New Fossils that are Rewriting Prehistory | Lindsay Nikole

grab your World Mug Experience before it’s gone at http://cometeer.com/lindsaynikole and get 20% off your first order! Thank you to Cometeer for sponsoring this video. We're not even halfway through 2026 and paleontology is already having its biggest year in decades. Five discoveries just dropped that are rewriting everything we thought we knew about prehistoric life and one of them might be the most insane thing ever found in the fossil record. There's a new apex predator of the Cretaceous that nobody saw coming. A dinosaur mystery that's been argued about for over 165 years just got a plot twist nobody expected. And scientists may have just confirmed the existence of an entire kingdom of life that has been completely erased from Earth no living relatives, no descendants, just gone. These aren't small updates. These are the kind of discoveries that make scientists rewrite textbooks. The deeper you get into this video, the wilder it gets. Oh! And I wrote a book, so definitely make sure to grab it—Epic Earth out now! Order Here: https://a.co/d/54fdZqI #LindsayNikole #paleontology #dinosaurs #fossildiscovery Don't miss a video! Subscribe NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@LindsayNikole?sub_confirmation=1 ABOUT LINDSAY NIKOLE Join zoologist Lindsay Nikole for vivid stories about evolution, animal behavior, and the wonderfully weird life around (and before) us. Each video dives into creatures you’ve never met and facts you’ll never forget, blending science with humor, visuals, and memorable explanations. From viral mystery IDs and prehistoric deep dives to myth-busting and conservation context, this channel makes complex biology easy and exciting to understand. Follow Lindsay Nikole here: Order Lindsay’s new book: https://geni.us/EpicEarth?brid=yl-xFobehfULq0HItSrw1g Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lindsay_nikole Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LindsayNikoleTheZoologist TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lindsaynikole Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2IDSBorwoeXSD3r67kFTQH?si=Mb2Dg1fgRXWZQzfIzSqgmg&nd=1 Merch: https://www.lindsaynikole.com Chapters 00:00 5 Fossil Discoveries That Are Rewriting Everything 02:11 The Weird Science Behind Why Fossils Even Exist 04:59 Why Invertebrates Almost Never Make It Into the Record 06:21 A 62-Foot Octopus Was Hunting Mosasaurs??? 10:01 Everything We Got Wrong About Spinosaurus 14:52 Meet the New Spinosaurus With a Literal Sword for a Head 17:05 The Cutest Dinosaur Discovery of the Year (South Korea) 19:08 The Tiny Guy Who Proved Plant-Eaters Came From Carboniferous 22:30 Wait How Many Kingdoms of Life Are There? 23:33 The 165-Year Mystery That Just Got Way More Complicated New Fossils that are Rewriting Prehistory | Lindsay Nikole https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrc2iv2-G1FZ3VscM3zu2jg