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.
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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
