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So with the news about Prehistoric Planet's Ice Age edition coming up this November, I've got a question for you folks:
Which unexplored prehistoric scenarios would you like to see in a documentary?
Here's some of mine:
Steppe mammoth vs European Palaeoloxodon! Two of the largest and most powerful proboscideans going head to head, in a rare scenario described and illustrated by Jagroar.
Megistotherium hunting Prodeinotherium. Megistotherium was possibly the largest terrestrial mammalian hypercarnivore ever and was incredibly formidable, probably capable of taking rhino-sized prey. A full episode centered around the life of one would be awesome.
Mammoths being harassed by orca whilst trying to cross the sea by HodariNundu. Hodari in general has a lot of really creative speculative scenarios featuring surviving and extinct species interactions.
Giant Shonisaurus shoal from the Luning formation by Olmagon! They're here to breed and calve, apparently.
Sperm whales gather like this in Sri Lanka I believe, and are occasionally harassed by orcas in what's basically the largest predator-prey matchup nowadays. Shonisaurus could work for a Triassic equivalent!
More pliosaur stuff in general, just accurate and with Sachicasurus, Monquirasaurus, P. Funkei or Kronosaurus instead.
I would especially be interested in marine reptile movement mechanics. Recently there has been super interesting news re: preserved Temnodontosaurus soft tissue from a fin, which showed adaptations for stealth. Pliosaurs with their huge flippers have lots of potential to be interesting.
What scenarios would you all like to see explored in a documentary?
@Owl Ki @TheAncientCenturion @MonsterKaido @God Buggy @Jeanstealer just tagging you guys since you were the latest to comment in this thread, feel free to ignore or tag anyone else who might be interested if you like.
Which unexplored prehistoric scenarios would you like to see in a documentary?
Here's some of mine:
Steppe mammoth vs European Palaeoloxodon! Two of the largest and most powerful proboscideans going head to head, in a rare scenario described and illustrated by Jagroar.
Megistotherium hunting Prodeinotherium. Megistotherium was possibly the largest terrestrial mammalian hypercarnivore ever and was incredibly formidable, probably capable of taking rhino-sized prey. A full episode centered around the life of one would be awesome.
Mammoths being harassed by orca whilst trying to cross the sea by HodariNundu. Hodari in general has a lot of really creative speculative scenarios featuring surviving and extinct species interactions.
Giant Shonisaurus shoal from the Luning formation by Olmagon! They're here to breed and calve, apparently.
Sperm whales gather like this in Sri Lanka I believe, and are occasionally harassed by orcas in what's basically the largest predator-prey matchup nowadays. Shonisaurus could work for a Triassic equivalent!
More pliosaur stuff in general, just accurate and with Sachicasurus, Monquirasaurus, P. Funkei or Kronosaurus instead.
I would especially be interested in marine reptile movement mechanics. Recently there has been super interesting news re: preserved Temnodontosaurus soft tissue from a fin, which showed adaptations for stealth. Pliosaurs with their huge flippers have lots of potential to be interesting.
What scenarios would you all like to see explored in a documentary?
@Owl Ki @TheAncientCenturion @MonsterKaido @God Buggy @Jeanstealer just tagging you guys since you were the latest to comment in this thread, feel free to ignore or tag anyone else who might be interested if you like.
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Och aye, TAC tagged me about that in the Waiting Room. Since it was TAC, I just assumed he was pulling my leg with some fake spoilers but turns out that he was actually being honest. Lol.
Here's an Apple TV+ article for anyone that's interested.
https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2025/07/apple-tv-announces-prehistoric-planet-ice-age/
It shows five creatures that are in the programme consisting of scimitar cats, smilodon, ground sloths, wooly rhinos and a Glyptotherium.
The still shots look fantastic. I'm pretty excited for it. Prehistoric Planet is the best paleo documentary to come out in years and the Ice Age is a favourite time period for me.
Oooh, those are quite interesting. 👀
Personally, there are a things I would like to see portrayed in a paleo documentary:
1) Sebecids. Barinosuchus specifically. It's pretty crazy that reptiles were still in contention of or flat out still holding the title of largest terrestrial land predator during the Cenozoic "Age of Mammals".
2) The fauna of Late Pleistocene Australia could do with some more love. Episode 2 of Monsters We Met is the only piece of media I know of that portrays that habitat and it was only a small selection of creatures shown (Megalania, Diprotodon and Genyornis).
