The Dinosaurs: The Nature of The Beast
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The Dinosaurs!, America
n television miniseries
produced by PBS in 1992, featuring some of the then-modern theories about dinosaurs and how they lived.
, to the Tyrannosaurus
and Ceratopsians
of the late Cretaceous
. The possibilities whether dinosaurs were active, warm-blooded
animals, had parental care, and the theory that they are the ancestors to birds are featured. What caused their extinction are also discussed.
. Many of the animations have also been uploaded on Youtube
.
and laserdisc
in 1993. The VHS edition was re-issued in 1998 with different case artwork. There have been no plans or discussions for a DVD or Blu-Ray release.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
n television miniseries
Miniseries
A miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term...
produced by PBS in 1992, featuring some of the then-modern theories about dinosaurs and how they lived.
The program.
The program features the age of dinosaurs, from the appearing of the early forms like HerrerasaurusHerrerasaurus
Herrerasaurus was one of the earliest dinosaurs. All known specimens of this carnivore have been discovered in rocks of late Ladinian age in northwestern Argentina...
, to the Tyrannosaurus
Tyrannosaurus
Tyrannosaurus meaning "tyrant," and sauros meaning "lizard") is a genus of coelurosaurian theropod dinosaur. The species Tyrannosaurus rex , commonly abbreviated to T. rex, is a fixture in popular culture. It lived throughout what is now western North America, with a much wider range than other...
and Ceratopsians
Ceratopsidae
Ceratopsidae is a speciose group of marginocephalian dinosaurs including Triceratops and Styracosaurus...
of the late Cretaceous
Cretaceous
The Cretaceous , derived from the Latin "creta" , usually abbreviated K for its German translation Kreide , is a geologic period and system from circa to million years ago. In the geologic timescale, the Cretaceous follows the Jurassic period and is followed by the Paleogene period of the...
. The possibilities whether dinosaurs were active, warm-blooded
Warm-blooded
The term warm-blooded is a colloquial term to describe animal species which have a relatively higher blood temperature, and maintain thermal homeostasis primarily through internal metabolic processes...
animals, had parental care, and the theory that they are the ancestors to birds are featured. What caused their extinction are also discussed.
Episodes
- Part 1 - The Monsters Emerge
- Part 2 - Flesh on the Bones
- Part 3 - The Nature of the Beast
- Part 4 - The Death of the Dinosaurs
Animations
Some animated cartoons were made to give an impression about how the dinosaurs might could have looked like and how they might would have behaved. Those animations have been featured in other media since. Some of them have been available to see in public computers at Swedish Museum of Natural HistorySwedish Museum of Natural History
The Swedish Museum of Natural History , in Stockholm, is one of two major museums of natural history in Sweden, the other one being located in Gothenburg....
. Many of the animations have also been uploaded on Youtube
YouTube
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.
Home Video
The series was released on VHSVHS
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and laserdisc
Laserdisc
LaserDisc was a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium. Initially licensed, sold, and marketed as MCA DiscoVision in North America in 1978, the technology was previously referred to interally as Optical Videodisc System, Reflective Optical Videodisc, Laser Optical...
in 1993. The VHS edition was re-issued in 1998 with different case artwork. There have been no plans or discussions for a DVD or Blu-Ray release.
Sources
- http://www.amazon.com/Dinosaurs-Nature-Beast-Barbara-Feldon/dp/6303196152.
- http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/189451/The-Dinosaurs-The-Nature-of-the-Beast/overview.
- http://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/31515/L-PBS-1029-6/Dinosaurs!-The-%281992%29.