NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Sea monsters

This article is about the BBC television program. For the legendary creatures, see Sea monster. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For the television series about extinct sea animals, see Sea Monsters. ...

Not to be confused with the National Geographic IMAX film Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure. The National Geographic Society was founded in the USA on January 27, 1888, by 33 men interested in organizing a society for the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge. ... IMAX theatre at the Melbourne Museum complex, Australia BFI London IMAX by night LHemisferic (Ciutat de les Arts i les CiÃ¨ncies) Valencia, Spain IMAX (short for Image Maximum) is a film format created by Canadas IMAX Corporation that has the capacity to display images of far greater...

Sea Monsters was a BBC television program which used computer-generated imagery to show past life in Earth's seas. It was made by Impossible Pictures, the creators of Walking with Dinosaurs and Walking With Beasts. For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... A television program (US), television programme (UK) or simply television show is a segment of programming in television broadcasting. ... Computer-generated imagery (commonly abbreviated as CGI) is the application of the field of computer graphics (or more specifically, 3D computer graphics) to special effects in films, television programs, commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media. ... For the TV post-production company based in Denver, Colorado, United States (official site), see !mpossible Pictures. ... Walking with Dinosaurs was a six-part television series produced by the BBC, narrated by Kenneth Branagh, and first aired in the UK in 1999. ... // Walking with Beasts is a 2001 six-part television documentary produced by the BBC in the United Kingdom, narrated by Kenneth Branagh. ...

In this series, British wildlife presenter Nigel Marven is shown travelling to seven past seas in Earth's history and scuba diving there, in order of dangerousness with the most dangerous last. He travels in a white sail/motor boat roughly 30 m (100 ft) long named The Ancient Mariner. His time-travelling device is not mentioned or shown. He uses a scuba set with a fullface mask so he can talk underwater to produce the commentary. He performs some dives using a strong shark cage, which is spherical to make it harder for large sea creatures to bite it. Nigel Marven (born 1960) is a British wildlife presenter, television producer, author, and hobby ornithologist. ... Scuba diving is swimming underwater while using self-contained breathing equipment. ... Diagram of Sailboat, in this case a typical monohull sloop with a bermuda or marconi rig. ... A 1962 Rebel. A wooden speedboat with an outboard engine. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Unsolved problems in physics: Is time travel theoretically and practically possible? If so, how can paradoxes such as the grandfather paradox be avoided? Time travel is the concept of moving backwards and/or forwards to different points in time, in a manner analogous to moving through space. ... A scuba diver in usual sport diving gear SCUBA is an acronym for Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus. ... A diver in a pool wearing an AGA full face mask A diver wearing an Ocean Reef full face mask A full-face diving mask is a type of diving mask worn by SCUBA divers so that they can talk with the surface or other divers. ...

Episode list

The Seventh Most Dangerous Sea

In the Ordovician, the day is only 21 hours long and there is more carbon dioxide than in the twenty-first century, forcing Nigel to don a medical-looking backpack filled with air tanks with a special oxygen mixture. Artist impression of the Ordovician Sea. ... This article is about the state. ... For other uses, see Chainmail (disambiguation). ... Video cameras are used primarily in two modes. ...

To attract a Megalograptus, Nigel finds the corpse of a dead Astraspis washed up on the beach. Because there is no land life, there are no coastal scavengers to eat what the sea spits out. Megalograptus is a four-foot long Ordovician eurypterid, and was among the earliest known genera. ...

Before long, Nigel wades into shallow water and the Astraspis attracts a large Megalograptus. The Megalograptus devours the Astraspis, before attacking Nigel's foot, cutting it badly. Megalograptus is a four-foot long Ordovician eurypterid, and was among the earliest known genera. ...

Later on, Nigel attempts to go after a Cameroceras, by removing the eye of a dead Isotelus and replacing it with a small video camera. He then uses the inflatable raft to venture out into the deeper waters, where he throws the trilobite/video camera combo overboard. A Cameroceras is quickly attracted to it, and Nigel and the cameraman plunge overboard to film the elusive Cameroceras. On the dive, Nigel wears a chain mail suit, so that any marauding Megalograptus do not attack him. Species Cameroceras (chambered horn) was a genus of giant orthocone cephalopods that lived in the Ordovician period. ... An asaphid trilobite from the middle and upper Ordovician Period fairly common in the Northeast U.S., northwest Manitoba, southwestern Quebec and southeastern Ontario. ... Species Cameroceras (chambered horn) was a genus of giant orthocone cephalopods that lived in the Ordovician period. ... Species Cameroceras (chambered horn) was a genus of giant orthocone cephalopods that lived in the Ordovician period. ...

