Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives (1989)
David Attenborough presents a series on fossils and palaeontology.
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Episodes
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1. Magic in the Rocks1989-04-23 · 40m"Magic in the Rocks", looks at the types of rocks where fossils can be found, from limestone, mudstone and sandstone to coal and amber. We travel from the Dorset coast to a quarry
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2. Putting Flesh on Bone1989-04-30 · 40m"Putting Flesh on Bone", explores what the animals looked like and how they behaved when they were alive. Some of the fossils are preserved in remarkable detail so that you can see
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3. Dinosaur1989-05-07 · 40m"Dinosaur", provides the most familiar information. Dinosaurs have been 'done to death' by, seemingly, dozens of speculative and factual documentaries since David made this. But ev
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4. The Rare Glimpses1989-05-14 · 40m"The Rare Glimpses", examines areas of the fossil record where information is sparse. We visit The Burgess Shales in British Columbia, Canada where there's a rare deposit of soft-b
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David AttenboroughPresenter - NarratorImages
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