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How to Find a Dinosaur that Hollywood Dreamed Up

5m 50s

Paleontologist Jim Kirkland believed that some raptors could have grown to the size of those seen in cinemas… but all he had to go on was a single claw. After years searching in the Utah desert, a rock the weight of a school bus appeared to contain the bones of a giant creature - Utahraptor. But what conditions would be needed to allow a creature like this to grow so much larger?

Aired: 06/14/25
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Travel back in time to the dangerous journey of the Pachyrhinosaurus, where survival is at stake.
A fight breaks out amongst the mega herd of Pachyrhinosaurus gathering to migrate north
A young Albertosaurus, a relative of T. Rex, earns her place in a fierce hunting pack.
Follow a gang of armored dinosaurs battle to reach adulthood, pursued by ferocious raptors
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Gastonia have armor all along their back and tail, so how do Utahraptors hunt them?
Discover the story of Lusotitan, one of the largest dinosaurs ever.
Travel back in time to the dangerous journey of the Pachyrhinosaurus, where survival is at stake.
A young Albertosaurus, a relative of T. Rex, earns her place in a fierce hunting pack.
Follow a gang of armored dinosaurs battle to reach adulthood, pursued by ferocious raptors
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