The Cameroceras is more agile in the sea than Nigel, and as Cameroceras attempts to swim away, Nigel grabs onto its shell. When the Cameroceras starts to dive down into the depths, Nigel swims away to the surface.

When Nigel pilots the boat back to shore, he finds a surprise: there are large numbers of Megalograptus mating in the shallow waters. Nigel manages to make his way safely through the Megalograptus, but a few clamber onto the inflatable boat and puncture it. Megalograptus is a four-foot long Ordovician eurypterid, and was among the earliest known genera. ...

Species Cameroceras (chambered horn) was a genus of giant orthocone cephalopods that lived in the Ordovician period. ... An orthocone is a usually long straight shell of a nautiloid cephalopod. ... Megalograptus is a four-foot long Ordovician eurypterid, and was among the earliest known genera. ... Orders many, all extinct The eurypterids were the largest known arthropods that ever lived. ... An asaphid trilobite from the middle and upper Ordovician Period fairly common in the Northeast U.S., northwest Manitoba, southwestern Quebec and southeastern Ontario. ... For the robot vacuum cleaner, see Electrolux Trilobite. ... Species ? Astraspis (star shield) is an extinct genus of primitive jawless fish. ...

The Sixth Most Dangerous Sea

As Nigel walks along the tropical coastlines of Triassic Switzerland, he explains that the reptiles are taking over the surface of the earth from the skies (e.g. Peteinosaurus), to the land (e.g. Coelurosaurus). But of course, he is here to see the earliest sea reptiles. The Triassic is a geologic period that extends from about 251 Â± 0. ... The terms powerhead, bang stick, and shark stick refer to specialized firearms intended to be used underwater and fire in direct contact with the target. ... Binomial name Peteinosaurus zambelli Wild, 1978 Peteinosaurus (Peh-TEIN-o-sore) was a genus of flying reptiles belonging to the Pterosauria. ... Coelurosaurus (hollow-tailed lizard) was a small meat-eating dinosaur from Jurassic America. ...

From the deck of the Ancient Mariner, Nigel and crew watch as a Nothosaurus comes up for air. When he sees one, Nigel dives into the seas, pursuing the elusive sea reptile. The Nothosaur was a placodont prehistoric reptile that lived like seals of today, catching food in water and spending some time on land. ...

Before long, Nigel finds a pair of Nothosaurus. The Nothosaurus circle him, and Nigel has his prod ready to put off any Nothosaurus that comes too close. One of the Nothosaurus prepares to move in closer, and Nigel prods it with the electric prod. The Nothosaurus move off, and Nigel discovers another bizarre sea reptile: a Tanystropheus. Tanystropheus was a 6 metre (20 foot) long reptile that dated from the middle Triassic period. ...

Nigel follows the Tanystropheus, and attempts to get a closer look at it by grabbing onto its tail, impeding its movement. However, the Tanystropheus loses its tail, similar to the modern day leopard gecko. Nigel can hold onto the tail only with difficulty, because it is thrashing around (intended as a predator deterrent). Suddenly the tail is snatched up and then eaten by a Cymbospondylus. Tanystropheus was a 6 metre (20 foot) long reptile that dated from the middle Triassic period. ... Binomial name Blyth, 1854 The Leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) is a nocturnal ground-dwelling gecko found in the deserts of Pakistan, Western India, Afghanistan, and parts of Iran. ... Cymbospondylus was an early Ichthyosaur that lived in the middle of the Triassic period. ...

The Cymbospondylus begins to circle Nigel, and he explains that its slow movement is designed to deceive prey, and it can move very quickly when it is needed to. After he pokes it with the prod, the Cymbospondylus swims away, and Nigel returns to the relative safety of the Mariner. Cymbospondylus was an early Ichthyosaur that lived in the middle of the Triassic period. ...

