Dinosaur! (1991) | Episode 01: The Tale of a Tooth

Join Walter Cronkite as he travels the globe, piecing together the clues of a great detective story. Featuring spectacular state-of-the-art animation, this visual encyclopaedia offers insight into these creatures that continue to intrigue us all. From the 1824 discovery of a giant tooth which rocked the foundations of scientific thinking, to the staggering theories of today, this is a story as big as the earth and as great as all time.

In this episode: Walter Cronkite looks at how the first palaeontologists attempted to piece together the fragmented evidence of dinosaurs using contemporary examples. Also how geological analysis helped to place dinosaurs in their physical environment.

This film was first broadcast: September 1st, 1991 (United Kingdom)

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