Weirdest Dinosaurs

2010Movie50 min

60
DecentGoodWatch score

A wondrous documentary movie about history.

Good for family movie night · friends night · kids

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Story

While dinosaurs may have been some of the mightiest creatures ever to have walked the earth, they also could have been among the most bizarre. With extreme, exaggerated body parts, some predators were loaded with outlandish or disproportionately sized appendages. Join world-renowned paleontologists and travel the globe to unearth some of the lesser-known but most surprising members of the dinosaur family: Mamenchisaurus, whose neck alone was longer than the rest of its body; Chasmosaurus, adorned with a fashionable crown of frilly spikes to attract the eyes of potential suitors; Spinosaurus, with massive extensions from its vertebrae that could have supported a sail or a hump; and Parasaurolophus, whose tube-like head crest may look odd to us, but was a mating magnet back in the day. Why did these animals ever adopt such strange appendages? What was their purpose - and why did these evolutionary changes die out?

Feels like

  • Paleontological Documentary
  • Prehistoric Bizarre Creatures
  • Educational Nature History
  • Scientific Exploration
  • Family-Friendly Discovery
  • Evolutionary Anomalies
  • Visual Reconstruction
  • Accessible Science

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Directed by
Jenny Kubo
Written by
Jenny Kubo

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Facts

February 9, 2010 · 50 min · Documentary

Released
February 9, 2010
Runtime
50 min
Genres
Documentary
Original language
English
Made in
United States

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Is Weirdest Dinosaurs worth watching?

60
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 60.

Is Weirdest Dinosaurs okay for kids?

Yes: the viewing guide lists it for kids.

Can I half-watch Weirdest Dinosaurs?

Easy watchDemanding

Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 2 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it drop-in friendly.