The Nothosaur was a placodont prehistoric reptile that lived like seals of today, catching food in water and spending some time on land. ... Tanystropheus was a 6 metre (20 foot) long reptile that dated from the middle Triassic period. ... Cymbospondylus was an early Ichthyosaur that lived in the middle of the Triassic period. ... Coelurosaurus (hollow-tailed lizard) was a small meat-eating dinosaur from Jurassic America. ... Binomial name Peteinosaurus zambelli Wild, 1978 Peteinosaurus (Peh-TEIN-o-sore) was a genus of flying reptiles belonging to the Pterosauria. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Neuticosaurus is an extinct genus of marine reptile belonging to the nothosaur order. ... Species Paleo Template Project Mastodonsaurus was a large-headed temnospondyl that belonged to a group of advanced, mostly Triassic animals called capitosaurs. ... Species Thrinaxodon was a cynodont, a mammal-like reptile. Many scientists suggest that the pits on the skull indicate that Thrinaxodon had whiskers and, therefore, probably had a covering of fur. ...

The Fifth Most Dangerous Sea

On a preliminary dive, another crew member of the Mariner (Mike) films a huge Dunkleosteus, swimming around the shallow reefs near the Ancient Mariner. The crew springs into action, and Nigel goes fishing for Bothriolepis. Nigel places a bet with one of the other crew members that the Dunkleosteus will be able to slice through the Bothriolepis wrapped in the chain mail suit he used in the Ordovician. When the round shark cage is fully asssembled, Nigel descends into it. The smell of the dead Bothriolepis begins to attract a Stethacanthus, and some smaller Bothriolepis. Eventually, the monstrous Dunkleosteus is sighted, and the enraged fish repeatedly bashes the cage with its thick head, slightly denting it. For the Celtic language, see Southwestern Brythonic language; for the residents of the English county, see Devon. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... A shark proof cage is a cage which is lowered into the ocean, and in which a SCUBA diver enters, to examine sharks better and more safely. ... Binomial name (Newberry, 1873) Dunkleosteus (formerly known as Dinichthys) was a large Placoderm (armoured prehistoric fish) that lived in the late Devonian period, about 360 â€“ 415 million years ago. ... Binomial name (Newberry, 1873) Dunkleosteus (formerly known as Dinichthys) was a large Placoderm (armoured prehistoric fish) that lived in the late Devonian period, about 360 â€“ 415 million years ago. ... Artist impression of the Ordovician Sea. ... Stethacanthus is an extinct genus of shark which lived in the Late Devonian and Early Carboniferous epochs, around 360 million years ago. ... Binomial name (Newberry, 1873) Dunkleosteus (formerly known as Dinichthys) was a large Placoderm (armoured prehistoric fish) that lived in the late Devonian period, about 360 â€“ 415 million years ago. ...

Eventually, Nigel throws the Bothriolepis out of the cage, and the Dunkleosteus slices through the chainmail and the Bothriolepis. Spying a baby Dunkleosteus, the adult turns cannibal and kills the baby. It then regurgitates the indigestible parts of its meal (the armour plating and the chainmail). Binomial name (Newberry, 1873) Dunkleosteus (formerly known as Dinichthys) was a large Placoderm (armoured prehistoric fish) that lived in the late Devonian period, about 360 â€“ 415 million years ago. ...

As Nigel departs for the surface, he explains that the placoderms as a whole have a grim future ahead of them. In another twenty million years, the entire Class of Placodermi will disappear. A class is the rank in the scientific classification of organisms in biology below Phylum and above Order. ... Orders Antiarchi â€ Arthrodira â€ Brindabellaspida â€ Petalichthyida â€ Phyllolepida â€ Ptyctodontida â€ Rhenanida â€ Acanthothoraci â€ ?Pseudopetalichthyida â€ ?Stensioellida â€ The Placodermi are armoured prehistoric fishes known from fossils dating from the late Silurian to the end of the Devonian Period. ...

