The Apex Predators That Ruled BEFORE the Dinosaurs...

The Great Explorers Map Collection 🎉 Explore all products and get 20% OFF the "Complete Collection" bundle 👉 https://www.55-maps.com/a/dinosaurdiscovery We often associate the prehistoric world as a land full of awesome predators. The large theropod dinosaurs, for example, are some of the most iconic animals ever to live on this planet - but they were by no means the first carnivores to take centre stage. The time before the dinosaurs arrived on the scene; the Palaeozoic, was a truly bizarre world. Monstrous invertebrates, aquatic carnivores, and even our own distant relatives dominated these deep time ecosystems. What might we find if we were to take a step back even further than the first dinosaurs? Join us today, as we find out. 0:00 Intro 2:07 Omnidens 4:09 Acutiramus 6:16 Hyneria 8:23 Gaiasia 10:26 Anteosaurus 12:02 Outro Our other channels 👇 🌎 Top5s: LISTS & HORROR https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX51Dixddr5HuwLVBH9ykeQ 🔎 ColdCaseDetective: TRUE CRIME https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdjslyNQupPSFxK_mSPcG-g? 🪖 WarsofTheWorld: MILITARY HISTORY https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB29sxIJ9PQIo0hCnIaOMbg 👽 DestinationDeclassified: ALIENS & UFOs https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfxuwHJ4cQHgf1ez7662_fQ 🪐 AccessAstronomy: SPACE & ASTRONOMY https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpbMdDya7ubh013QGe0JqHA/featured ⚔️ MedievalMadness: MEDIEVAL HISTORY https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWoMpx18YeSVuI7ObqEk8eg Written, Researched & Presented by: Thomas McGlynn Edited by Jamit Productions Thanks for watching. DISCLAIMER: All materials in these videos are used for entertainment purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement is intended. If you are, or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video, and have an issue with the use of said material, PLEASE email us before putting in a claim and we can resolve the issue immediately. We can be reach on this email: [email protected] Copyright © 2026 Top5s All rights reserved.