Dino Death Trap
2007 · 52 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 64 VOTES · DIR. Jenny Kubo
Overview
The Pit of Death is what some scientists are calling it, others "Dinosaur Pompeii". Envision dinosaur corpses stacked one on top of each other, piled four and five high. But not just any old dinosaurs, new, well-preserved skeletons - many that have never been seen before. A bizarre T. rex ancestor, a triceratops ancestor, an ancient crocodilian and nearly 40 different species dating back 160 million years, a time in dinosaur history of which little is known. The graves of these new species are uncovered deep in the dry and desolate Junggar Basin of western China and a team of palaeontologists unearth answers to this virtual black hole in dinosaur evolution. Watch as the bones are examined, reconstructed and brought back to life, using high resolution CGI, and slowly probe the mystery of who these dinosaurs were, how they died and what they can tell us about the Lost Age of the Dinosaurs.
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00:00:04 It may be the most important find in dinosaur hunting in recent years.
00:03:06 and Dr. James Clark of George Washington University
00:05:00 lies the answer to this riddle:
00:07:07 The fossil preservation is indeed very unique.
00:09:13 When the palaeontologists first excavated the pits
00:11:18 We thought we were just collecting a single dinosaur.
00:13:13 Now here's a classic example of that kind of dislocation
00:15:12 and a lot more knowledge about what these animals were like
00:17:13 but they are a group that shares a set of characteristics.
00:19:13 It's a stegosaur with a huge spike sticking out of each side.
00:21:16 and the range of motion they would have allowed.
00:23:23 He had those long arms and some serious claws.
00:25:10 Guanlong, the great granddaddy of all tyrannosaurs.
00:27:01 seem to have heard the starting gun in the race to become colossal.
00:28:51 Normally we would think that this might keep the dinosaurs
00:30:28 And to have a large digestive track, you need a large body to carry it.
00:32:19 Like dinosaurs, crocodiles evolved into bigger creatures, over time.
00:34:08 can use to see how growth rates changed
00:36:04 Guanlong the crested dragon on top.
00:38:10 The sediment itself is really unusual.
00:40:07 I would say that went right though.
00:42:10 The Gobi was a primordial Eden, where swift and deadly raptors
00:44:36 Premature deaths for Guanlong and the other creatures
00:46:30 It seems the great evolutionary arms race had begun.