Is this the most successful animal ever? - Nigel Hughes
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- Discover the creatures known as trilobites, one of Earth’s most successful early animals, and find out what led to their extinction.
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Prevailing for around 270 million years and encompassing more than 20,000 distinct species, trilobites are some of the most successful lifeforms in Earth’s history. When they sprung into existence, they were among the most diverse and sophisticated organisms on the planet and so had a unique perspective on the ancient world. Nigel Hughes details the rise and fall of these hardy creatures.
Lesson by Nigel Hughes, directed by Zsuzsanna Kreif, The Animation Workshop.
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The fact that it took three mass extinction events to wipe out the trilobites for good really speaks for how hardy they were. They're one of the most famous prehistoric animals for a reason.
@ꅏꑀꁲꈜꑀ꒒ I mean it is possible, but considering the fact that we haven't found a single trilobite fossil between 252 million years ago and now, it would be very unlikely.
horseshoe crabs are still around
so um.. they really stood the test of time
@@tabainsiddiquee7611 future civilizations: funny how chimps survived but humans didn't
@@maskrlzxw6823 does that make future chimp a future humans since they still able to evolve?
@@3takoyakis hmmmmMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH
you gave me a though migrane
thanks
"is this the most successful animal?"
*Reject humanity, return to trilobites*
I think conodonts are more successful, and since they are in a way ancestors to vertebrates it is actually possible to "go back" to them.
I mean they are dead, and who doesn't wanna die, so let's return to trilobites
Instrumentality? 👀
We’re the most successful in destroying ourselves and our environment 😻
But we never descended from them though, the last common ancestor between them and us veterbrates were probably some worms lol
They were so successful that many later animals convergently evolved into fairly similar shapes, like Horseshoe Crabs, Isopods, and Triops - even after their extinction, the shapes and “technologies” they pioneered and the Niches they opened are still shaping life today! So, even now that most of their Genes have left the gene pool… in a very real way, their information still persists with us into the modern era. Thoughts like this give me hope - we are never truly Gone, and the things we set in motion linger on long after us. The Earth will not forget you, just as it did not forget them.
Evolution doesn't work like that. They merely were the first to evolve into "carcinazion"
@@fraktaalimainen7202 oh, I know that, I was just taking some poetic license with the idea of “Creating”/“Discovering” New Niches? Sorry, I should have specified that it wasn’t meant to be understood literally, my bad 😅
Horseshoe crabs are still alive today because of them
Can’t help but think of the different types of Trilobites like it’s a video game where you customize your own Trilobite to survive in the ocean with friends and against other players
Sounds like a TierZoo thing. The Cambrian Meta.
You mean spore?
@@iansmith8016 never played it but heard of it and yeah pretty much like that now that mentioned it.
Yea spore game was pretty good
You haven’t heard of trilobiterpg?
What I would give to see the ancient earth... I imagine it like some sort of spirit world, plants and animals of a different kind and - presumably - in complete silence.
Except like the swooshing of water as things swim, shifting of sand as things crawl, etc
Good luck with the rising and dropping of oxygen level. Too much and too little of oxygen are both dangerous to human.
@@elvespresley2282 dude is talking about TIME TRAVEL and you’re worried about oxygen levels
@@elvespresley2282 dude is talking about TIME TRAVEL and you’re worried about oxygen levels
@@elvespresley2282 In a hypothetical scenario that involves time-travel, an oxygen mask is not that much of a stretch to be honest
0:20 excuse me, what. That was totally unexpected lol.
Ikr, totally caught me off guard
Earth has been Hot and Bothered since the beginning
4:57 "although earth may no longer be the planet of the trilobites..."
Oh don't worry buddy, we humans are working real hard to reverse that rn.
"Reject humanity, return to trilobites"
Reject preservation. Rush to extinction.
@@vitaminc2161 good one
Beautiful animation, soothing voice and amazing explanation. I am not a science student but this is how science should be taught in schools. Hats off to TED-Ed!! 👏
I agree.👍
Arguably, trilobites are among the most famous organisms from the Cambrian. Though I never knew that they were *this* amazing. More awesome facts from Ted-ed, as always
So true
I know it’s a pipe dream, but it would be amazing if found trilobites alive today in like a trench or something
Same here
I never realised how fascinating trilobites are. That was really interesting.