3) Late Pleistocene Cuba for basically one biased reason. Ornimegalonyx, the giant Cuban ground owl. The biggest owl ever.
4) I can't recall ever seeing any media of the Middle Permian. The Permian is usually portrayed its Early period (with creatures like Dimetrodon and Edaphosaurus) or Late period (Gorgonopsids). The Dinocephalians of the Middle Permian could do with some media attention, especially Anteosaurus.
5) The denizens of the Cerrejón Formation. Titanoboa and Carbonemys are stand outs.
6) Miocene South America in general has a lot I would like to see. Macroeuphractus, Argentavis, Thalassocnus, Thylacosmilus, Stupendemys, Purussaurus etc.
7) Cenozoic Madagascar. Elephant birds, giant lemers etc.
8) Some Late Pleistocene Pacific islands, New Caledonia especially.
Here's an Apple TV+ article for anyone that's interested.
https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2025/07/apple-tv-announces-prehistoric-planet-ice-age/
It shows five creatures that are in the programme consisting of scimitar cats, smilodon, ground sloths, wooly rhinos and a Glyptotherium.
The still shots look fantastic. I'm pretty excited for it. Prehistoric Planet is the best paleo documentary to come out in years and the Ice Age is a favourite time period for me.
I've got a question for you folks:
Which unexplored prehistoric scenarios would you like to see in a documentary?
Here's some of mine:
Steppe mammoth vs European Palaeoloxodon! Two of the largest and most powerful proboscideans going head to head, in a rare scenario described and illustrated by Jagroar.
Megistotherium hunting Prodeinotherium. Megistotherium was possibly the largest terrestrial mammalian hypercarnivore ever and was incredibly formidable, probably capable of taking rhino-sized prey. A full episode centered around the life of one would be awesome.
Mammoths being harassed by orca whilst trying to cross the sea by HodariNundu. Hodari in general has a lot of really creative speculative scenarios featuring surviving and extinct species interactions.
Giant Shonisaurus shoal from the Luning formation by Olmagon! They're here to breed and calve, apparently.
Sperm whales gather like this in Sri Lanka I believe, and are occasionally harassed by orcas in what's basically the largest predator-prey matchup nowadays. Shonisaurus could work for a Triassic equivalent!
More pliosaur stuff in general, just accurate and with Sachicasurus, Monquirasaurus, P. Funkei or Kronosaurus instead.
I would especially be interested in marine reptile movement mechanics. Recently there has been super interesting news re: preserved Temnodontosaurus soft tissue from a fin, which showed adaptations for stealth. Pliosaurs with their huge flippers have lots of potential to be interesting.
What scenarios would you all like to see explored in a documentary?
@Owl Ki @TheAncientCenturion @MonsterKaido @God Buggy @Jeanstealer just tagging you guys since you were the latest to comment in this thread, feel free to ignore or tag anyone else who might be interested if you like.
Which unexplored prehistoric scenarios would you like to see in a documentary?
Here's some of mine:
Steppe mammoth vs European Palaeoloxodon! Two of the largest and most powerful proboscideans going head to head, in a rare scenario described and illustrated by Jagroar.
Megistotherium hunting Prodeinotherium. Megistotherium was possibly the largest terrestrial mammalian hypercarnivore ever and was incredibly formidable, probably capable of taking rhino-sized prey. A full episode centered around the life of one would be awesome.
Mammoths being harassed by orca whilst trying to cross the sea by HodariNundu. Hodari in general has a lot of really creative speculative scenarios featuring surviving and extinct species interactions.
Giant Shonisaurus shoal from the Luning formation by Olmagon! They're here to breed and calve, apparently.
Sperm whales gather like this in Sri Lanka I believe, and are occasionally harassed by orcas in what's basically the largest predator-prey matchup nowadays. Shonisaurus could work for a Triassic equivalent!
More pliosaur stuff in general, just accurate and with Sachicasurus, Monquirasaurus, P. Funkei or Kronosaurus instead.
I would especially be interested in marine reptile movement mechanics. Recently there has been super interesting news re: preserved Temnodontosaurus soft tissue from a fin, which showed adaptations for stealth. Pliosaurs with their huge flippers have lots of potential to be interesting.
What scenarios would you all like to see explored in a documentary?
@Owl Ki @TheAncientCenturion @MonsterKaido @God Buggy @Jeanstealer just tagging you guys since you were the latest to comment in this thread, feel free to ignore or tag anyone else who might be interested if you like.
