@DeadlyAntenna: Sure they have evolved, but they have found that their exterior body arrangement to be pretty well suited from the beginning, and so it has remained. This is not to say that they haven't changed internally. The shallow sea tends to be a pretty static environment, not much changed from age to age. BTW, that should be around 500 million years, not a billion.
This film never focused on anything but the ancestors of mankind and the "monsters" they had to fight on their way to become the dominant lifeform. It's horribly inaccurate and dramatized.
@puncheex Okay, let's start with the Anomalocaris: The species shown here is A. saron, which were only 7 inches long. Also, it is unlikely that Two Anomalocaris of the same size would fight eachother. Their claws and mouth were build for hunting creatures much smaller than themselves. A 6 ft long Anomalocaris wouldn't attack anything that's bigger than a man's hand.
Then the Haikouichtis: These were plankton eaters, not aggressive mini piranhas. They didn't even have jaws!
Fuck man, back then they had huge fucking awesome animals now we have lazy fucking cats. History is awesome!
TheDz3tv 5 days ago
Lol
getzxn18 1 week ago
meh the haikuicthys here look way too fish like. they were more like lanclets.
and as mentioned, they certainly didnt swarm and attack. sigh............
lightcache 1 month ago
"This generation is terrorized by a new, improved version of arthropods.. MEGA SCORPION."
DeadlyAntenna 2 months ago
@DeadlyAntenna "Oh wait, new threat, MEGA LOBSTER."
DeadlyAntenna 2 months ago
Wait.. so sea urchins haven't evolved in around a billion years?
DeadlyAntenna 2 months ago
@DeadlyAntenna: Sure they have evolved, but they have found that their exterior body arrangement to be pretty well suited from the beginning, and so it has remained. This is not to say that they haven't changed internally. The shallow sea tends to be a pretty static environment, not much changed from age to age. BTW, that should be around 500 million years, not a billion.
puncheex 2 months ago
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DeadlyAntenna 2 months ago
This film never focused on anything but the ancestors of mankind and the "monsters" they had to fight on their way to become the dominant lifeform. It's horribly inaccurate and dramatized.
RokuroCarisu 1 year ago
@RokuroCarisu Sort of. Its reffered to as "a war between monsters" and "a battle to rule the world" and "the war for the world"
ColdSideOfPillow136 11 months ago
@RokuroCarisu: It may be inaccurate in emphasis, but please tell us about the factual inaccuracies you've uncovered.
puncheex 2 months ago
@puncheex Okay, let's start with the Anomalocaris: The species shown here is A. saron, which were only 7 inches long. Also, it is unlikely that Two Anomalocaris of the same size would fight eachother. Their claws and mouth were build for hunting creatures much smaller than themselves. A 6 ft long Anomalocaris wouldn't attack anything that's bigger than a man's hand.
Then the Haikouichtis: These were plankton eaters, not aggressive mini piranhas. They didn't even have jaws!
Want more?
RokuroCarisu 2 months ago
@RokuroCarisu: OK, I won't bore you by asking for more. Thank you for the examples.
puncheex 2 months ago
Damn, that giant sea arthropod is awesome!
Afterschave 1 year ago 9
OBOY!! Finally! A documentary just boring enough to help me study, but cool enough to keep my interest. ^-^
FluffyPurpleKitty 1 year ago 4
nice
putridblood 2 years ago
pretty cool
virus1244 2 years ago