Binomial name (Newberry, 1873) Dunkleosteus (formerly known as Dinichthys) was a large Placoderm (armoured prehistoric fish) that lived in the late Devonian period, about 360 â€“ 415 million years ago. ... Bothriolepis was a genus of antiarch placoderms (early armoured fishes). ... Orders Antiarchi † Arthrodira † Petalichthyda † Phyllolepida † Ptyctodontida † Rhenanida † The Placodermi are fish known from fossils dating to the Devonian period. ... Stethacanthus is an extinct genus of shark which lived in the Late Devonian and Early Carboniferous epochs, around 360 million years ago. ... Cheirolepis (hand fin) is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish that lived in the Devonian period. ... Cladoselache is a genus of extinct fish_like shark and is the oldest recognizable shark-like animal. ... Graptolites (Graptolithina) are fossil colonial animals known chiefly from the Upper Cambrian through the Mississippian (Lower Carboniferous). ...

The Fourth Most Dangerous Sea

While walking in the mangrove swamps of Giza, Nigel comes across some mysterious footprints and a mound of fresh dung. Following the footprints, Nigel comes across an Arsinotherium migrating overland. Nigel takes a calculated risk and offers the huge fruit-eater an apple, but apparently this upsets the Arsinotherium and it charges at Nigel. Only by making a break into the thicker forests does Nigel escape from the mammal. Nigel watches from the forest as the Arsinotherium plunges into the water, and follows it. In the water, Nigel watches as a trio of Dorudon pass by, but there is no sign of the Basilosaurus. hfajhfiudshfas == == == --24. ... Gizeh is also a popular brand in Germany of cigarette rolling papers; see Mascotte (rolling papers). ... Arsinotherium, an extinct herbivore of family Rhinocerotidae which lived in Egypt during the Oligocene about 35 million years ago. ... This article is about the fruit. ... Species Dorudon atrox Dorudon serratus Dorudon was a genus of ancient cetacean that lived alongside Basilosaurus 41 to 33 million years ago, in the Eocene. ...

The Ancient Mariner sails offshore, where the crew try a tactic to attract whales that has been used with mixed success: record a Basilosaurus call and play it back via a huge speaker that is lowered from the boat. After playing it for a while, an enraged Basilosaurus rams into the boat before diving again. Wasting no time, Nigel suits up and dives. However, the whale could attack from any direction, so Nigel stays close to the hull of the Mariner, using the boat like a shield to ward off the Basilosaurus. The Basilosaurus is evidently distressed by the calls, and attacks and disables the speaker (which is explained as a territorial response). ^[1] Species Basilosaurus (King Lizard) was a genus of cetacean that lived from 39 to 34 million years ago in the Eocene. ... Species Basilosaurus (King Lizard) was a genus of cetacean that lived from 39 to 34 million years ago in the Eocene. ...

As the Ancient Mariner sails off forward through time, Nigel explains that the tropical Eocene is a world on the brink of great climatic change. As the Oligocene dawns, Basilosaurus, Arsinotherium, and Dorudon will all vanish, victims of the climatic shifts that ended the Eocene. hfajhfiudshfas == == == --24. ...

Arsinoitherium is an extinct mammal genus of the superorder Paenungulata. ... Species Basilosaurus (King Lizard) was a genus of cetacean that lived from 39 to 34 million years ago in the Eocene. ... Species Dorudon atrox Dorudon serratus Dorudon was a genus of ancient cetacean that lived alongside Basilosaurus 41 to 33 million years ago, in the Eocene. ... Sarkastodon was a giant, prehistoric, meat-eating mammal thought to have gone extinct in the Eocene, about 38 million years ago. ... Species Categories: Animal stubs | Prehistoric mammals ... Species ? Physogaleus is a small prehistoric shark that lived in the Eocene. ...

The Third Most Dangerous Sea

After several minutes of heated debate, the crew of the Mariner come to an agreement. Before diving in offshore waters with the adult Megalodon, Nigel will dive in the coastal waters, with the juveniles. The Pliocene epoch (spelled Pleiocene in some older texts) is the period in the geologic timescale that extends from 5. ... A shark proof cage is a cage which is lowered into the ocean, and in which a SCUBA diver enters, to examine sharks better and more safely. ... For the film, see Shark Attack 3: Megalodon. ...

Before very long, Nigel finds a small whale (an Odobenocetops) foraging for clams in the mud, and it is being hunted by a juvenile Megalodon shark. Only by taking cover in the thick underwater foliage does Nigel manage to escape the huge shark. Species (type) Odobenocetops (tooth-walking whale) was a small whale from the Pliocene. ... For the film, see Shark Attack 3: Megalodon. ...

