

Mythology is by definition, not truth.  You are sixteen years old and uneducated.

Why the fascination with mythology? It's okay, just keep your world real and consider your sources.

Most people enjoy fiction of one sort or another.

[TurokSwe]

@bencubed Mythology, is actually truth, despite its old meaning, but every person desides for themselves what they want to believe in, wether it´s reliable "mythology" or unreliable science. Oh, so I am sixteen? And you are ten years old, right? Uneducated, laughable! I know what shit they are learning people.

[bencubed]

@TurokSwe ..

What reality are you running from ?

[TurokSwe]

@bencubed What? Did you know that in reality, you are not told everything, and we all live in only one actual reality, but we have different views of it.

[TurokSwe]

@bencubed What a coincidence! I can tell when someone is trying to escape from some personal reality too! What is it for you? Some kind of abuse? Probably because you mentioned it. I feel sorry for you, I do!

[TurokSwe]

@bencubed Yeah.

[thatgreggguy]

Does anyone think like I do: I don't think a god created life, but I don't see evolution as plausible. I find it hard to believe we came from monkeys when there isn't any solid fossil evidence. There is evidence of MICROevolution which are adaptations which is obvious, but there is zero solid evidence (that I've found) for MACROevolution, which is single cells to proteins and eventually a fish to amphibians to mammals. Am I the only one who thinks there is a better explanation than evolution?

[jappud]

@thatgreggguy There is evidence of macro evolution, and if you really care about the truth you'll do some research and find it. Asking people on the comments section of youtube isn't the way. The thing about science is it doesn't matter what we think but what can be proved.

[thatgreggguy]

@jappud I would listen to you, but getting information from people in a comments section isn't the way to get helpful advice. I care about the truth so apparently I'll do some research to find it, which totally isn't what I would do by asking (mostly) well informed people if they have the same opinion I do.

[jappud]

@thatgreggguy Um, okay buddy, sure.

[TurokSwe]

@thatgreggguy I think there is! And I also believe that it could be possible that we originates from extraterrestrials.

[thatgreggguy]

@TurokSwe The problem with the extraterrestrials is that I think they would have done something to let us know that they created us or put us here.

[CarlosSpicyWeiner7]

Evolutionists and Creationists do not take different evidence, they take the same evidence and interpret it differently

[Atheist18505]

@CarlosSpicyWeiner7 You are wrong on multiple levels, religion uses it's scripture as the only evidence for physical(natural) or metaphysical events that occur(without the followers book of truth's they would have no foundation of be"lie"fs) Science uses the natural, and physical realm to gather evidence for it's claims, then tests it's evidence. You seem like a bible thumper, to which I hope you enjoy the fruits of your personal hell when and if you get there.

[erickshun01]

im not even sure if that thing would be able to survive. it has 4 shitty limbs lol. what a tard.

[Cicadafilms]

wow tiktaliik was huge!

[qpae123]

u know that can be 50% bs, first they say T rex was moving speed of light and pwn all, later he was slow like a slime and a scavenger...so U COULD at LEAST TAKE OUT THE JUMP OF THOSE PRE FISHES ><

[Zuippi]

who filmed this? im sure they didnt just jump to land -.-

[eagc7]

@Zuippi Nobody Filemd this, This is Aniamtino, sicne these animasl are extinct

[MrDerby2u]

so, did they reproduce like fish? or like amphibians? or like animals? its not making sense.

[lonewolfM16]

@MrDerby2u 1 all fish amphibians insects there all animals but i will assume you mean mammals 2 amphibians and fish reproduce very simialirly by putting eggs in the water to see how they reproduced we should look at modern walking fish who are amphibious just google mudskipper

[GalacticChimp]

The animation in this was inexcusably poor, (seriously, missile fish?), and the logic was sloppy at best. Those fish were adapted to move along a substrate because they inhabited ecosystems with shallow water. They didn't suddenly start migrating onto land, and they almost certainly didn't live in cohesive family units. F-

[MrDerby2u]

@GalacticChimp yeah, that was kinda weak...

[docdrew87]

wow! and even though it has a root fossil and can be traced genetically, it's so sad that this animal never existed. too bad that the selfish fish wanted to go against Born-Again ideas and kill itself before it ever truly existed, after it didn't really. i bet this beauty isn't anti-God. probably just anti-crackpot. and that's why it's a fable. cuz THOSE people run religion nowadays. maybe when the good humans are religious again, Tiktaalik will exist again.

[Supercucu123]

God created these fossil to test our faith! Either that or he was bored as hell and decided to fuck with us.

[hotwhire]

@Supercucu123 OR God created these animals, where the natural disasters were God's Tests and Trails.

[Keall230]

@hotwhire How can you tell that God ain't homosexual.

[hotwhire]

@Keall230 then he won't have made females if that was true.

[Keall230]

@hotwhire That's not true. We have females to do certain things. Look, my point is that you cannot say something is true that isn't proven to be correct. I do not say that God doesn't exist, but I do not say that he's the thing that created everything. You always have to question the theory of others. If you do that you'll be more tolerant to different ideas. For example...the endless war betweer religion. If we just accept that God and Allah are the same being..one huge problerm solved.

[hotwhire]

@Keall230 i can't just accept it when the theories don't hold weight. there is nothing to use to help prove creation but 1 source retold and retold.

