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Modern Dinosaurs

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And back... Excellent work, Steve. - Modern Dinosaurs

And back... Excellent work, Steve.

If New Zealand
separated from Gondwana - Modern Dinosaurs

If New Zealand separated from Gondwana

Very young juvenile
of an extinct short-faced kangaroo. - Modern Dinosaurs

Very young juvenile of an extinct short-faced kangaroo.

Though less than a metre long,
the tuatara would have been - Modern Dinosaurs

Though less than a metre long, the tuatara would have been

This would have still been
in its mother's pouch - Modern Dinosaurs

This would have still been in its mother's pouch

It was a theory put to rest
by a surprising figure. - Modern Dinosaurs

It was a theory put to rest by a surprising figure.

One of the main differences between
marsupials and other mammals - Modern Dinosaurs

One of the main differences between marsupials and other mam...

JULIAN: Up to the mid-1970s, - Modern Dinosaurs

JULIAN: Up to the mid-1970s,

Marsupial babies
are born much earlier, - Modern Dinosaurs

Marsupial babies are born much earlier,

This all changed when
a local amateur geologist - Modern Dinosaurs

This all changed when a local amateur geologist

Nearby lie the remains
of an adult kangaroo, - Modern Dinosaurs

Nearby lie the remains of an adult kangaroo,

So, with great excitement,
she started - Modern Dinosaurs

So, with great excitement, she started

And then she came up with a number
of really important discoveries, - Modern Dinosaurs

And then she came up with a number of really important disco...

The team has barely
scratched the surface, - Modern Dinosaurs

The team has barely scratched the surface,

Even better,
I think the other half is in there. - Modern Dinosaurs

Even better, I think the other half is in there.

They take the results
of their day's work - Modern Dinosaurs

They take the results of their day's work

The first discovery was the tailbone
of a Theropod dinosaur, - Modern Dinosaurs

The first discovery was the tailbone of a Theropod dinosaur,

This new cave will add to
the remarkable finds
in other Naracoorte caves - Modern Dinosaurs

This new cave will add to the remarkable finds in other Nara...

(ROARS) - Modern Dinosaurs

Already, dozens of bizarre giant
animals have been discovered. - Modern Dinosaurs

Already, dozens of bizarre giant animals have been discovere...

Among them, the largest
marsupial carnivore ever to live, - Modern Dinosaurs

Among them, the largest marsupial carnivore ever to live,

This proved that large dinosaurs
once lived alongside the tuatara. - Modern Dinosaurs

This proved that large dinosaurs once lived alongside the tu...

Weighing as much as 160 kilograms, - Modern Dinosaurs

Weighing as much as 160 kilograms,

But unlike the dinosaurs, - Modern Dinosaurs

But unlike the dinosaurs,

(GROWLING) - Modern Dinosaurs

(ROARING) - Modern Dinosaurs

New Zealand's landscape has been
formed by earthquakes and volcanoes. - Modern Dinosaurs

New Zealand's landscape has been formed by earthquakes ...

Over millennia, any traces
of its prehistoric inhabitants - Modern Dinosaurs

Over millennia, any traces of its prehistoric inhabitants

A very powerful animal, - Modern Dinosaurs

A very powerful animal,

But Joan Wiffen's discovery
changed scientific thinking. - Modern Dinosaurs

But Joan Wiffen's discovery changed scientific thinking...

PETE: If it hadn't been for her,
we wouldn't be thinking - Modern Dinosaurs

PETE: If it hadn't been for her, we wouldn't be th...

The marsupial lion
preyed upon giant kangaroos, - Modern Dinosaurs

The marsupial lion preyed upon giant kangaroos,

Despite Joan's efforts,
the difficulty of the terrain - Modern Dinosaurs

Despite Joan's efforts, the difficulty of the terrain

And as Australia became drier, - Modern Dinosaurs

And as Australia became drier,

Getting big is
a really good way to deal with - Modern Dinosaurs

Getting big is a really good way to deal with

The sides of this little stream bed
are almost vertical. - Modern Dinosaurs

The sides of this little stream bed are almost vertical.

So, getting in here is really hard,
getting out will be really hard. - Modern Dinosaurs

So, getting in here is really hard, getting out will be real...

If you're big, - Modern Dinosaurs

But we're the first people
actually looking and searching - Modern Dinosaurs

But we're the first people actually looking and searchi...

But why were these giant animals
only found in Australia? - Modern Dinosaurs

But why were these giant animals only found in Australia?

Palaeontologists like Dr Reed
are only just beginning
to understand - Modern Dinosaurs

Palaeontologists like Dr Reed are only just beginning to und...

As sea levels changed
and seismic forces acted on the land, - Modern Dinosaurs

As sea levels changed and seismic forces acted on the land,

This new cave discovery will provide
vital new pieces of the puzzle. - Modern Dinosaurs

This new cave discovery will provide vital new pieces of the...

It would be impossible to overstate
how important this cave is. - Modern Dinosaurs

It would be impossible to overstate how important this cave ...

