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Conditions post extinctionled to the formation of a greenish sandstonealong the stream

Conditions post extinction
led to the formation of a greenish sandstone
along the stream

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Conditions post extinction led to the formation
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of a greenish sandstone along the stream.
Duration
7 seconds
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17
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:33
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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Production
AB Filmcenter

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S01 • E01 Beneath this green sandstone - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
Beneath this green sandstone
S01 • E05 They come into freshwater, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
They come into freshwater,
S01 • E05 The young eels can climb 40-metre obstacles. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:04
The young eels can climb 40-metre obstacles.
S01 • E01 So, it can't be the dinosaur extinction layer. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
So, it can't be the dinosaur extinction layer.
S01 • E01 If you could have a look that way, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:08
If you could have a look that way,
S01 • E05 Sometimes it takes several years for the eels to reach a location suited to them. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
Sometimes it takes several years for the eels to reach a loc...
S01 • E01 Yeah, this is one. There's no green sand at all. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
Yeah, this is one. There's no green sand at all.
S01 • E05 But once she's safe in a deep glacial lake like this, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:09
But once she's safe in a deep glacial lake like this,
S01 • E05 Don is convinced this is why New Zealand's female longfin eels - Modern Dinosaurs 00:12
Don is convinced this is why New Zealand's female longf...
S01 • E01 This is green sand. Well. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:04
This is green sand. Well.
S01 • E05 It's because they're the biggest species around, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
It's because they're the biggest species around,
S01 • E05 The females can hang around and get very big. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:04
The females can hang around and get very big.
S01 • E05 And when they do that, they have a very large number of eggs. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:04
And when they do that, they have a very large number of eggs...
S01 • E05 A female eel of this size might have two or three million eggs. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:04
A female eel of this size might have two or three million eg...
S01 • E01 As the team clean the narrow strip, a dark band is revealed in the rock. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
As the team clean the narrow strip, a dark band is revealed ...
S01 • E05 But if it delays its migration to the sea - Modern Dinosaurs 00:08
But if it delays its migration to the sea
S01 • E01 A rich seam of a mineral called Iridium. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:04
A rich seam of a mineral called Iridium.
S01 • E05 So, big, big benefits in hanging around, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
So, big, big benefits in hanging around,
S01 • E05 Any year now, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:08
Any year now,
S01 • E05 For now, she is safe in Lake Rotoiti and can afford to take her time. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
For now, she is safe in Lake Rotoiti and can afford to take ...