On the next dive (with the adults), Nigel uses the round shark cage that he previously used in the Devonian era against Dunkleosteus. This time, Nigel hopes to fire a small video camera into the dorsal fin of the shark from the relative safety of the cage. A shark proof cage is a cage which is lowered into the ocean, and in which a SCUBA diver enters, to examine sharks better and more safely. ... For the Celtic language, see Southwestern Brythonic language; for the residents of the English county, see Devon. ... Binomial name (Newberry, 1873) Dunkleosteus (formerly known as Dinichthys) was a large Placoderm (armoured prehistoric fish) that lived in the late Devonian period, about 360 â€“ 415 million years ago. ... Dorsal fin of an orca A dorsal fin is a fin located on the backs of fishes, whales, dolphins, and porpoises, as well as the (extinct) ichthyosaurs. ...

However, Nigel panicks, and never fires the camera. Later, he tries again, this time from the surface of the Mariner. The shark is drawn to the boat via liberal amounts of chum. Nigel manages to land a hit with the shark-camera. In a few days, they find the camera floating in the sea, and when they load it into the on-board television, they watch the Megalodon in question attack a whale the same size as it. Look up chum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

When the crew of the Ancient Mariner head backwards in time, Nigel says that as the Ice Age begins, the whales that Megalodon preyed on migrated to colder waters, where Megalodon could not follow. Megalodon is doomed to extinction. Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 400 000 years For the animated movie, see Ice Age (movie). ... For the film, see Shark Attack 3: Megalodon. ...

For the film, see Shark Attack 3: Megalodon. ... Species (type) Odobenocetops (tooth-walking whale) was a small whale from the Pliocene. ... This article is about the animal. ...

The Second Most Dangerous Sea

Set around England, which was then largely underwater. This is the second most dangerous sea. Hazards include Liopleurodon, the largest carnivorous animal of all time. Nigel spies a school of migrating Leedsicthys. One weaker one is lagging behind the school, and a Metriorhynchus and a Hybodus shark launch a joint attack. Using radar, Nigel discovers that a huge Liopleurodon is heading toward the dying individual. The Jurassic Period is a major unit of the geologic timescale that extends from about 199. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Radar (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Species Sauvage, 1873 (type) (Seeley, 1869) (Novozhilov, 1948) (Phillips, 1871) Liopleurodon (IPA: /lioÊŠ.ËˆplÊŠ.É¹ÊŒ.dÉ‘n/, meaning smooth-sided teeth) is a genus of large, carnivorous marine reptiles belonging to the Pliosauroidea, the short-necked plesiosaur group. ... Binomial name Leedsichthys problematicus Leedsichthys problematicus was a giant pachycormid (an extinct group of bony fish) that lived in the oceans of the late Jurassic period, 165-155 million years ago. ... Paleo Template Project Metriorhynchus was an prehistoric marine crocodile that lived in the Jurassic Period. ... Species See text for species. ... For other uses, see Radar (disambiguation). ... Species Sauvage, 1873 (type) (Seeley, 1869) (Novozhilov, 1948) (Phillips, 1871) Liopleurodon (IPA: /lioÊŠ.ËˆplÊŠ.É¹ÊŒ.dÉ‘n/, meaning smooth-sided teeth) is a genus of large, carnivorous marine reptiles belonging to the Pliosauroidea, the short-necked plesiosaur group. ...

Nigel equips his and the cameraman's diving suit with a chemical system that will spray a cloud of deterrent at the huge pliosaur should they get too close. The crew use huge waterproof lights when they descend to the corpse of the Leedsicthys, because it is night. A pair of Liopleurodon are feasting on the carcass, and Nigel starts to move closer toward them. When one turns its head towards him, Nigel panicks and ejects the chemical, which works on the huge predator. ^[2] Binomial name Leedsichthys problematicus Leedsichthys problematicus was a giant pachycormid (an extinct group of bony fish) that lived in the oceans of the late Jurassic period, 165-155 million years ago. ... Species Sauvage, 1873 (type) (Seeley, 1869) (Novozhilov, 1948) (Phillips, 1871) Liopleurodon (IPA: /lioÊŠ.ËˆplÊŠ.É¹ÊŒ.dÉ‘n/, meaning smooth-sided teeth) is a genus of large, carnivorous marine reptiles belonging to the Pliosauroidea, the short-necked plesiosaur group. ...

