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00:10One hundred and twenty-five million years ago, winter rages across the north.
00:26Entire species have been pushed to the brink.
00:40Even the largest dinosaurs are unable to endure this cold.
00:52Like these sauropods migrating south.
01:05Werder came early this year and caught them off guard.
01:19With hundreds of kilometers ahead of them, this time it will be an especially harsh journey.
01:33But the bitter cold is not the only danger in this frozen land.
01:41There is a much greater threat here in these woods.
02:04Euteranus.
02:07The Snow King.
02:13An early relative of T-Rex.
02:19With a thick insulating coat of feathers, he's perfectly adapted for life in a world this cold.
02:36But his feathers also serve a more sinister purpose.
02:47Camouflage.
02:49The ultimate weapon for an ambush hunter.
03:16With silent precision, he picks out the smallest member of the herd.
03:45The ultimate weapon for a few years later, he's so sad.
03:51At least he's so.
03:51The ultimate weapon for an ambush hunter.
03:51The ultimate weapon for an ambush hunter.
03:51The ultimate weapon for an ambush hunter.
03:52In a savage, ever-changing world, some will rise and some will fall.
04:06But through it all, the dinosaurs will expand their empire and advance relentlessly to seize
04:18Earth's final frontiers.
04:57I don't know if this is a very simple one.
04:58It's a very simple one.
05:58We're forming that will give rise to the most famous dinosaurs of all time.
06:10The north is still gripped by cold.
06:15But not for much longer.
06:23Earth's most violent forces are staring once again.
06:33Volcanoes seethe and fume, warming the planet.
06:53But some will pay a price for this warmer world.
07:10The north is still in the middle of the world.
07:45As global temperatures continue to rise, the snow and ice all but disappear.
08:00Huge meltwater rivers tear through the land.
08:11This thawing of the north is expanding the dinosaur's empire even further.
08:20And in surprising new ways.
08:30In this fresh, fertile landscape, sauropods no longer need to migrate.
08:39But it's also a new world for one of the dinosaur's oldest rivals.
08:48The pterosaurs.
08:51They are now bigger and badder than ever.
09:01Including Gway Draco.
09:03The ghost dragon.
09:13But he's an intruder here.
09:21Because these trees are the home of Longipteryx.
09:27A new kind of dinosaur.
09:31Less than 20 centimeters tall.
09:35But highly territorial.
09:38Especially during nesting season.
09:56They're also equipped to take on the pterosaurs.
10:04Now they too can fly.
10:16In a previous era, flying dinosaurs like Ancyonis could only glide.
10:25Now they're able to flap their wings.
10:29And maneuver with precision to strike at their enemies.
10:43They're fast.
10:45And fearless.
10:58It only gets worse for the towering pterosaur.
11:04Because Longipteryx are distant cousins of Eutyrannus, the Snow King.
11:12They're armed with the teeth and claws of their clan.
11:29After ruling the skies since the Triassic.
11:33Pterosaurs are now being matched by the dinosaurs.
11:46But as the dinosaurs fight to expand their empire into the air.
11:53An even greater revolution lies ahead.
12:06Not in the mountains.
12:09Or the skies.
12:12Or the oceans.
12:14The biggest twist in Earth's tale is unfolding quietly.
12:20Almost in secret.
12:27Seven million years later.
12:31This new force is slowly rewriting the dinosaur story.
12:50This is one of the first flowers this forest has ever seen.
12:55One.
12:57Just one.
12:59In a vast and diverse new generation of plants.
13:07And they will become a phenomenon.
13:11With the help of a close ally.
13:21Beetles.
13:24They carry pollen from one flower to the next.
13:36Nature's most reliable delivery service.
13:45Helping these new plants spread far and wide across the globe.
13:57Transforming the dinosaur's empire.
14:12But this new generation of plants has a dark side.
14:25While they need to attract pollinators.
14:28Many are also evolved to repel herbivores.
14:37With spines.
14:40Thorns.
14:42And poisons.
14:50Nature's defensive weapons.
14:58This green revolution changes everything for the plant-eating dinosaurs.
15:08Including the great stegosaurs.
15:21They're herd animals by nature.
15:25But this young stegosaur.
15:29Barely two years old.
15:31Is all alone.
15:39She is the last of her herd.
15:54To eat these tougher new plants requires mouthful and chew food.
16:00In a way her primitive jaw cannot.
16:11She's starving.
16:27These once great herbivores are unable to adapt to this new world.
16:41It's one reason why their 50 million year existence will come to an end.
16:50Extinction.
16:59But in the wake of the stegosaur's demise.
17:03A new era will emerge.
17:11Over the next 15 million years.
17:15These new plants evolve.
17:18And diversify.
17:20Spreading across the planet.
17:23And ever further.
17:25Into the dinosaur's empire.
17:36The green revolution.
17:38Now covers the globe.
17:42And not just the land.
17:45But the water as well.
17:53Even providing cover.
17:56And food.
17:59For underwater explorers.
18:05Like ankylosaurs.
18:27This bathing beauty.
18:30Is a different kind of dinosaur.
18:39He's a plant eater.
18:41Like the stegosaurs.
18:44But a fancier one.
18:46Much fancier.
18:54Because unlike the stegosaurs.
18:58His advanced jaw.
19:00Can crush food.
19:02In a way that makes eating.
19:04Any kind of plant.
19:06Easy.
19:09It's the perfect adaptation.
19:12For this diverse new world.
19:23He wants to take full advantage.
19:25Of all this great kingdom.
19:27Has to offer.
19:30And he has a plan.
19:41It's a long trek.
19:46But the journey.
19:48Is worth it.
