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How Extreme Weather Is Revealing — And Destroying — Dinosaur Fossils

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Storms putting rare fossils in jeopardy is the dilemma facing this team in Alberta, Canada, who have just uncovered a juvenile tyrannosaur known as Albertosaurus. These dinosaurs have helped shape our understanding of how prehistoric predators were able to hunt in groups, and each new fossil provides tantalizing new clues. Palaeontologists will have to act fast to preserve their fragile specimen.

Aired: 06/14/25 | Expires: 06/15/33
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