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Ages: 11 - 18
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John Hurt narrates the facts behind the discovery of huge nesting site in modern day Patagonia. Fossilized remains show Argentinosaurus laid tens of thousands of eggs in a 15 km nesting site used for hundreds of thousands of years. The hatchlings, if... they survive, will grow at an incredible rate. Over a 40 year life span Argentinosaurus can grow from 4 kg to 75 tons! (03:57)
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July 16, 2014 at 08:01 PM
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Ages: 11 - 18
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Fossil evidence found in a Montana (USA) bone bed suggests that meat-eating dinosaurs could die of poisoning from bacteria such as botulism, something theropod dinosaurs have evolved to avoid. (03:06)
Narrated by John Hurt, Planet Dinosaur tells th...e stories of the biggest, deadliest and weirdest creatures ever to walk the Earth, using the latest fossil evidence and computer graphics.
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July 16, 2014 at 07:57 PM
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Ages: 8 - 18
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In this video from KET, stroll along the Falls of the Ohio River, one of the largest exposed fossil beds in the world, and imagine what this part of the Midwest looked like during the Devonian Period 387 million years ago. Fossil evidence of corals a...nd other marine organisms indicate the region was located in the tropics and was covered by a warm, shallow sea. (03:09)
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October 26, 2010 at 10:08 PM
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Ages: 13 - 18
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Paleontologist James Crampton hunts for Monotis fossils on a New Zealand beach. He opens up a rock to uncover a fossil that has not been seen in 200 million years. He briefly discusses how rocks and fossils are dated. (03:26)
December 16, 2012 at 03:24 PM
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Ages: 10 - 16
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The word fossil, derived from a Latin word meaning "something dug up," refers to the preserved remains or traces of ancient life. Careful study of both body and trace fossils can answer questions about life and evolution. Fossils also provide informa...tion about the history of Earth itself, telling us, for example, that a tropical sea was present where only a desert exists today. This interactive activity adapted from the University of California Museum of Paleontology explores the kinds of things we can learn from several types of fossils that scientists study.
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May 26, 2012 at 11:02 PM
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Ages: 7 - 12
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Join Tim and Moby hunt for fossils and discover how they form in this animated BrainPOP movie. A quiz is also included with this link. (Approximate time 2:00)
May 31, 2012 at 11:20 AM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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National Geographic grantee Federico Fanti and his research team discovered a giant Cretaceous crocodile skeleton in southern Tunisia. The fossil dates back 130 million years ago. The head of the crocodile alone is over 5 feet long. The discovery pro...ves that this animal lived 25 million years past the hypothesized global extinction.(01:24)
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November 25, 2009 at 08:03 PM
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Ages: 8 - 12
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Fossils are preserved traces of remains of living things. Paleontologists who study fossils look for teeth, bones, shells, petrified wood, molds and casts, traces of carbon shadows, or even entire animals. Learn more about fossils with this slide s...how from StudyJams. Vibrant images are set to music while information is written under each photo. A short, self-checking quiz is also included with this link.
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May 22, 2011 at 01:01 PM
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Ages: 11 - 18
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See how a team of GNS fossil hunters make discoveries in a remote and unexplored New Zealand valley in this video. Scientist, James Crampton, explains about their findings and how they analyze them. (04:28)
December 16, 2012 at 03:03 PM
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Ages: 7 - 12
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In this video, students will learn interesting facts about how fossils are formed. Some of the key topics discussed are how animals get stuck in ice or amber and gives good details about the mold and cast process that form most dinosaur fossils. This... is a great resource to work in conjunction with non-fiction texts on this subject. Students will enjoy this informative video. (02:34)
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September 25, 2011 at 05:43 PM
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