Species Sauvage, 1873 (type) (Seeley, 1869) (Novozhilov, 1948) (Phillips, 1871) Liopleurodon (IPA: /lioÊŠ.ËˆplÊŠ.É¹ÊŒ.dÉ‘n/, meaning smooth-sided teeth) is a genus of large, carnivorous marine reptiles belonging to the Pliosauroidea, the short-necked plesiosaur group. ... Paleo Template Project Metriorhynchus was an prehistoric marine crocodile that lived in the Jurassic Period. ... Leedsichthys Problematicus was a giant pachycormid (an extinct group of bony fish) that lived in the oceans of the late Jurassic period, 165-155 million years ago. ... Species See text for species. ... Had extraordinarily large eyes. ... Cryptoclidus (crip-TOE-clide-us) was a marine reptile of the plesiosaur family from the middle Jurassic period in England. ... Eustreptospondylus (Well-Broken Vertebrae) was a megalosaurid from the Jurassic period in southern England. ...

The Most Dangerous Sea of All Time

After viewing a colony of Hesperornis on the coastline, Nigel and another member of the Mariner pause for a second to view a huge underwater bloodbath. As far as Nigel (using a periscope) can figure out, a Hesperornis was killed, and the resulting carnage has attracted many sea animals, such as Squalicorax and Xiphactinus. Nigel explains that this sea is far to dangerous to go diving in; huge carnivores like Xiphactinus and Tylosaurus are far too dangerous. Instead, the crew of the Ancient Mariner have rigged an ROV to dive for them, while they watch from the safety of the boat. Sending it down, the crew finds a small pod of Elasmosaurus riding their wake like 21st century dolphins. // The Cretaceous Period is one of the major divisions of the geologic timescale, reaching from the end of the Jurassic Period (i. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Remotely operated vehicles (ROV) are mobile tools used in environments too dangerous for humans. ... For other uses, see Radar (disambiguation). ... Species (formerly rossica) Hesperornis is an extinct genus of flightless aquatic birds that lived during the Coniacian to Maastrichtian sub-epochs of the Late Cretaceous (89-65 mya). ... Principle of the periscope. ... Binomial name Xiphactinus audax Leidy, 1870 Xiphactinus audax (from Latin and Greek for sword-ray daring) was a large predatory bony fish that lived in the Cretaceous period. ... Species Tylosaurus (Greek tylos protuberance, knob + Greek sauros lizard) was a mosasaur, a large, predatory marine lizard closely related to modern monitor lizards and to snakes. ... Remotely operated vehicles (ROV) are mobile tools used in environments too dangerous for humans. ... Species Elasmosaurus (IPA pronunciation: ) meaning thin-plated lizard because it had platelike bones in its pelvic girdle (Greek elasmos = thin plate + sauros = lizard) is a plesiosaur with an extremely long neck that lived in the late Cretaceous. ... For other uses, see Dolphin (disambiguation). ...

In the morning, Nigel discovers that they have hit a dead Archelon, which was mauled by some other predator before being hit by the boat. Having done the same thing with present-day leatherback turtles, Nigel forgoes his personal safety to track down an Archelon and ride it. He and the cameraman ride off in the small inflatable raft that they had used previously in the Ordovician. Binomial name Archelon ischyros Wieland, 1896 ARCHELON is also a sea-turtle conservation society, see ARCHELON, the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece Archelon is a genus of extinct sea turtle, the largest that has ever lived. ... Binomial name (Vandelli, 1761) The leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is the largest of all living turtles. ... Artist impression of the Ordovician Sea. ...

Before long, Nigel finds his quarry, and dives, grabbing onto the huge turtle's shell before noticing the imminent danger: a school of Xiphactinus are circling the Archelon. Nigel quickly makes his escape back up to the raft, but disaster strikes. A family pod of Tylosaurus attack the raft, completely overturning it, plunging the crew into the sea. Fortunately for Nigel, the Tylosaurus seem more interested in the boat than the humans, and they quickly escape back to the Mariner. Binomial name Xiphactinus audax Leidy, 1870 Xiphactinus audax (from Latin and Greek for sword-ray daring) was a large predatory bony fish that lived in the Cretaceous period. ... Species Tylosaurus (Greek tylos protuberance, knob + Greek sauros lizard) was a mosasaur, a large, predatory marine lizard closely related to modern monitor lizards and to snakes. ...

