00:28You
00:30You
00:50Earth
00:52Sixty-six million years ago
00:56During the great reign
00:58Of the dinosaurs
01:05Majestic creatures
01:09Giants
01:10And monsters
01:12That can often seem more imagined
01:16Than real
01:19Including
01:21This Pachycephalosaurus
01:29He's an old alpha male
01:33Eager to get back to his harem of females
01:42But something's caught their attention
01:49A rival male
01:56If the alpha doesn't get there
01:58He may lose them to the intruder
02:05There's just one problem
02:10There's a herd of giants in his way
02:25But holding on to his family
02:28Is all that matters
02:39He'll risk his life
02:41To reach them
02:59He'll risk his life to reach them
03:16He may have survived the crossing
03:19But the battle
03:21Has just begun
03:24The trespasser is younger
03:27Stronger
03:28And more aggressive
03:38And he won't surrender these females
03:43Without a fight
03:48Their four-inch-thick skulls
03:51Are designed for a brutal style of combat
04:16Neither side
04:17Is backing down
04:31This time
04:33The alpha is hurt
04:39Days invading fast
04:41His hold on his family
04:43Is slipping away
04:48Sensing his weakness
04:50The intruder prepares
04:52For a finishing blow
05:07But in the world of Tyrannosaurus Rex
05:15The only battle that counts
05:18Is for survival
05:25This is the age
05:28Of the dinosaurs
05:31contemporain
05:31...
05:32...
05:59To be a very positive
05:59way S
05:59No But
06:59This is the story of the dinosaurs, as it has never been told before.
07:19It takes place in a world lost to time.
07:26Long before the infamous asteroid.
07:37Millions and millions of years in the past.
07:42On a planet that looks nothing like it does today.
07:50Where extraordinary beasts clash and struggle to survive.
07:59And where Earth's violent forces determine their fates.
08:08The story begins 235 million years ago.
08:15In an era known as the Triassic.
08:21Where a twist of evolution will change the course of history.
08:32The supercontinent of Pangaea.
08:38A single immense land mass that stretches from pole to pole.
09:06It's vast desert interior is more like the surface of Mars.
09:14Than planet Earth.
09:25Temperatures here are brutally hot.
09:37In some places, it hasn't rained in thousands of years.
09:47But there is something far worse than the heat.
10:04Sandstorms.
10:11Few creatures can survive in a world this extreme.
10:41But not all of Pangaea is a desert wasteland.
10:48Along its fringes, the warm, lush coastlines are the perfect place for life to thrive.
11:01This is a time long before the age of the dinosaurs.
11:07It is the age of the ancient reptiles.
11:21A six-meter-long nightmare that stalks the shallow sea.
11:37A six-meter-long nightmare that stalks the shallow sea.
11:40One of the most successful reptiles in all of Pangaea.
11:46One of the most successful reptiles in all of Pangaea.
11:55To each other, they're brutes and bullies.
12:06But to this reptile, they're just the terrified locals.
12:13One of the most successful.
12:17A six-meter-long apex predator of his time.
12:26A six-meter-long apex predator of his time.
12:33But he's not here for the rank of source.
12:37He's sniffed out an easier target.
12:49A clutch of eggs.
12:56Very special eggs.
13:01Because growing inside them are the very first of their kind.
13:24A baby Marasuchus.
13:36She waves no more than a mouse.
13:42But she makes up for it.
13:45Because she has a set of skills that sets her apart from the ancient reptiles.
13:55Including the remarkable ability to stand on two legs.
14:01Not just four.
14:12She also has advanced lungs.
14:16And lighter bones.
14:22Adaptations that give these little hatchlings an invaluable gift.
14:30They are born to run.
14:36And in this day and age, they need to.
14:58Their only hope is to find a place to hide.
15:07Easier said than done.
15:09When you've hatched into hell.
15:21All her siblings are gone.
15:28The survival of her bloodline is now hanging by a thread.
15:36But thanks to her, it's still intact.
15:40Do notoma tribe.
15:42He is killed by a person.
