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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

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