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A Grown-Up Guide to Dinosaurs

By: Ellie Sans, Clare Chadburn
Narrated by: Professor Ben Garrod
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We're living through a golden age of paleontological research that, in the last couple of decades, has radically changed our understanding of dinosaurs. Through candid interviews with the world's top paleontologists, Professor Ben Garrod reveals new dinosaur facts from cutting edge research into the greatest animals ever to walk the planet.

When we're young, we all have a favourite dinosaur but, as time passes, other aspects of life get in the way. This is ultimate guide for grown-ups who have lost touch with their favourite childhood dinosaurs.

From the earliest cat-sized dinosaurs to enormous, feathered dinosaurs, there have been many significant discoveries in only the last 30 years. Every day we are learning more about the way the dinosaurs behaved and ultimately what happened to them at the very end.

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  • Ep. 1: What Is a Dinosaur?

    Ep. 1: What Is a Dinosaur?
    Jul 10 2019

    With such huge diversity in both form and habits, what is it that makes a dinosaur distinct from a crocodile or a lizard?

    Ben explores the stores in London’s Natural History Museum to meet the earliest known dinosaur and learns of the cataclysmic events that came about at the dawn of this incredible group of animals.
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    30 mins
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  • Ep. 2: Size Matters

    Ep. 2: Size Matters
    Jul 10 2019

    After millions of years as the underdog amongst much bigger, meaner animals, the end-Triassic mass extinction event gave the dinosaurs their chance to flourish... and boy did they grow big!

    Ben meets some of the biggest animals to ever walk the earth, finds out how we know how big they got, and how and why they reached such huge sizes.
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    28 mins
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  • Ep. 3: Feathered Freaks

    Ep. 3: Feathered Freaks
    Jul 10 2019

    A discovery in China in the mid-nineties changed how we picture dinosaurs forever. It was the first fossil of a feathered dinosaur ever found and it finally proved unequivocally that birds are the direct decedents of dinosaurs.

    Ben hears about an amazing discovery that sheds light on when, and why, feathers first evolved and what fossilised feathers can tell us about the colour of dinosaurs.
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    28 mins
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listen to this if you never outgrew dinosaurs

This little podcast is charming and informative. it made me feel like a kid again, learning and relearning all about dinosaurs in nice little bite sized chunks.

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Really enjoyed learning more!

enjoyable to listen and learn so much info on dinosaurs at get an update from my knowledge based on 20 years ago...

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Knowledge

Well constructed and narrated. Great knowledge about this era with lots of scientific information. .

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A Wonderful Podcast!

This was an exciting, entertaining and so very interesting podcast.
It revived my childhood passion for dinosaurs in a big way and taught me lots of things I didn't know. There have been so many advances in the field of palaeontology since I was 14!

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Inspired me to get back to studying

Loved it, have played the episodes multiple times, and I have since started a Palaeontology degree after becoming inspired. Thank you!

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more Dinosaurs

i enjoyed this podcast, good narration, good pace, informative. brilliant for parents of dino enthusiasts.

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educational and good narration

I really enjoyed the topic and the professor who narrated the series had fantastic intonation which made this a binge worthy series. thoroughly enjoyed this audible series as well as great audio enhancements which made for easy listening and vivid imagery.

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I loved this

Very educational, easy to listen to. I especially liked that they asked most speakers what their favourite dinosaur was. This doesn't happen enough anymore.

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dinosaurs

This was a great read, informative, interesting and eye opening.
The narrator held me captivated throughout the read and all the different scientist and there points of view were interesting and insightful.
I now have a different picture and understanding of what the dinosaurs did and looked like.
Was a great read and would highly recommend it.

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Absolutely Wonderful

The title instantly attracted me to this series, as I have loved dinosaurs since I was very little. Various professors, doctors, curators and enthusiasts all contribute to a comprehensive overview of dinosaurs and their surrounding palaeontological fields. Any pre-history nerd should enjoy!

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