15:45The livingNADEO
16:04the dinosaurs one year later Marisuchus is now fully grown but when you're the
16:16size of a pigeon in a land of monsters you're still just prey now Marisuchus must make it through
16:34another night it's critical because if this dinosaur and the making doesn't survive her
16:44family tree could be cut down before it even takes root she's picked up a scent something worthy of her
17:01bloodline a rinkosaur carcass
17:31but it's already been claimed by her old nemesis Nuprasuchus this is his kill and he does not intend to
17:48share
17:56but as night approaches temperatures start to drop
18:21the colder it gets the drowsier a giant reptile becomes
18:32meanwhile the warmer-blooded Marisuchus has a feathery fuzz that keeps her cozy
18:45the perfect attire for a daring heist
19:18so
19:23so
19:44If she plays it right she may just get her moonlit dinner
20:02for one, a feast fit for a dinosaur.
20:15Marasuchus has great potential.
20:19She's adaptable with traits that make her special.
20:25But if the dinosaurs are to challenge the ancient reptiles, it will take more than skills.
20:35It will take a powerful ally.
20:40The Earth itself.
20:48A million years later, in the far north of Pangaea, the darkest forces of nature are awakening.
21:10A series of volcanic eruptions is creating a catastrophe.
21:19One that will alter the fate of the dinosaurs.
21:27But the danger is not the lava.
21:34It's a gas.
21:43Carbon dioxide.
21:46Chilling the skies and warming the planet.
21:51The rising temperatures cause a massive surge in ocean evaporation.
22:10Huge storm clouds descend on the continent of Pangaea.
22:28But this will be no ordinary rainfall.
22:59It swoops across the globe.
23:05a tube, carving vast rivers into the once dry continent,
23:20known as the Carnian fluvial event.
23:26This series of storms will be the longest downpour in history, lasting more than a million years.
24:01When the rains finally do subside, Pangaea emerges, transformed.
24:15A world reborn.
24:27What were endless deserts are now forests.
24:33New lands that will help set the course for the rise of the dinosaurs.
24:45But first, the reptile empire must falter.
25:02The air in these woods is thick with the smell of tree resin.
25:15Nature is unforgiving here.
25:25The once prosperous plant-eating reptiles are on the decline.
25:44Not only is this rhinosaur alone, she's starving.
25:55In this new world of towering trees, the low-lying plants that once allowed her species to thrive have all
26:08but disappeared.
26:28She won't survive if she can't reach her food.
26:51And she has a more immediate problem than hunger.
27:04A relative of the fearsome Luperosuchus.
27:11For these reptilian carnivores, this is a time of great opportunity.
27:32Unlike the nimble Marasuchus, she's slow, weak, vulnerable.
27:59The rhinocosaurs were once among the most successful of the plant-eating reptiles.
28:09Now their extinction is just a matter of time.
28:13But I'm not scared of them.
28:23I'm not scared of now.
28:26I'm scared of friends.
28:43This is a small town in this new town.
28:43As the kingdom of the ancient reptiles begins to fracture...
28:52...another kind of animal is on the rise...
28:59...the dinosaurs.
29:10And in this changing world, they must be adaptable.
29:19They must evolve.
29:24They must improve over time.
29:30And transform in ways that will help them survive.
29:39Finally, 12 million years after the demise of the rancosaurs...
29:46...the dinosaurs can begin to come out of the shadows.
29:58As the end of the Triassic draws near...
30:02...vast forests still dominate the land.
30:07Now more vibrant than ever.
30:12And the dinosaurs are reaping the benefits.
30:24Like Platyosaurus...
30:27...a dinosaur trailblazer.
30:40This little one and her siblings...
30:45...are embarking on a mission...
30:47...to explore their new world...
30:51...with almost no regard...
30:55...for the dangers it may hold.
31:10They may not look any bigger than little Marasukas.
31:16But when they grow up...
31:18...they grow up bigger...
31:23...much bigger.
31:27They are the first dinosaurs...
31:30...to become gigantic.
31:37Over seven meters long...
