Episode 21: The Valley of Gwangi (1969)

We’re on a stop-motion dinosaurs kick! The Valley of Gwangi can best be described as Jurassic Park with cowboys. Neither are really the focus of this podcast, and while the movie hinted at human and mammal evolution, those topics were never spoken of again once the dinosaurs showed up. I guess the takeaway is that we should have been dinosaur paleontologists. Get in touch with us! Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: [email protected] In this episode: Jurassic Park drew inspiration from Gwangi – http://www.rebeatmag.com/fantasia-obscura-why-you-havent-seen-the-1966-film-that-inspired-jurassic-park/ Eohippus and the evolution of the horse – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_the_horse New research divides Tyrannosaurus rex into three species – https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-propose-that-the-t-rex-was-actually-three-different-species-180979663/ Moa genetics – https://www.seeker.com/animals/reconstructed-moa-genome-may-move-the-meaty-bird-closer-to-de-extinction Tyrannosaur Chronicles by Dave Hone – https://www.bloomsbury.com/ca/tyrannosaur-chronicles-9781472911285/ Horse diving was a real thing – https://horseyhooves.com/horse-diving/ The death of a horse in the cowboy film Jesse James led to the Humane Society slogan “no animals were harmed” https://www.cbr.com/movie-legends-revealed-how-a-horse-falling-off-a-cliff-led-to-no-animals-were-harmed/