Prehistoric Life
The animals that came before. Dinosaurs, sea dragons, and the giants of deep time.
The first prehistoric life have arrived; the full branch is growing.
Where prehistoric life sit on the tree
Meet the stars
★ T. rexBefore She Was QueenA teenage T. rex could gain about two kilograms in a single day, and her own bones kept the record: growth rings that count the years the way tree rings do.4 min story
★ MosasaurusAsleep in the StoneMosasaurus was a giant sea lizard as long as a bus whose stone skull, found deep inside a Dutch hill, taught the world that animals can go extinct.4 min story
★ QuetzalcoatlusThe Walker Who Learned to Fall UpwardQuetzalcoatlus had a wingspan of about 10 to 11 metres, one of the largest flying animals ever, yet stood as tall as a giraffe on the ground.3 min story
★ ArgentinosaurusThe Egg That Grew Into a MountainArgentinosaurus was one of the heaviest animals ever known, up to about 75 tonnes, yet it hatched from an egg no bigger than a grapefruit.3 min story
★ ArchaeopteryxThe Wing Caught in StoneA 150 million year old feathered animal preserved in lagoon mud became the famous fossil link between dinosaurs and birds.3 min story