Zoologist Reviews Paleozoic Archetype from Yu-Gi-Oh!

Published 2024-07-02
I review the paleozoic archetype from Yu-Gi-Oh! mostly on how accurate their artwork design is. I also talk about their effect, but not gonna overthink it. If you are wondering whether Paleozoic would receive further support, or maybe just want to make your own custom card, then I'll tell you other animals that would fit as the basis.


Timestamps
0:00 Opening thought
0:42 What are they?
3:12 Marrella
5:28 Leanchoilia
7:06 Eldonia
8:23 Olenoides
9:55 Dinomischus
11:42 Canadia
12:54 Hallucigenia
15:03 Pikaia
16:51 Opabinia
18:15 Anomalocaris
20:00 Cambroraster
21:48 The future of Paleozoic


References
Marrella:
burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/fossils/marrella-splendens…

Haug, J. T., Castellani, C., Haug, C., Waloszek, D., Maas, A. (2012). A Marrella−like arthropod from the Cambrian of Australia: a new link between “Orsten”−type and Burgess Shale assemblages. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 58: 629–639. doi.org/10.4202%2Fapp.2011.0120

Leanchoilia:
burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/fossils/leanchoilia-superl…

Haug, J.T., Briggs, D.E. & Haug, C. (2012). Morphology and function in the Cambrian Burgess Shale megacheiran arthropod Leanchoilia superlata and the application of a descriptive matrix. BMC Evol Biol 12, 162. doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-12-162

Eldonia:
burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/fossils/eldonia-ludwigi/

Caron, J., Morris, S. C., Shu, D. (2010). Tentaculate fossils from the Cambrian of Canada (British Columbia) and China (Yunnan) interpreted as primitive deuterostomes. PLOS ONE. 5 (3): e9586. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0009586

Olenoides:
burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/fossils/olenoides-serratus…

Dinomischus:
burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/fossils/dinomischus-isolat…

Zhao, Y., Vinther, J., Parry, L.A., et al. (2019). Cambrian Sessile, Suspension Feeding Stem-Group Ctenophores and Evolution of the Comb Jelly Body Plan. Current Biology, 29(7): 1112-1125. doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.02.036

Canadia:
burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/fossils/canadia-spinosa/

Hallucigenia:
burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/fossils/hallucigenia-spars…

Pikaia:
burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/fossils/pikaia-gracilens/

Mussini, G., Smith, M.P., Vinther, J., et al. (2024). A new interpretation of Pikaia reveals the origins of the chordate body plan. Current Biology. doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.05.026

Opabinia:
burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/fossils/opabinia-regalis/

Anomalocaris:
burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/fossils/anomalocaris-canad…

Cambroraster:
burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/fossils/cambroraster-falca…

Moysiuk, J. & Caron, J.-B. (2019). A new hurdiid radiodont from the Burgess Shale evinces the exploitation of Cambrian infaunal food sources. Proceeding of The Royal Society B. doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.1079

Briggs, D.E.G & Caron J.-B. (2017). A Large Cambrian Chaetognath with Supernumerary Grasping Spines. Current Biology, 27 (16): 2536–2543.e1. doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.cub.2017.07.003

Caron, J.B. & Moysiuk, J. (2021). A giant nektobenthic radiodont from the Burgess Shale and the significance of hurdiid carapace diversity. Royal Society Open Science. doi.org/10.1098/rsos.210664


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All Comments (21)
  • Check out the link in the description for their 3D reconstruction animations Note on Pikaia: After further reading, i found out that it's named after the Pika Peak in Alberta, Canada. The Pika Peak itself is named after Pika the animal.
  • @renaldyhaen
    You forget to explain about Paleozoic Rollback
  • @Nechtan13
    Yugituber: "yeah, these bacteria..." Anomalocaris: I am gonna practice unconsensual mitosis with your body ✂️
  • @LATNG2
    The trilobite community will remember this
  • @cross985
    that farfa shade was insane lol.
  • @fabiant.2485
    In case you were wondering: in modern variants of Paleozoics the best main deck Paleozoic traps are actually Marella and Leanchoilia because they can respectively send and recycle "Transaction Rollback" to your graveyard. Transaction Rollback is a trap that you can banish from your graveyard in order to activate the effect of any other trap card in your graveyard (circumventing it's cost), which is absurdly powerful. Olenoides, Dinomischus and Canadia are also played because for one their effects decent, but their main purpose is being extra bodies you can summon from grave to facilitate getting your XYZ Paleos asap. Eldonia, Halucigenia and Pikaia see no play since their effects are awful.
  • @RaineBans
    marrella: "i bury gun" leanchoilia: "oh shit the gun escaped"
  • @denzelnatha9075
    It was so fun and entertaining watching someone who knows both ends (zoology and yugioh) analyze these cards. Great video!!
  • @crazyarceus4617
    Id like to imagine Anamolocaris excavating a card is the equivalent of it going on a hunt, with a successful one letting you add its prey to your hand
  • @XenoDystopia
    Paleozoic Olenoides S/T removal effect is a callback to another card called Deep Sweeper.
  • @olliezoop
    These are the kind of yugioh archetypes that I think are the coolest, ones that are based in some kind of reality that you would be quizzed on for pub trivia or something Like, nowadays if I see a picture of one of these prehistoric creatures, I usually can remember what its name is just based in the equivalent yugioh card lol
  • @milanoq9296
    Just found this channel and not even 1 min "have you read misc?" bruh im rolling rn, are you actually a yugioh player? W channel
  • @sineupp
    great video, but you forgot to mention the most recently discovered fossil of a 25 meter-long Mech
  • @Sunsaparilla
    I can't wait for someone to write a university dissertation on the Paleozoic era and reference this archetype
  • @King-ze2kt
    I was tellimg a friend about this Archetype yesterday and now it pops up in my recommendations. For once I'm glad my phone's listening in on me, lol.
  • These are some of my favourite cards in Yugioh! Such a fun deck to play and such cool art!
  • Funniest part about this is the decks best friend is a big derpy toad
  • I have no idea why but the POV leanchoilia about to eat you made me laugh.