Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Dinosaurs may have survived predators, but not volcanic pollution. In the shadows of their extinction, small mammals like the Didelphodon begin to take over a crumbling world.

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This clip is taken from 'Walking with Dinosaurs' (1999)

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