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Bigger Than T. rex Preview

Meet Spinosaurus—the lost killer of the Cretaceous and the world’s larger predator ever.

Aired 09/16/2014 | Rating TV-PG

NOVA

Bigger Than T. rex Preview

Preview: Season 41 Episode 19 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions

Meet Spinosaurus—the lost killer of the Cretaceous and the world’s larger predator ever.

Almost a century ago, paleontologists found the first tantalizing hints of a monster even bigger than Tyrannosaurus rex, perhaps the largest predator ever to roam the Earth: spectacular fossil bones from a dinosaur dubbed Spinosaurus. But the fossils were completely destroyed during a World War II Allied bombing raid, leaving only drawings, questions, and a mystery: What was Spinosaurus?

Aired 09/16/2014 | Rating TV-PG

National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the NOVA Science Trust, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS viewers.

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Bigger Than T. rex Preview

Preview: Season 41 Episode 19 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions

Almost a century ago, paleontologists found the first tantalizing hints of a monster even bigger than Tyrannosaurus rex, perhaps the largest predator ever to roam the Earth: spectacular fossil bones from a dinosaur dubbed Spinosaurus. But the fossils were completely destroyed during a World War II Allied bombing raid, leaving only drawings, questions, and a mystery: What was Spinosaurus?

Aired 09/16/2014 | Rating TV-PG

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