Rediscovering the Age of Dinosaurs
10h 11m 24s
English
Paid
Journey to Jurassic times. Dinosaurs fascinate people of all ages and are icons of our natural history. In this course, you’ll learn about the diversity of dinosaur species; the fossils that reveal the dinosaurs’ world; dinosaurs’ remarkable lifestyles; cutting-edge methods in paleontology; and the other amazing animals that lived alongside the dinosaurs. These lectures offer you a breathtaking view of the panorama of life on our planet.
About the Authors
Kristi Curry Rogers
Kristi Curry Rogers is a dinosaur paleontologist and a Professor of Biology and Geology at Macalester College. She earned her PhD in Anatomical Sciences from Stony Brook University. She conducted a detailed study of sauropod dinosaurs inhabiting the island of Madagascar, which resulted in the discovery and naming of two new sauropod dinosaur genera, Rapetosaurus and Vahiny. She has published more than 45 research papers and coauthored the book The Sauropods: Evolution and Paleobiology.
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All Course Lessons (24)
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| 1 | 1 Our Enduring Fascination with Dinosaurs Demo | 19:59 | |
| 2 | 2 Finding the First Dinosaur Bones | 29:54 | |
| 3 | 3 The Extinction That Launched the Dinosaurs | 26:41 | |
| 4 | 4 The Saurischia: Sharp Teeth, Long Necks | 33:09 | |
| 5 | 5 The Ornithischia: Armor, Thick Heads, Horns | 26:52 | |
| 6 | 6 How Rocks Reveal Dinosaur Secrets | 22:42 | |
| 7 | 7 How Bones Become Fossils | 24:34 | |
| 8 | 8 A Dinosaur Mystery in Madagascar | 26:46 | |
| 9 | 9 Tracing the Dinosaur Evolutionary Tree | 25:40 | |
| 10 | 10 What Did T. rex Taste Like? | 23:38 | |
| 11 | 11 Dinosaurs in Your Backyard | 21:24 | |
| 12 | 12 Marine Monsters of the Mesozoic | 24:09 | |
| 13 | 13 Weirdest Wonders of Wings | 23:59 | |
| 14 | 14 The Non-Dinosaurs in the Age of Dinosaurs | 28:04 | |
| 15 | 15 Dissecting a T.rex | 23:27 | |
| 16 | 16 How Did Dinosaurs Get So Big? | 25:55 | |
| 17 | 17 Were Dinosaurs Warm-Blooded? | 22:36 | |
| 18 | 18 The Eaters and the Eaten in the Dinosaur Age | 26:49 | |
| 19 | 19 The Tough Lives of Allosaurus and T.rex | 20:39 | |
| 20 | 20 Reimagining Everytyhing about Dinosaurs | 27:57 | |
| 21 | 21 Dinosaur Eggs and Babies | 31:19 | |
| 22 | 22 How Dinosaurs Conquered the Cold | 20:31 | |
| 23 | 23 The Extinction That Ended the Dinosaurs | 29:38 | |
| 24 | 24 Dinosaur Ressurection | 25:02 |
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