I agree.👍
It’s incredible the millions of years that have existed. What is our life but a second…
@Not RickRoll 👇 things were getting philosophical and sh*t... but then I click on the replies to find you smh
@@pasqualesimonelli1513 Haha
I keep seeing you again and again. Oh shoot I've been binge watching TED Ed
We’ve had no conduit to experience the other of millions of years so by our own perception our life is not but a second in the grand scheme of things simply by perspectives unless you are talking about some million year old hypothetical individual yes our lives might be just a second but the perception of time doesn’t change just based on how much time has passed
😭
3:36 Patrick did a cameo
Kinda sad how they're all extinct, but I'm glad their relatives are alive and well
Watching these video's of Ted-Ed had made me feel better...
Fossilized Conga Line is gonna be my next band name.
3 length wise lobes - creatively named tir-lob-ites
Nobody said scientists *HAD* to be creative
*TRI-lobites
Maybe if the trilobites had time to evolve intelligence they'd have come up with a trilobite-shaped god who created them in its image.
I love this lol
@@thecorlorlesspig1993 hej
Maybe the humans will evolve that much intelligence some day.
Haha this comment is gold 😂👍
You fell for the misconception that evolution over time will make you "human intelligent." If that would have been the case, dinosaurs would have been roaming the galaxies because they got enaugh time to evolve in super intelligent species. But they did not.
1:30 *Source of all living matter* from AOT
That's Hallucegenia
this voice is my favorite of all the people.
1:30 the Hallucigenia on the left side is the reason why titans exist.
"I see you're a man of culture as well."
@@paolowiser8964 We are actually the "Subjects of Ymir"
Yes.
The animations and the sound effects always amazed me. 💟
I agree.👍
been here watched this! thank you!
Unless my biology teacher yelled at us for no reason, I’m pretty sure it’s pronounced “neesh” at 2:02
"neeche" is indian English
British and American English pronounce it as "neesh"
If the trilobites had enough time to evolve, then they could've survived the low oxygen levels of the Permian mass extinction . I mean they could've developed special glands to store oxygen and they could've consumed the minerals released by underwater volcanoes.
That is possible
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE TED-ED VIDEOS!!! ALWAYS LEARN SOMETHING FASCINATING!
Me too
1:31 🎶It’s the Cambrian Explosion🎶
You know you were successful when you're the first thing that comes to mind when someone says "fossil"
Actually the first “fossil” thing that come to most people’s mind is “dinosaur”, but Trilobite is definitely at 2nd place
Well dinosaurs got that first in human eyes
When I hear fossil I think of Ross Geller and dinosaurs
@@blemblemblem omg I thought I was the only one 😂😂😂
@@seanhuwadi same brain cell, bestie ¯\_༼ᴼل͜ᴼ༽_/¯
There was a game called evolution back in the day on Nokia phones. I loved it. You ate other organisms to evolve.
Spore is a fun game just like that if you haven’t heard of it
Loved the art style, like always!
I love your math and science (taxonomy and animal) videos! Keep up the great work
0:21 THE STARFISH THOUGH-
Why are you shock that he is just vibing?
Awesome Ted-ed video
Finally,a new upload I like other than the old videos
Trilobites are some of the most iconic prehistoric animals. You can't talk about the Cambrian without them! Love your videos!
I love trilobites ! This video is very excellent.
TED-Ed videos are so addictive. Every time I watch one, I stay like 2 hours watching more of their videos. They are incredible!
trilobite is amazing
I cried so hard when they all died.
30 seconds into this video "but this isn't just a massive ogea" where in for a wild one today.
It really isn't
3:54 - like pull bugs/rolly pollies and isopods? Neat!
Horseshoe crabs sure are the living trilobites today.
those curlball bugs in the garden is closer
amazing video
"Is the trilobite the most successful animal ever?"
Jellyfish: "Hold my nematocysts."
Sometimes you don't need a brain to be successful
Also jellyfish : I'm immortal but for what purpose
@@vanillajack5925 Reminds me of an old boss I had
@@vanillajack5925 this should be on a T-shirt. With a jellyfish of course
Cmon man, we gotta bring these guys back, love to see them in the oceans today
Tbh with the more complex animals in earths world they would die quite quickly
The animation is great
hi TED-Ed,
i urgently need a video on why mitochondria is the powerhouse of a cell
Today I learned that they’re called trilobites because they had three lobes. Seems obvious now that I know it.
Nice video.
SUPER NICE
hey ted ed can you make a video about behavioral sink? im gonna use this topic for research, can you pls make a video about it?
i feel like ants are incredibly successful in terms of intelligence, hive mind, society, organization, and building empires.
Humans are the exact same but more intelligent and can build really large empires.