Personally, there are a things I would like to see portrayed in a paleo documentary:
1) Sebecids. Barinosuchus specifically. It's pretty crazy that reptiles were still in contention of or flat out still holding the title of largest terrestrial land predator during the Cenozoic "Age of Mammals".
2) The fauna of Late Pleistocene Australia could do with some more love. Episode 2 of Monsters We Met is the only piece of media I know of that portrays that habitat and it was only a small selection of creatures shown (Megalania, Diprotodon and Genyornis).
3) Late Pleistocene Cuba for basically one biased reason. Ornimegalonyx, the giant Cuban ground owl. The biggest owl ever.
4) I can't recall ever seeing any media of the Middle Permian. The Permian is usually portrayed its Early period (with creatures like Dimetrodon and Edaphosaurus) or Late period (Gorgonopsids). The Dinocephalians of the Middle Permian could do with some media attention, especially Anteosaurus.
5) The denizens of the Cerrejón Formation. Titanoboa and Carbonemys are stand outs.
6) Miocene South America in general has a lot I would like to see. Macroeuphractus, Argentavis, Thalassocnus, Thylacosmilus, Stupendemys, Purussaurus etc.
7) Cenozoic Madagascar. Elephant birds, giant lemers etc.
8) Some Late Pleistocene Pacific islands, New Caledonia especially.
Och aye, TAC tagged me about that in the Waiting Room. Since it was TAC, I just assumed he was pulling my leg with some fake spoilers but turns out that he was actually being honest. Lol.
Here's an Apple TV+ article for anyone that's interested.
https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2025/07/apple-tv-announces-prehistoric-planet-ice-age/
It shows five creatures that are in the programme consisting of scimitar cats, smilodon, ground sloths, wooly rhinos and a Glyptotherium.
The still shots look fantastic. I'm pretty excited for it. Prehistoric Planet is the best paleo documentary to come out in years and the Ice Age is a favourite time period for me.
Oooh, those are quite interesting. 👀
Personally, there are a things I would like to see portrayed in a paleo documentary:
1) Sebecids. Barinosuchus specifically. It's pretty crazy that reptiles were still in contention of or flat out still holding the title of largest terrestrial land predator during the Cenozoic "Age of Mammals".
2) The fauna of Late Pleistocene Australia could do with some more love. Episode 2 of Monsters We Met is the only piece of media I know of that portrays that habitat and it was only a small selection of creatures shown (Megalania, Diprotodon and Genyornis).
3) Late Pleistocene Cuba for basically one biased reason. Ornimegalonyx, the giant Cuban ground owl. The biggest owl ever.
4) I can't recall ever seeing any media of the Middle Permian. The Permian is usually portrayed its Early period (with creatures like Dimetrodon and Edaphosaurus) or Late period (Gorgonopsids). The Dinocephalians of the Middle Permian could do with some media attention, especially Anteosaurus.
5) The denizens of the Cerrejón Formation. Titanoboa and Carbonemys are stand outs.
6) Miocene South America in general has a lot I would like to see. Macroeuphractus, Argentavis, Thalassocnus, Thylacosmilus, Stupendemys, Purussaurus etc.
7) Cenozoic Madagascar. Elephant birds, giant lemers etc.
8) Some Late Pleistocene Pacific islands, New Caledonia especially.
Here's an Apple TV+ article for anyone that's interested.
https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2025/07/apple-tv-announces-prehistoric-planet-ice-age/
It shows five creatures that are in the programme consisting of scimitar cats, smilodon, ground sloths, wooly rhinos and a Glyptotherium.
The still shots look fantastic. I'm pretty excited for it. Prehistoric Planet is the best paleo documentary to come out in years and the Ice Age is a favourite time period for me.
Oooh, those are quite interesting. 👀
Personally, there are a things I would like to see portrayed in a paleo documentary:
1) Sebecids. Barinosuchus specifically. It's pretty crazy that reptiles were still in contention of or flat out still holding the title of largest terrestrial land predator during the Cenozoic "Age of Mammals".
2) The fauna of Late Pleistocene Australia could do with some more love. Episode 2 of Monsters We Met is the only piece of media I know of that portrays that habitat and it was only a small selection of creatures shown (Megalania, Diprotodon and Genyornis).
3) Late Pleistocene Cuba for basically one biased reason. Ornimegalonyx, the giant Cuban ground owl. The biggest owl ever.