After the credits, the radar onboard picks up a huge mob of Tylosaurus moving in from all sides to attack the ship...

Species Tylosaurus (Greek tylos protuberance, knob + Greek sauros lizard) was a mosasaur, a large, predatory marine lizard closely related to modern monitor lizards and to snakes. ... Species (formerly rossica) Hesperornis is an extinct genus of flightless aquatic birds that lived during the Coniacian to Maastrichtian sub-epochs of the Late Cretaceous (89-65 mya). ... Species ? Halisaurus is an extinct genus of marine lizard belonging to the mosasaur family. ... Species Elasmosaurus (IPA pronunciation: ) meaning thin-plated lizard because it had platelike bones in its pelvic girdle (Greek elasmos = thin plate + sauros = lizard) is a plesiosaur with an extremely long neck that lived in the late Cretaceous. ... Binomial name Archelon ischyros Wieland, 1896 ARCHELON is also a sea-turtle conservation society, see ARCHELON, the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece Archelon is a genus of extinct sea turtle, the largest that has ever lived. ... Binomial name Xiphactinus audax Leidy, 1870 Xiphactinus audax (from Latin and Greek for sword-ray daring) was a large predatory bony fish that lived in the Cretaceous period. ... Species (type) Pteranodon (from Greek Ï€Ï„ÎµÏ- wing and Î±Î½-Î¿Î´Ï‰Î½ toothless), from the Late Cretaceous (santonian-campanian, 85-82 million years ago) of North America (Kansas, Alabama, Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota) was one of the largest pterosaur genera, with a wingspan of up to 9 m (30 feet). ... Species T. rex (type) Osborn, 1905 Synonyms Manospondylus Cope, 1892 Dynamosaurus Osborn, 1905 ?Nanotyrannus Bakker, Williams & Currie, 1988 Stygivenator Olshevsky, 1995 Dinotyrannus Olshevsky, 1995 Tyrannosaurus (pronounced IPA: , meaning tyrant lizard) is a genus of theropod dinosaur. ... Species See text Squalicorax (crow shark) is a genus of extinct lamniform shark known to have lived during the Cretaceous period. ... Species H. foulkii Leidy, 1858 (type) Hadrosaurus (Greek: á¼Î´ÏÎ¿Ï‚, hadros + ÏƒÎ±Ï…ÏÎ¿Ï‚, sauros = sturdy lizard) is a dubious genus of hadrosaurid dinosaur. ... Species (type species) Dromaeosaurus (drom-ee-oh-SAWR-us) meaning running lizard (Greek dromaios = swift-runner + sauros = lizard) is a wolf-sized theropod dinosaur genus from the Upper Cretaceous (Upper Campanian) of Alberta, Canada. ... Binomial name Ankylosaurus magniventris Brown, 1908 Ankylosaurus (pronounced or , meaning stiffened lizard) is a genus of ankylosaurid dinosaur, containing one species, . Fossils of Ankylosaurus are found in geologic formations dating to the very end of the Cretaceous Period in western North America. ... Species Globidens (Globe teeth) was an extinct genus of mosasaur lizard. ... Species ? Hainosaurus is an extinct genus of marine lizard belonging to the mosasaur family. ...