[Keall230]

@hotwhire But that source told wrong ;). First it was that God created 2 humans and then you got animals and stuff, but humans weren't there until like a huge time after the first animals Your source is wrong about that, so we can conclude that it's wrong about that. So how do you know it's not wrong about some other things too? How do you know it's not c ompletly wrong? You can't. The book is written by men, so how do you know they weren't psycholocially disturbed and wanted to write something?

[hotwhire]

@Keall230 for the record, I'm Anti-creation but Pro-God if that makes sense.

[Keall230]

@hotwhire Ah ok. Let's end this discussion now, was nice talking to you.

[hotwhire]

@Keall230 Fine. I'm not interested in internet arguing nor do I plan to.

[axorozzas]

Tiktaalik was real but the way it's portrayed seems ridiculous:

The assumption it lives in family groups

The speed it swims

It's movement onto land by rocketing out of the water !

It's movement on land using a lizard-like gait bespite it's heavy body and puny hindlimbs. Surely it would have walked more like a mudskipper?

[Peusterokos1]

hey that fish thing can swim in air too :D

another super revolutionary thing in evolution ^_^

[Inutenma]

Global warming? So, we aren't responsible for global warming? It was these guys!

[subculturalgirl89]

i agree.

they are not the first vertebrate,they are earliest amphibians and the first tetrapoda.

[faezbach]

another frail evolution theory ....

[Havokreator]

Another? I'm pretty sure there's only one Theory of Evolution.

Unless of course you have some great hidden knowledge which you're hiding from the scientific community?

[CyberVyrus]

This video is labeled wrong... they are not the first vertebrates... they are early amphibians...

[astrophysics1997]

I am catholic too. That doesn't mean you can't beleive in evolution.

[pwrstryka]

i kno wat you mean sometimes i need a explanation why god did all this stuff and why did he do it you kno wat i mean i to beileve in both science and god

[PrematureEgo]

Is it just me, or is it that the older an animal is, the bigger it gets O-o

[silverstarz1000]

I love paleontology!!!

[djfdogg]

Everybody just remember that all of this is just entertainment.

[xXturbo86Xx]

well since it's the Animal Planet it shouldn't be "just entertainment"

[Samjapa]

First Vertebrate not.

The earliest Amphibians!

[BLADesCOre]

kinda looks like an alligator if u look at it closely

[SusSell]

AWESOME

 forest under the water!

[poochyboy666]

Im catholic. But I can't beat the facts that evolution does exist.

[BlackCatLeah]

You think?

If you look more closer you'll see that it isn't like that.

[SonicSanctuary]

@poochyboy666

good to find another middle of the road guy like me!

[lonewolfM16]

@poochyboy666 good for you! while i and most atheists would prefer it if you and other theists gave up religion its overall best if you at the very least reconcile your beliefs with reality while this make take a non literalistic interpretation of the bible you at the very least wil be far less ignorant than young earth creationists so in conclusion good for you!

[TurokSwe]

@poochyboy666 There are no evidence of evolution, but I think there maybe is little evolution in the world, and I dont believe in extinction.

[TheropodKid]

@TurokSwe You believe there's no proof for evolution yet still think it happens, and think extinction doesn't exist? LOL! We've seen both happen. Caribbean Monk Seals have gone extinct, passenger pigeons, ect. And we've been able to see evolution happen too. There is a bacteria that eats nylon and only nylon, which had to evolve because nylon never existed before we created it. And there's a new species of mosquito better adapted to the conditions of North America than their african descendants.

[TurokSwe]

@TheropodKid Ok, its true that there are no known evidence of evolution, but I believe organisms can evolve and adapt, is it so hard to believe? And for those supposed "extinct animals" you just mentioned, it seems very unlikely that they have gone extinct, there are even no proof for it. Ive heard everything you told before.

[TheropodKid]

@TurokSwe I never once said there is no proof of evolution, or that I don't believe in it. The only thing I was correcting you about is that there is in fact proof of evolution.

[TurokSwe]

@TheropodKid Well, maybe.

[itsmeadin]

@poochyboy666 lol, this shit was just disproved XD

[fire1ce]

I don't believe they come out of the water and -SPLAT!- on land.

[xerke]

everyone thinks god created the world should see dinosaurs,a lot MORE then 5000 years ago

[Inverness01]

They believe god created fossils to fool them, hehe.

[hotwhire]

@Inverness01 I don't be believe that, not at all.

[iztrix]

@Inverness01 hehehehehehehehehehe

[itsmeadin]

@Inverness01 lol this shit was just disproved xD

[choirsucks]

apocalypse? the guy said the wrong thing it's armageddon. there are survivors in armageddon. everything dies in an apocalypse

[GnoixGenp]

choirsucks

apocolypse is the immenent destroying of the world

so he means their habitat is getting destroyed

[VenomousWhispers]

he meant apocalypse in a different context..

-points to gnoixgenp's comment-

[playmate659]

Thank you for keeping me informed on these thing - I enjoy you video's very much - I don't agree with alot of the comment's That people leave - Some of them are so stupid - LOL

[papstbenni]

omg snakeheads!!!

[paperin1212]

wow

[Dissonant1975]

I had one of those as a kid

[PSGpaintball4LYFE]

LoL haha.. 50000 years ago XD?

[Amprenta2222]

woot.

interesting. :|

[Fpsdown]

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[XxHaze24xX]

wow omg first!!!

[mlkeysfullofshit]

wow haha you where first on discovery channel video. gratz on the acomplishment (heavily sarcasm)