EPISODE · Oct 23, 2021 · 52 MIN
Why Dinosaurs Would Have Ruled the Earth Featuring Dr. Steve Brusatte
from John Michael Godier's Event Horizon · host John Michael Godier
How The Dinosaurs Ruled Earth - Dinosaur Evolution and Extinction ExplainedIn this episode John is joined by Paleontologist Dr. Steve Brusatte, they journey back to a world of dinosaurs from when the Dinosaurs were the beneficiaries of the Permian mass extinction event caused by volcanic eruptions at the beginning of the Triassic period – then into the dominant array of species everyone recognizes today, T. Rex, Triceratops, Brontosaurus, and the Utah Raptor. They discuss the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, when thousands of Dinosaur species thrived, and feathered dinosaurs, the prehistoric ancestors of modern birds, emerged. The story continues to the end of theCretaceous period.How big was a Tyrannosaurus? How intelligent could the Dinosaurs have become? Are modern Birds descendants of the Dinosaurs. Did an asteroid wipe out the Dinosaurs?Dr. Steve Brusatte's bookThe Rise and Fall of The Dinosaurs: https://amzn.to/2CmjWbfTwitter: https://twitter.com/SteveBrusatteJohn Michael Godier's books:https://amzn.to/2yBPLu0You can now support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/EventHorizonShowEvent Horizon's Website:https://www.eventhorizonshow.com/Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @JMGEventHorizonhttps://twitter.com/jmgeventhorizonhttps://www.instagram.com/jmgeventhorizonVisit us at: www.EventHorizonShow.comFootageIllustrations by Nobumichi Tamura (spinops.blogspot.com)John Kaufman (https://lunarpages.com/)NASANASA's Goddard Space Flight CenterJPLHUBBLEESOPIXABAYMusicMiguel Johnson https://migueljohnson.bandcamp.com/The explorersBeauty in the chaosHunt for immortalityA planet foundDark days aheadThe commandersPlanet annihilatedCausticNight foreverStellardrone https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com/The divine cosmosKai Engel https://kaiengel.bandcamp.com/AspiratoTHANK YOUTo Dr. Steve BrusatteNobumichi TamuraAll of our Subscribers
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How The Dinosaurs Ruled Earth - Dinosaur Evolution and Extinction ExplainedIn this episode John is joined by Paleontologist Dr. Steve Brusatte, they journey back to a world of dinosaurs from when the Dinosaurs were the beneficiaries of the Permian mass extinction event caused by volcanic eruptions at the beginning of the Triassic period – then into the dominant array of species everyone recognizes today, T. Rex, Triceratops, Brontosaurus, and the Utah Raptor. They discuss the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, when thousands of Dinosaur species thrived, and feathered dinosaurs, the prehistoric ancestors of modern birds, emerged. The story continues to the end of theCretaceous period.How big was a Tyrannosaurus? How intelligent could the Dinosaurs have become? Are modern Birds descendants of the Dinosaurs. Did an asteroid wipe out the Dinosaurs?Dr. Steve Brusatte's bookThe Rise and Fall of The Dinosaurs: https://amzn.to/2CmjWbfTwitter: https://twitter.com/SteveBrusatteJohn Michael Godier's books:https://amzn.to/2yBPLu0You can now support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/EventHorizonShowEvent Horizon's Website:https://www.eventhorizonshow.com/Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @JMGEventHorizonhttps://twitter.com/jmgeventhorizonhttps://www.instagram.com/jmgeventhorizonVisit us at: www.EventHorizonShow.comFootageIllustrations by Nobumichi Tamura (spinops.blogspot.com)John Kaufman (https://lunarpages.com/)NASANASA's Goddard Space Flight CenterJPLHUBBLEESOPIXABAYMusicMiguel Johnson https://migueljohnson.bandcamp.com/The explorersBeauty in the chaosHunt for immortalityA planet foundDark days aheadThe commandersPlanet annihilatedCausticNight foreverStellardrone https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com/The divine cosmosKai Engel https://kaiengel.bandcamp.com/AspiratoTHANK YOUTo Dr. Steve BrusatteNobumichi TamuraAll of our Subscribers
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