Dinosaur! (1991) | Episode 4: The Tale of a Feather

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 discovery of a fossilised feather has led palaeontologists to believe that birds are the direct descendants of dinosaurs. Discusses the various theories on why the larger dinosaurs died out, and why mammals flourished.

This film was first broadcast: September 22nd, 1991 (United Kingdom)

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