4) I can't recall ever seeing any media of the Middle Permian. The Permian is usually portrayed its Early period (with creatures like Dimetrodon and Edaphosaurus) or Late period (Gorgonopsids). The Dinocephalians of the Middle Permian could do with some media attention, especially Anteosaurus.
5) The denizens of the Cerrejón Formation. Titanoboa and Carbonemys are stand outs.
6) Miocene South America in general has a lot I would like to see. Macroeuphractus, Argentavis, Thalassocnus, Thylacosmilus, Stupendemys, Purussaurus etc.
7) Cenozoic Madagascar. Elephant birds, giant lemers etc.
8) Some Late Pleistocene Pacific islands, New Caledonia especially.
Honestly Miocene beasties in general need more love other than Megalodon.
Since you mentioned synapsids I just remembered Lisowicia:
Would love to see it in action. This animal along Uintatherium, Toxodon and the Astrapotheres always gave me an odd feeling, like I was looking at the Alternate Universe or Uncanny Valley version of modern pachyderms for some reason.
I just looked up Ornimegalonyx and damn, that thing was leggy as hell. Why was it adapted that way, are there any modern owls like it?
IIRC there's a living species of owl that digs, I remember that much at least from reading Guardians of Ga'Hoole lol.
Re: point 10, what's special about those islands for you? Only thing I recall of Caledonia is the mythological boar that Hercules slew.
So with the news about Prehistoric Planet's Ice Age edition coming up this November, I've got a question for you folks:
Which unexplored prehistoric scenarios would you like to see in a documentary?
Here's some of mine:
Steppe mammoth vs European Palaeoloxodon! Two of the largest and most powerful proboscideans going head to head, in a rare scenario described and illustrated by Jagroar.
Megistotherium hunting Prodeinotherium. Megistotherium was possibly the largest terrestrial mammalian hypercarnivore ever and was incredibly formidable, probably capable of taking rhino-sized prey. A full episode centered around the life of one would be awesome.
Mammoths being harassed by orca whilst trying to cross the sea by HodariNundu. Hodari in general has a lot of really creative speculative scenarios featuring surviving and extinct species interactions.
Giant Shonisaurus shoal from the Luning formation by Olmagon! They're here to breed and calve, apparently.
Sperm whales gather like this in Sri Lanka I believe, and are occasionally harassed by orcas in what's basically the largest predator-prey matchup nowadays. Shonisaurus could work for a Triassic equivalent!
More pliosaur stuff in general, just accurate and with Sachicasurus, Monquirasaurus, P. Funkei or Kronosaurus instead.
I would especially be interested in marine reptile movement mechanics. Recently there has been super interesting news re: preserved Temnodontosaurus soft tissue from a fin, which showed adaptations for stealth. Pliosaurs with their huge flippers have lots of potential to be interesting.
What scenarios would you all like to see explored in a documentary?
@Owl Ki @TheAncientCenturion @MonsterKaido @God Buggy @Jeanstealer just tagging you guys since you were the latest to comment in this thread, feel free to ignore or tag anyone else who might be interested if you like.
Which unexplored prehistoric scenarios would you like to see in a documentary?
Here's some of mine:
Steppe mammoth vs European Palaeoloxodon! Two of the largest and most powerful proboscideans going head to head, in a rare scenario described and illustrated by Jagroar.
Megistotherium hunting Prodeinotherium. Megistotherium was possibly the largest terrestrial mammalian hypercarnivore ever and was incredibly formidable, probably capable of taking rhino-sized prey. A full episode centered around the life of one would be awesome.
Mammoths being harassed by orca whilst trying to cross the sea by HodariNundu. Hodari in general has a lot of really creative speculative scenarios featuring surviving and extinct species interactions.
Giant Shonisaurus shoal from the Luning formation by Olmagon! They're here to breed and calve, apparently.
Sperm whales gather like this in Sri Lanka I believe, and are occasionally harassed by orcas in what's basically the largest predator-prey matchup nowadays. Shonisaurus could work for a Triassic equivalent!
More pliosaur stuff in general, just accurate and with Sachicasurus, Monquirasaurus, P. Funkei or Kronosaurus instead.
I would especially be interested in marine reptile movement mechanics. Recently there has been super interesting news re: preserved Temnodontosaurus soft tissue from a fin, which showed adaptations for stealth. Pliosaurs with their huge flippers have lots of potential to be interesting.
