Paleoworld Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• African Graveyard I: Hunting Dinosaurs

  Paleontologist Paul Sereno explores dinosaur remains in the Moroccan Sahara.

• African Graveyard II: Discovering Dinosaurs

  Researchers uncover remote fossils.

• Amber Hunters

  The discovery of dinosaur bones in Alaska surprises many.

• Ancient Crocodiles

  Discoveries in the Peruvian Andes shed light on the evolution of crocodiles.

• Ape Man

  The evolution of humans.

• Are Rhinos Dinos?

  Ancestry of the rhinoceros.

• Armored Dinos

  During dinosaurs' evolution, herbivores develop many forms of defense.

• Attack of the Killer Kangaroos

  Saber-toothed predators evolve to feed on giant herbivores.

• Baby Monsters

  Montana discoveries shed light on how dinosaurs raised their young.

• Back to the Seas

  Jurassic and cretaceous ocean life; sharks; squid; crocodiles; sea-serpents.

• Boneheads

  Theories surround the purpose of the thick skulls of the Pachycephalosaurs.

• Carnosaurs: The Giant Predators

  Carnosaurs are flesh-eating, lizard-hipped dinosaurs.

• Clash of the Titans
• Dawn of the Cats

  After the extinction of dinosaurs, sabre tooth cats became the top predators.

• Dawn of the Dinos

  Scientists unearth a dinosaur graveyard in New Mexico.

• Dino Diet

  Researchers study dinosaur behavior, including what they ate and how they hunted.

• Dino Doctors

  Paleontologists and physicians study dinosaur anatomy.

• Dino Sex

  Fossils attest to dinosaur mating rituals.

• Dinos in the Air

  Paleontologist Bob Bakker claims that birds are dinosaurs.

• Dinos in the Snow

  Dinosaur fossils are discovered in Alaska, north of the Arctic circle.

• Dinosaur Doomsday

  Scientists suggest reasons for the dinosaurs' extinction.

• Discovering Dinos
• Dwarf Dinos

  Dinosaur remains in Transylvania.

• Early Birds

  Archaeologists investigate how birds began to fly.

• Earthshakers

  A farmer uncovers one of the largest sauropods ever.

• Flesh on the Bones

  Paleontologists find a new dinosaur species in the Sahara in 1995.

• Flight of the Pterosaurs

  Dinosaurs adapt for flight.

• Horns and Herds

  Paleontologists explore the world of Ceratipsians, horned dinosaurs.

• Hunting Dinosaurs
• Island of the Giant Rats

  Giant rodents once roamed the Caribbean island of Anguilla.

• Killer Birds

  The Argentavis Magnificens; the Andalgalroni.

• Killer Raptors

  Scientists investigate how raptors stalked and killed prey.

• The Land That Time Forgot

  The Karoo basin of South Africa was home to creatures that lived before the dinosaurs.

• The Legendary T-Rex

  The tyrannosaur runs amok in pop culture.

• The Loch Ness Secret

  A skeleton is similar to reports about the look of the Loch Ness monster.

• Mammoths

  Epic struggle of the mammoth.

• Missing Links

  Paleontologists search out human origins.

• Mistaken Identity

  Museum curators tell of fossil mix-ups and misidentification.

• Monsters on the Move

  Researchers study tracks made by dinosaurs.

• The Mysteries of Extinction

  A dramatic climate shift may have killed the dinosaurs.

• Mystery of Dinosaur Cove

  Behavior and migratory patterns of dinosaurs.

• Prehistoric Sharks
• Rise of the Predators

  Predators; snakelike velociraptors; poisonous dinosaur; tyrannosaur.

• Sea Monsters

  Whales and dolphins evolve from a bearlike sea creature.

• Secrets of the Brontosaurus

  Scientists get new information about the brontosaur.

• Tale of a Sail

  Early mammals; sail-backed dimetrodon; moschops; aligatorlike titanosuchus.

• Trail of the Neanderthal

  Researchers collect skulls and other traces of prehistoric man.

• Treasure Island

  Researchers study fossil found on Madagascar.

• Troodon: Dinosaur Genius

  Study of the Troodon, one of the longest lived and most intelligent dinosaurs.

• Troodon: Portrait of a Killer

  Researchers find new information about the troodon dinosaur.

• Valley of the Uglies
• Valley of Venom

  Scientists help explain how snakes evolve and adapt.