The ferocious predatory dinosaurs of Cretaceous Sahara - Nizar Ibrahim
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In Cretaceous times (around 100 million years ago), North Africa was home to a huge river system and a bizarre menagerie of giant prehistoric predators -- including the Spinosaurus, a dinosaur even more fearsome than the Tyrannosaurus rex. Nizar Ibrahim uses paleontological and geological data to reconstruct this “River of Giants” in surprising detail.
In what way are the strange ecosystems and food webs of Cretaceous North Africa different from typical ecosystems today? What factors allowed them to be so different?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Nizar Ibrahim
- Director Silvia Prietov
- Producer Silvia Prietov
- Senior Animator William Cifuentes
- Storyboard Artist William Cifuentes
- Animator Daniela Rueda
- Designer Andrés Landazábal
- Art Director Andrés Landazábal
- Editor Julian Andrés Sánchez
- Compositor Julian Andrés Sánchez
- Sound Designer Manuel Borda
- Composer Manuel Borda
- Associate Producer Jessica Ruby
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Narrator Addison Anderson
