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An exploration of revolutionary discoveries in the world of palaeontology using CGI to bring new interpretations of prehistoric creatures to life.

Documentary · 2016 · 52 min

Starring Emma Baus , Jacques Gamblin , Pascal Orsolini

Director Emma Baus , Bertrand Loyer

EPISODE 1

The Dawn of Mammals

Chinese fossils have allowed for recreating the missing branches in the tree of life; researchers can trace prehistoric mammal evolution back another 35 million years and have learned they were more numerous and varied than previously thought.

49 min · 11 Aug 2017
EPISODE 2

Mystery of the Feathered Dragons

From herds of feather-covered dinosaurs to dragonflies larger than seagulls, fossils discovered in China have created new questions about prehistoric feathered beasts.

45 min · 27 Mar 2018
EPISODE 3

What Killed the Giant Insects?

The insects we know today are tiny, and the only giant ones are in our nightmares; 320 million years ago, though, dragonflies measuring a metre and centipedes the size of a human thrived on Earth; we take a look at what caused their extinction.

49 min · 25 Aug 2017

Emma Baus

Narrator
Jacques Gamblin

Narrator
Pascal Orsolini

Narrator
Emma Baus

Director
Bertrand Loyer

Director
Emma Baus

Writer
Bertrand Loyer

Writer