31:40...they've come a long way...
31:42...since their tiny ancestors ran for their lives.
31:52And unlike the rancosaurs...
31:55...these giants can easily reach the higher vegetation.
32:12They even have a trick...
32:14...for reaching the most tender shoots of all.
32:29...in the most tender shoots of all.
32:34...in the most tender shoots of all.
32:35...in the most tender shoots of all.
32:36...in the most tender shoots of all.
32:38Excessive, maybe.
32:41But worth it.
32:46Because an adult Platyosaurus...
32:49...must eat 25 kilos of plants...
32:53...each day.
32:57And to wash down that much food...
33:02...requires a lot of water.
33:16The highly unexpected...
33:18Of the last minute...
33:18For the last minute...
33:22...to be the only place...
33:23...in the most tender�� fruit...
33:26...to be the only place...
33:28...for you.
33:30...in the most tender targets...
33:32...in the most tender...
33:33...berto get stolen, you?
33:40It's an easy life, but in the age of the early dinosaurs, even a giant like Platiosaurus
33:55must be careful, because there is another dinosaur on the rise, a newcomer with a taste for blood.
34:20A carnivore with razor-sharp teeth and killer claws.
34:39His descendants will one day include Tyrannosaurus rex, but for now, this angry predator is only
34:52the size of a turkey.
35:06While the matchup between these two dinosaurs may be a little lopsided, it won't stay that
35:21way.
35:25Over time, a fierce rivalry will grow between two great dinosaur clans, the herbivores and
35:39the carnivores.
35:47But for the time being, all dinosaurs are facing a much greater threat than
35:59each other.
36:20In the water and on land, the ancient reptiles remain top of the food chain.
36:51The dinosaurs are growing as a force in the world.
36:56But their rise is slow.
37:01The planet still belongs to the reptiles.
37:10For the dinosaurs to truly challenge them, it will take millions of years.
37:25They grow fiercer.
37:27They grow fiercer.
37:29More powerful.
37:32More advanced.
37:37By the end of the Triassic, the dinosaurs are ready to flex their muscle.
37:50But there are new creatures also vying for domination.
37:56And in the mountains of Tangia, some of them have taken to the air.
38:15Pterosaurs.
38:17Flying reptiles with a wingspan of two meters.
38:27And they are in total command of the Triassic skies.
38:46These jagged peaks are their mating grounds.
39:07And this male has spotted a female.
39:17First, eject the competition.
39:20First, eject the competition.
39:28Now, it's time for the courtship to begin.
39:47During these rituals, the pterosaurs are focused entirely on each other, not their surroundings.
39:56In the mountains.
40:00Which can be costly.
40:03Because dinosaurs dwell in these canyons.
40:25The largest member of the carnivore clan.
40:33Lillian Sternus.
40:38Twice as long as a grizzly bear, with claws that can tear through flesh.
40:48And with her finely tuned sense of smell, she doesn't miss a thing.
41:11Yes, it's time for the carnivore.
41:12Yes, it's time for the carnivore.
41:12The carnivore.
41:13It's time for the carnivore.
41:14I'm sorry.
41:19You're a little bit too.
41:22I'm sorry.
41:22You're a little bit too.
41:25I'm sorry.
41:31Dozens of eyes are circling above.
41:36Even with her camouflage, one wrong move could blow her cover.
42:12Dozens of eyes are circling above.
42:41Dozens of eyes are circling above.
43:01This moment marks a new chapter in the rise of the dinosaurs.
43:10At last, they are a force to be feared.
43:21But the commotion of her attack has attracted another predator.
43:30The ancient reptiles have terrorized the dinosaurs from the beginning.
43:37But that ends now.
43:44Lillian Sternus won't be skulking back to the shadows.
43:53She can hold her ground.
44:07The trouble is, here at the end of the Triassic, the ground itself is about to throw the entire dinosaur
44:20story into chaos.
44:28No!
44:38No!
44:38No!
44:39No!
44:39No!
45:07Most people cannot perceive the monster and beat me your feet.
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