19:53Is.
19:54Well.
20:02.
20:07This is the one place.
20:09Where he can truly be himself.
20:14.
20:18He is a no.
20:23His passion is singing.
20:33He even has special olives in his snout that amplify his song.
20:44So it can be heard far and wide.
20:50He even really is.
21:02Well, what he said is that he is going to go out like this.
21:04He is also going to survive in his snout.
21:16Smoking with his food.
21:20He has taken lots of food for him.
21:31a female has answered his call it's time to charm her with his deep sultry humming
21:49then he shows her his stylish armor
22:04it's all very persuasive
22:27their fancy attire does have some drawbacks mind you
22:35on the hold though heavy armor and an improved jaw
22:40are setting them up for success
22:50but what no dinosaur could possibly know
22:54is that their empire has been gradually shrinking
23:04hidden below the waves
23:08this world once ruled by dinosaurs
23:15is now completely out of their reach
23:25and there's a reason
23:32at the very bottom of the ocean
23:37a slow imperceptible shift
23:43reshaping the planet
23:51the seabed is fracturing
23:55from an endless progression
23:58of eruptions
24:25earth's tectonic plates
24:27are shifting
24:30breaking apart the ocean floor
24:34lifting it higher
24:35over millions of years
24:42the water above has nowhere else to go
24:45but not
24:49by the middle of the cretaceous sea levels reach their highest point in history
24:57over 200 meters higher than they are today
25:18the rising oceans repaint the map of the world
25:30the continent of europe is reduced to a giant archipelago
25:45where isolation and evolution have created a kind of neverland for the dinosaurs
25:53a world where normal rules don't apply
26:04this is the home of magyarosaurus
26:10a sauropod
26:14and like other sauropods
26:17he uses his long neck
26:20to reach the highest vegetation
26:35this vegetation is only two meters tall
26:41which makes magyarosaurus about the size of a pony
27:02on hat's egg
27:04where there's limited space and food
27:07sometimes
27:09smaller is better
27:27but unlike magyarosaurus
27:30for predators
27:32bigger
27:34is still better
27:49as tall as a giraffe
27:52one of the largest terrasaurs
27:55one of the largest terrasaurs to ever live
28:00the nightmare
28:04Hatsygopteryx
28:10she's flown to this island
28:12to feed
28:14on dinosaurs
28:25the youngest member of the herd gets separated
28:36but it won't be an easy catch
28:41unlike his giant cousins
28:43he's light on his feet
29:12but being this
29:13small
29:14he can't see the others
29:24they found a safe hiding spot
29:26perfect for their size
29:28nice
29:29nice
29:32I'm
29:47you
29:49I'm
29:54I'm
29:56I'm
30:09Ah!
30:57I don't know.
31:12The tiny dinosaurs, trapped on an island, has nowhere else to go.
31:31But in a world so divided by the ocean, evolution takes different turns in different places.
31:4996 million years ago, sea levels are close to the highest they've ever been.
32:06Creating a water world that no dinosaur has dared to enter.
32:19But that's about to change.
32:35Lurking in this mangrove swamp is a carnivore that has specially evolved to take on the final frontier.
32:56A dinosaur pioneer.
33:12Spinosaurus.
33:19The largest predator to ever walk the earth.
33:29At 15 meters long, she's bigger than a school bus.
33:41The forest provides plenty of prey, but another reason she's gotten this big is because of
33:54where she goes to escape the gloom of the swamp.
34:14Here, the high sea levels have turned the oceans into a new hunting ground for the
34:21dinosaurs, where bigger is definitely better.
34:54Spinosaurus is adapted to a planet that is now mostly ocean, and in this age, some of
35:03the largest prey is here in the water.
35:23Sharks.
35:29In a flat-out chase between a shark and a giant dog-paddling dinosaur, the shark will
35:37always win.
35:42But there's more to Spinosaurus than meets the eye.
35:53Dinosaurs aren't just becoming bigger.
35:57Some are cunning, too.
36:01She's going to make the sharks come to her.
36:16Her snout is wired with sensors that can detect the slightest movement.
36:26Now, all she needs to do is keep completely still.
36:48The best hunters are the patient ones, and her patience is starting to pay off.
37:06The blood in the water is drawing the sharks closer.
37:10You are gonna lose her.
37:24They won't be District 4 during the water.
37:25The echo goes to danger, as far as the body can be neat m gues-f genes.
37:27I'm still looking into positives but you can wait until the space of the lightninguez.
37:27How much
37:28do you want to warn You? Is he
37:38going to Lie 3?
37:54She doesn't move.
38:00She knows how this game is played.
38:23Brains and brawn, a killer combination that is finally letting the dinosaurs get a foothold
38:35in the ocean.
38:45Their reach is now global and extends to the very ends of the Earth, to what will one day
39:00be Antarctica?
39:11While Spinosaurus is stalking the shallow seas and the tropics, the world's southernmost
39:19landmass is not the frozen wilderness we know today.
39:27It's a green, flourishing Eden, where even in the dark, evolution is lighting the way.
39:51And thriving in the darkness are the dinosaurs.
40:09By this stage in the late Cretaceous, their empire is so vast that they now dominate every continent
40:19on Earth.
40:29And yet, while their reign is global, and their rule almost unchallenged, their story will take
40:45a dark turn.
41:26After coming, banks will volunteer at the ocean.
41:27Now the air of the ocean, its rise is over.
41:28All the air of the ocean is the sea and water.
41:31They are bereaved to the ocean.
41:32Now the air of the ocean is the ocean in the clouds.
41:36In the clouds and the ocean of the ocean up the ocean of the ocean.
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