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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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