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How Extreme Weather Is Revealing — And Destroying — Dinosaur Fossils

5m 59s

Storms putting rare fossils in jeopardy is the dilemma facing this team in Alberta, Canada, who have just uncovered a juvenile tyrannosaur known as Albertosaurus. These dinosaurs have helped shape our understanding of how prehistoric predators were able to hunt in groups, and each new fossil provides tantalizing new clues. Palaeontologists will have to act fast to preserve their fragile specimen.

Aired: 06/14/25
Extras
A fight breaks out amongst the mega herd of Pachyrhinosaurus gathering to migrate north
A young Albertosaurus, a relative of T. Rex, earns her place in a fierce hunting pack.
Very few dinosaurs made it as far North as the Arctic Circle...except for two.
In late Cretaceous Alberta, many apex predators roamed free, so how did the prey survive?
What would make a Utahraptor so much larger than other raptor species?
It’s grudge match time. Except that this one took place over millions of years.
An injured Lusotitan lies on the beach, vulnerable to attack from the deadly Torvosaurus.
In an attempt to initiate a courtship dance, a male Lusotitan puts his best foot forward.
Staying close to the herd is the only chance for baby Pachyrhinosaurus to survive danger.
Albertosaurus work as a group to hunt down prey much larger than they are.