You won’t believe what scientists just dug up in Antarctica. 🧊 They found fossils of a giant superpredator that ruled the seas millions of years ago — we’re talking bigger than a great white shark! This beast had massive teeth and probably snacked on anything that crossed its path. The craziest part? It lived in what used to be a warm, tropical ocean right where all that ice is now. Imagine something that fierce lurking under the waves back then. Stick around, because this discovery is wild and changes everything we thought we knew about ancient Antarctica! Credit: CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/: Phorusrhacos longissimus: by Museo [UV] Historia Natural, https://skfb.ly/oOZRT Argentavis: by TheAquaticSpinosaurid, https://skfb.ly/pousE Penguin: by gozdemrl, https://skfb.ly/ovGK8 Lurker: by HighPolyDensity, https://skfb.ly/oOAAw Color Squid: by webguyz1, https://skfb.ly/6zZWz Orca: by Chicy3, https://skfb.ly/o6PWE Person: by JDunn, https://skfb.ly/QFI8 Prasiola crispa: by Wilfried Bauer, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, CC BY-SA 2.5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/, CC BY-SA 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prasiola_crispa.jpg CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/: Eudyptula minor: by Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eudyptula_minor_(AM_LB146)_601572.jpg Amundsen: by Cmichel67, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amundsen–Scott_South_Pole_Station_01.jpg Deschampsia: by Lomvi2, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Deschampsia_antarctica.jpg Marambio y el Hercules: by Casa Rosada (Argentina Presidency of the Nation), CC BY 2.5 AR https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Base_Marambio_y_el_Hercules.jpg CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/: Skeleton of Titanis: by Amanda, https://flic.kr/p/JAkoc, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Skeleton_of_Titanis_at_the_Florida_Museum_of_Natural_History.jpg McMurdo Fire Truck: by owamux, https://flic.kr/p/2q1Sc8v, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:McMurdo_Fire_Truck.jpg Basketball Gym: by owamux, https://flic.kr/p/2q2sxim, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:McMurdo_Basketball_Gym.jpg Antarctic Pearlwort: by Liam Quinn, https://flic.kr/p/9S3j9U, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antarctic_Pearlwort.jpg Cartel Base Marambio: by Ministerio de Cultura de la Nación, https://flic.kr/p/2o6B95a, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cartel_Base_Marambio,_Antártida_Argentina.jpg Base Esperanza: by Ministerio de Cultura de la Nación, https://flic.kr/p/2o6vmE5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cultura_es_Soberanía._Base_Esperanza,_Antártida_Argentina.jpg Iceberg A23A: by MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC, https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2025-02-21, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iceberg_A23A_Approaching_South_Georgia_Island_(MODIS_2025-02-21).jpg Animation is created by Bright Side. —————————————————————————————- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz —————————————————————————————- Our Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en Telegram: https://t.me/bright_side_official Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru —————————————————————————————- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me —————————————————————————————- This video is made for entertainment purposes. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, safety and reliability. Any action you take upon the information in this video is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any damages or losses. It is the viewer's responsibility to use judgement, care and precaution if you plan to replicate.
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