What scenarios would you all like to see explored in a documentary?
@Owl Ki @TheAncientCenturion @MonsterKaido @God Buggy @Jeanstealer just tagging you guys since you were the latest to comment in this thread, feel free to ignore or tag anyone else who might be interested if you like.
The Cenozoic in general is such a fascinating time period due to it being the period of time when the many iconic groups of animals today evolved from humble origins to the forms we know now.
It'd be good to see a modern series that follows important lineages throughout their evolutionary history like The Velvet Claw did back in the 1990s.
Oh yeah, that's another good one. The Triassic is such a fantastically strange time period that you could make an entire multi-season show on it alone.
Aye, I get what you mean. Some of these extinct creatures look more like background critters in an alien sci-fi setting than natives of planet Earth.
I think Dinocephalians as a group give me that uncanny feeling the most. Creatures like Estemmenosuchus, Jonkeria, Moschops and such look vaguely familiar but quite alien. Lol.
Iirc, it's a combination of becoming increasingly ground dwelling and using its legs to hunt and kill prey. It wasn't thought to be completely flightless, being thought to be comparable in flight capability to a turkey but it certainly couldn't hunt on the wing anymore.
Heck, when they first found leg bones of it, researchers initially thought that they discovered a species of Cuban terror bird (Phorusrhacid).
It is thought to be most closely related to the owl genus Strix but it probably most closely resembles the modern Burrowing Owl of the genus Athene. This slight resemblance will be due to some similarities in lifestyle; both are ground dwelling, leggy owls that can pursue prey on foot. That's about it though. Lol.
Besides Ornimegalonyx, Cuba at the time would also have the semi-terrestrial giant eagle Gigantohierax, the Cuban flightless crane Antigone cubensis and the Cuban ground sloths of the genus Megalocnus.
Maybe if we're lucky, Prehistoric Planet 3 could visit Cuba during that time period. Those critters were alive during the Ice Age.
Late Pleistocene Pacific islands were the last stronghold of land dwelling crocodiles in the genus Mekosuchus. It is strange thing to think about how we are living in the only time period with no land crocodilians since the earliest ancestors of crocs first evolved.
It would also be nice to see that Bowser wannabe looking goof Meiolania. Lol.
It'd be good to see a modern series that follows important lineages throughout their evolutionary history like The Velvet Claw did back in the 1990s.
Since you mentioned synapsids I just remembered Lisowicia:
Would love to see it in action. This animal along Uintatherium, Toxodon and the Astrapotheres always gave me an odd feeling, like I was looking at the Alternate Universe or Uncanny Valley version of modern pachyderms for some reason.
Would love to see it in action. This animal along Uintatherium, Toxodon and the Astrapotheres always gave me an odd feeling, like I was looking at the Alternate Universe or Uncanny Valley version of modern pachyderms for some reason.
Aye, I get what you mean. Some of these extinct creatures look more like background critters in an alien sci-fi setting than natives of planet Earth.
I think Dinocephalians as a group give me that uncanny feeling the most. Creatures like Estemmenosuchus, Jonkeria, Moschops and such look vaguely familiar but quite alien. Lol.
Iirc, it's a combination of becoming increasingly ground dwelling and using its legs to hunt and kill prey. It wasn't thought to be completely flightless, being thought to be comparable in flight capability to a turkey but it certainly couldn't hunt on the wing anymore.
Heck, when they first found leg bones of it, researchers initially thought that they discovered a species of Cuban terror bird (Phorusrhacid).
It is thought to be most closely related to the owl genus Strix but it probably most closely resembles the modern Burrowing Owl of the genus Athene. This slight resemblance will be due to some similarities in lifestyle; both are ground dwelling, leggy owls that can pursue prey on foot. That's about it though. Lol.
Besides Ornimegalonyx, Cuba at the time would also have the semi-terrestrial giant eagle Gigantohierax, the Cuban flightless crane Antigone cubensis and the Cuban ground sloths of the genus Megalocnus.
Maybe if we're lucky, Prehistoric Planet 3 could visit Cuba during that time period. Those critters were alive during the Ice Age.
Late Pleistocene Pacific islands were the last stronghold of land dwelling crocodiles in the genus Mekosuchus. It is strange thing to think about how we are living in the only time period with no land crocodilians since the earliest ancestors of crocs first evolved.
It would also be nice to see that Bowser wannabe looking goof Meiolania. Lol.