Nice video 👍
Me: *sees* 1:29
Also me: *Hol up*
Titans: *"Allow us to introduce ourselves"*
Founding titan: hello there e
KID: Hey, dad. Do you know what a Trilobite is?
DAD: That's a hermit who lives in cave eons ago.
KID: Wait, that's a Troglodyte...
DAD: Sounds the same to me. Now do your chores.
Wow intresting! I didn't know there were so many kinds of trilobites
Trilobites: We are the most successful animal
Earth: haha mass extinctions go bruh
Jajaja 😂 😂 😂
Nice 😊
The background music💯
1:45
If you've seen the Pokémon movie "Pokémon the first movie: mewtwo strikes back" this part gives off that vibe where team rocket are in the lab watching the cloning happen
At least we know the most unsuccessful ever:
H. sapiens sapiens
Reject modernity, return to trilobite
Amazing as always
Make videos about Aristotle Methaphysics and Four Causes
Everyone talking about how cool trilobites are meanwhile horseshoe crabs are basically the same thing.
Makes sense. Horseshoe crabs are also really cool!
Make videos about
-Presocratic philosophers
-Seven Sages of Greece
-Al Kindi
can someone explain how scientists have theorised these things in so much detail? is it just from the fossils or are there more ways?
its probably not only from fossils but actually i dont know the details though.
wow how did u not put Portugal in the map? we have one of the most impressive collections of trilobites fossils, reaching almost 1 meter, and many smaller ones
Listen and you will not regret
« يا ايها الإنسان ما غرك بربك الكريم » فيديو مؤثر تخشع له القلوب ! الشيخ عبد الباسط عبد الصمد.
Love you and your voice 💝 have been watching your videos for the last 5 years and always got something new to learn ❤️
Please make videos about
-Aristotle four causes
-Aristotle telos
-Aristotle teaching Alexander the Great
-Presocratic philosophers
-Islamic Golden Age (achievements,discoveries)
-Tengrism
-Plato lies/shadows of culture
-Thales of Miletus
-Empedocles philosophy
-Parmenides philosophy
0:21 found Patrick.
That's his ancestor
Amazing animales I saw an animal very similar nowadays
Really interesting class of arthropods! And beautiful animation.
2:02 Hate to be that guy, but it's pronounced "neesh".
sometimes you'll just have to fill the that niche
R.I.P Trilobite 🥲 you would have been so creepy but you are still missed
Humans: we are most successful species.
Trilobites: that's cute
I’ve spent around 450 dollars on trilobite fossils. One of them is worth 300
Nice 👌
honestly, any animal untouched by humans is considered a winner for me.
*pokes my trilobyte fossil*
You don‘t have to search aliens in space, just dive down to the ocean floor.
Now you’re making me sad that they’re gone!
4:43 you should also put the Arabian Peninsula among the places that trilobites were found in because I have found hundreds and hundreds of fossils in the middle of a desert😃
@TED-Ed if our stomach has high level of acidity then why when we vomit we don't get burnt by it?
Me in the entire video,
" It looks like a cockroach ".
what is the one at 3:14 called
Never thought they are extinct.
Neat
They couldn't go on land because the sun is a deadly laser.
3:36 Was that Starky crying about the mass extinctions there? He made me smile.
P.S. Would've loved him even more in boxer shorts, though :)
The horse-shoe crab looks a LOT like these.
For the longest time growing up I just assumed that they were the same thing or related. Reoccurring patterns in evolution like that are mind blowing.
Mg task se kya lana dena hai aap ka
Their success and extiction should be an extreme example for humans and humanity.
It's amazing how we're able to find this information hundreds of millenia ago, with only fossils
1:30 Ahh! Its creature from attack on titan
Yeah.....the source of all living matter
The source of all the pain the eldian has been through
I guess changing thumbnails actually works
Ted-Ed: Is this the most successful animal ever?
Me: Perhaps it's about us.
Ted-Ed: Excluding us.
When a 500 million years old organism is more successful than you.
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooof
@@rabbitkingofidiots alternatively you could just say,
Ooofff size: **Large**
Jokes aside
That kinda hurts
@ꅏꑀꁲꈜꑀ꒒ it really dosent
😔
I thought that they were going to say that horseshoe crabs are a descendant because they look so similar
0:20 Poor Patrick
I hope humans will last just as long as those funny insect-looking creatures!
Trilobite are not so clever to build massive destructive weapons to eliminate themselves. But human beings do. So I don't think human beings would last long.
@@ayyappanchithambaram4575 Do not underestimate how greedy politicians are