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Species Basilosaurus (King Lizard) was a genus of cetacean that lived from 39 to 34 million years ago in the Eocene. ... Species Dorudon atrox Dorudon serratus Dorudon was a genus of ancient cetacean that lived alongside Basilosaurus 41 to 33 million years ago, in the Eocene. ... // Walking with Beasts is a 2001 six-part television documentary produced by the BBC in the United Kingdom, narrated by Kenneth Branagh. ... Andrewsarchus was the largest member of the mesonychians, a group of extinct prehistoric mammals. ... Apidium (from Latin Apidium, or little bull, as the first fossils were thought to be from a hoofed animal) is an extinct primate, one of the earliest monkeys known, living in the early Oligocene, roughly 36 to 34 millions years ago. ... Species Categories: Animal stubs | Prehistoric mammals ... Species Schlosser, 1911 Delmer et al. ... Arsinotherium, an extinct herbivore of family Rhinocerotidae which lived in Egypt during the Oligocene about 35 million years ago. ... // Walking with Beasts is a 2001 six-part television documentary produced by the BBC in the United Kingdom, narrated by Kenneth Branagh. ... Walking with Dinosaurs was a six-part television series produced by the BBC, narrated by Kenneth Branagh, and first aired in the UK in 1999. ... Had extraordinarily large eyes. ... Cryptoclidus (crip-TOE-clide-us) was a marine reptile of the plesiosaur family from the middle Jurassic period in England. ... Species (Goldfuss, 1831) (type) Lydekker, 1890 Peck, 1931 Synonyms Ornithopterus von Meyer, 1860 Pteromonodactylus Teriaev, 1967 Rhamphorhynchus was a long-tailed pterosaur of the Jurassic period. ... For the extinct mollusc see Ammonite. ... Leptolepis (Delicate Scale) is an extinct genus of teleost ray-finned fish that lived in the Mesozoic era. ... Eustreptospondylus (Well-Broken Vertebrae) was a megalosaurid from the Jurassic period in southern England. ... Binomial name Leedsichthys problematicus Leedsichthys problematicus was a giant pachycormid (an extinct group of bony fish) that lived in the oceans of the late Jurassic period, 165-155 million years ago. ... Paleo Template Project Metriorhynchus was an prehistoric marine crocodile that lived in the Jurassic Period. ...

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Categories: Non-fiction television series | Evolutionary biology For the TV post-production company based in Denver, Colorado, United States (official site), see !mpossible Pictures. ... Walking with Dinosaurs was a six-part television series produced by the BBC, narrated by Kenneth Branagh, and first aired in the UK in 1999. ... Big Al looking over some trees. ... // Walking with Beasts is a 2001 six-part television documentary produced by the BBC in the United Kingdom, narrated by Kenneth Branagh. ... The 2001 adaptation of The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle was made by the BBC and A&E. It consisted of two 75-minute episodes which were first aired in the UK on December 25 and 26, 2001, and in the USA on October 6 and 7, 2002. ... // This program features Nigel Marven as a time-traveller who encounters dinosaurs in the wild. ... The Tamworth Two were a pair of pigs who escaped while being unloaded from a lorry at an abattoir in the English town of Malmesbury, Wiltshire in January 1998. ... Walking with Monsters (also distributed as Before the Dinosaurs: Walking With Monsters) is a three-part British documentary film series about life in the Paleozoic, bringing to life extinct arthropods, fish, amphibians, synapsids, and reptiles. ... Perfect Disaster is a 2006 Discovery Channel mini-series depicting the worst-case scenario major cities could expect imminently in the near future if hit by extreme weather. ... Ocean Odyssey DVD cover. ... Prehistoric Park is a six part television series in documentary style, from Impossible Pictures Limited, (the makers of Walking with Dinosaurs) which premiered on ITV on 22 July 2006 and on Animal Planet on 29 October 2006. ... Cast of Primeval: (left to right:) Hannah Spearritt, Andrew-Lee Potts, Douglas Henshall, Lucy Brown, James Murray and Mark Wakeling. ... The Walking with. ... Walking with Dinosaurs was a six-part television series produced by the BBC, narrated by Kenneth Branagh, and first aired in the UK in 1999. ... // Walking with Beasts is a 2001 six-part television documentary produced by the BBC in the United Kingdom, narrated by Kenneth Branagh. ... A reversion (alternative release) of the BBCs Walking with Dinosaurs and Walking with Beasts series, done by Discovery Channel and NBC for the Discovery Kids network. ... Walking with Monsters (also distributed as Before the Dinosaurs: Walking With Monsters) is a three-part British documentary film series about life in the Paleozoic, bringing to life extinct arthropods, fish, amphibians, synapsids, and reptiles. ... Big Al looking over some trees. ... // This program features Nigel Marven as a time-traveller who encounters dinosaurs in the wild. ... <math>Insert formula here</math> ... Prehistoric Park is a six part television series in documentary style, from Impossible Pictures Limited, (the makers of Walking with Dinosaurs) which premiered on ITV on 22 July 2006 and on Animal Planet on 29 October 2006. ...

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