And it's been a surprise for us.
It exceeded our expectations. - Modern Dinosaurs

And it's been a surprise for us. It exceeded our expect...

There is so much more bone,
more species than we thought. - Modern Dinosaurs

There is so much more bone, more species than we thought.

This is an incredible find, - Modern Dinosaurs

This is an incredible find,

This riverbed once lay
beneath the ocean. - Modern Dinosaurs

This riverbed once lay beneath the ocean.

And it really can tell us
a lot of things about the megafauna, - Modern Dinosaurs

And it really can tell us a lot of things about the megafaun...

Because the fossil record
is so sparse, - Modern Dinosaurs

Because the fossil record is so sparse,

Those dinosaurs are gonna be
in little bits and pieces. - Modern Dinosaurs

Those dinosaurs are gonna be in little bits and pieces.

There are hundreds more caves
in the Naracoorte area - Modern Dinosaurs

There are hundreds more caves in the Naracoorte area

There may be a bone inside, - Modern Dinosaurs

There may be a bone inside,

You go round the corner on the creek
and there could be something there - Modern Dinosaurs

You go round the corner on the creek and there could be some...

South Pacific neighbours
New Zealand and Australia - Modern Dinosaurs

South Pacific neighbours New Zealand and Australia

..a phenomenon where wildlife
evolve to massive proportions - Modern Dinosaurs

..a phenomenon where wildlife evolve to massive proportions

There's a fishbone and shark's
teeth, and I can't see any bone. - Modern Dinosaurs

There's a fishbone and shark's teeth, and I can�...

But why did Australia
end up with giant marsupials, - Modern Dinosaurs

But why did Australia end up with giant marsupials,

So, we've spent hours
going up this stream, - Modern Dinosaurs

So, we've spent hours going up this stream,

To solve this mystery, - Modern Dinosaurs

To solve this mystery,

I don't think it's anything.
Actually, what's that over there? - Modern Dinosaurs

I don't think it's anything. Actually, what's...

In the wildest reaches
of New Zealand, - Modern Dinosaurs

In the wildest reaches of New Zealand,

This could be the central part
of a vertebra. - Modern Dinosaurs

This could be the central part of a vertebra.

What we found here
is a piece of bone - Modern Dinosaurs

What we found here is a piece of bone

It's just possible it could be
a dinosaur that was broken up, - Modern Dinosaurs

It's just possible it could be a dinosaur that was brok...

The kings of the canopy
are a group of primitive trees
called podocarps. - Modern Dinosaurs

The kings of the canopy are a group of primitive trees calle...

The remoteness of the area - Modern Dinosaurs

The remoteness of the area

Towering over 60 metres tall, - Modern Dinosaurs

Towering over 60 metres tall,

Fossil pollen has revealed
some species have remained unchanged - Modern Dinosaurs

Fossil pollen has revealed some species have remained unchan...

Those could be teeth. Those two... - Modern Dinosaurs

Those could be teeth. Those two...

That's a jaw, then.
A little bit of the jaw bone. - Modern Dinosaurs

That's a jaw, then. A little bit of the jaw bone.

Back then, New Zealand
was joined to Australia - Modern Dinosaurs

Back then, New Zealand was joined to Australia

..a reptile most likely,
but a small one. - Modern Dinosaurs

..a reptile most likely, but a small one.

(BELLOWING) - Modern Dinosaurs

Any new discovery could dramatically
increase our understanding - Modern Dinosaurs

Any new discovery could dramatically increase our understand...

In all of these boulders,
there are hidden stories - Modern Dinosaurs

In all of these boulders, there are hidden stories

Titanosaurs grew 40 metres long, - Modern Dinosaurs

Titanosaurs grew 40 metres long,

New Zealand's fossil record proves - Modern Dinosaurs

New Zealand's fossil record proves

Dinosaurs dominated all of Gondwana, - Modern Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs dominated all of Gondwana,

But since then, - Modern Dinosaurs

But since then,

(GROWLS) - Modern Dinosaurs

Eighty million years ago, - Modern Dinosaurs

Eighty million years ago,

The answer lies across the Tasman Sea
in Australia... - Modern Dinosaurs

The answer lies across the Tasman Sea in Australia...

Australia remained attached
to the supercontinent, - Modern Dinosaurs

Australia remained attached to the supercontinent,

..home to another ancient survivor - Modern Dinosaurs

..home to another ancient survivor

Then one of the most destructive
events in history occurred. - Modern Dinosaurs

Then one of the most destructive events in history occurred.

Sixty-five million years ago, - Modern Dinosaurs

Sixty-five million years ago,

In North Australia,
rivers and estuaries - Modern Dinosaurs

In North Australia, rivers and estuaries

(ROARS) - Modern Dinosaurs

The only survivors
were small animals
which needed less food. - Modern Dinosaurs

The only survivors were small animals which needed less food...

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Director: N/A

Writer: James Heyward

Production: AB Filmcenter

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Year: 2017

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ImdbRating: 7.9

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Released: 01 Sep 2017

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