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Prehistoric Planet

We can use CT scans to buildvirtual models of the bones, and then we can subject thoseto...

We can use CT scans to build
virtual models of the bones, and then we can subject those
to various engineering tests in the same way that we'd do with
an aeroplane part or an artificial hip

Full Transcript

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We can use CT scans to build virtual models of the bones,
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and then we can subject those to various engineering tests
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in the same way that we'd do with an aeroplane part or an artificial hip.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:17
Uploaded
Apr 30, 2025
Season
2
Episode
3
Genres
documentary, animation, history
Production
BBC Studios Natural History Unit,Golem Creations

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Movie Summary

Travel back 66 million years to when majestic dinosaurs and extraordinary creatures roamed the lands, seas, and skies.
S02 • E01 {\an8}This skin membrane extended from the tip of that giant fourth finger - Prehistoric Planet 00:08
{\an8}This skin membrane extended from the tip of that giant...
S02 • E05 The surfaces of the frills are very heavily grooved. - Prehistoric Planet 00:04
The surfaces of the frills are very heavily grooved.
S02 • E05 These grooves probably carried nerves and blood vessels - Prehistoric Planet 00:07
These grooves probably carried nerves and blood vessels
S02 • E01 Azhdarchids were supremely adapted for covering great distance, - Prehistoric Planet 00:10
Azhdarchids were supremely adapted for covering great distan...
S01 • E03 Now, the millions of tons of sediment carried here - Prehistoric Planet 00:09
Now, the millions of tons of sediment carried here
S02 • E03 [Attenborough] This provided the final piece of evidence. - Prehistoric Planet 00:05
[Attenborough] This provided the final piece of evidence.
S02 • E05 This may have been very brightly colored, - Prehistoric Planet 00:07
This may have been very brightly colored,
S01 • E01 They propel themselves with all four fins and travel almost effortlessly - Prehistoric Planet 00:22
They propel themselves with all four fins and travel almost ...
S02 • E03 [Maidment] What they've shown is that pachycephalosaur domes - Prehistoric Planet 00:06
[Maidment] What they've shown is that pachycephalosaur ...
S02 • E01 [Attenborough] This would've made it hard for azhdarchids - Prehistoric Planet 00:06
[Attenborough] This would've made it hard for azhdarchi...
S01 • E04 The blizzard worsens. - Prehistoric Planet 00:17
The blizzard worsens.
S02 • E05 Scientists now believe that - Prehistoric Planet 00:16
Scientists now believe that
S02 • E05 [Attenborough] Scientists now believe that - Prehistoric Planet 00:08
[Attenborough] Scientists now believe that
S02 • E03 It's the sort of force that goes through American footballers - Prehistoric Planet 00:06
It's the sort of force that goes through American footb...
S01 • E05 Hatzegopteryx stands 15 feet tall. - Prehistoric Planet 00:08
Hatzegopteryx stands 15 feet tall.
S02 • E01 One of the most prevalent ideas about how azhdarchid pterosaurs may have fed - Prehistoric Planet 00:10
One of the most prevalent ideas about how azhdarchid pterosa...
S02 • E03 [Attenborough] We now believe pachycephalosaurs used their head - Prehistoric Planet 00:06
[Attenborough] We now believe pachycephalosaurs used their h...
S02 • E03 [roaring] - Prehistoric Planet 00:05
[roaring]
S02 • E05 But also ideal for attracting a mate. - Prehistoric Planet 00:04
But also ideal for attracting a mate.
S01 • E01 But one female is not swimming with her usual grace. - Prehistoric Planet 00:33
But one female is not swimming with her usual grace.