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Modern Dinosaurs

But not long ago, Australia was ruledby gigantic versions of today's marsupials

But not long ago, Australia was ruled
by gigantic versions of today's marsupials

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But not long ago,
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Australia was ruled by gigantic versions
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of today's marsupials.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:33
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
Genres
Production
AB Filmcenter

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S01 • E01 Tuatara, that means "spiny back" in Maori. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
Tuatara, that means "spiny back" in Maori.
S01 • E01 It's the bit for me that just links them straight to the dinosaurs. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:04
It's the bit for me that just links them straight to th...
S01 • E05 The team believes the remains of these mega-marsupials - Modern Dinosaurs 00:09
The team believes the remains of these mega-marsupials
S01 • E01 He's like a mini stegosaurus or something. (LAUGHS) Yeah. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
He's like a mini stegosaurus or something. (LAUGHS) Yea...
S01 • E01 Its spine is made of keratin, the same material as fingernails. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
Its spine is made of keratin, the same material as fingernai...
S01 • E01 And while it might look like a miniature dinosaur, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:10
And while it might look like a miniature dinosaur,
S01 • E05 Thirty million years ago, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
Thirty million years ago,
S01 • E01 From its third eye, unique teeth, long life and slow lifestyle, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:12
From its third eye, unique teeth, long life and slow lifesty...
S01 • E05 Sediments turned into limestone, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
Sediments turned into limestone,
S01 • E05 Over millions of years, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
Over millions of years,
S01 • E01 Researching this ancient reptile's competition - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
Researching this ancient reptile's competition
S01 • E01 The first would be discovered in an unassuming stream bed - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
The first would be discovered in an unassuming stream bed
S01 • E05 These holes became deadly traps for animals living on the surface. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
These holes became deadly traps for animals living on the su...
S01 • E05 When Liz and Steve saw the main fossil chamber - Modern Dinosaurs 00:08
When Liz and Steve saw the main fossil chamber
S01 • E05 Now they will excavate them - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
Now they will excavate them
S01 • E05 So, when we first came in, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:04
So, when we first came in,
S01 • E01 The Maungataniwha Forest is in New Zealand's central North Island. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
The Maungataniwha Forest is in New Zealand's central No...
S01 • E01 Accessing its remote and rugged landscape is not easy. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
Accessing its remote and rugged landscape is not easy.
S01 • E01 Geologist Julian Thompson and fossil enthusiast Pete Shore - Modern Dinosaurs 00:09
Geologist Julian Thompson and fossil enthusiast Pete Shore
S01 • E05 Desperate animals who had fallen into the cave would have tried to get out, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
Desperate animals who had fallen into the cave would have tr...