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Dinosaurs of Antarctica
2020 · Film · documentary · 42 min
Directed by David Clark
From the Permian through the Jurassic, journey to the south polar landscapes of Antarctica hundreds of millions of years ago. Roam the primitive forests and thick swamps with bizarre dinosaurs and colossal amphibians. Enter a surreal world of bug-eyed giants and egg-laying mammals—where survival means enduring the sunless, six-month polar winter surrounded by meat-eaters with night vision. Join intrepid Antarctic scientists on a quest to understand the ice continent’s profound transformation—and to predict the future as humans drive dramatic change. Welcome to the lost prehistoric world of Gondwana. Welcome to Antarctica.
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I recently watched a really good IMax movie, "Dinosaurs of Antarctica". I thought it was fascinating because I always had misunderstood the reasons for lush forests in Antarctica - I thought it was just because of plate tectonics (Antarctica was just in a more northern latitude before), but that's not the case in this instance - it really was a lush forest at the south pole. Which to me is even a bit more nuts because even though it was a lush forest it was still dark ~6 months of the year.
Climate change is coming, and it's probably going to be coming faster than it ever has in Earth's history.