Wonderscape
The Catastrophic End of the Dinosaurs
Discover how the age of dinosaurs, which lasted 165 million years, came to an abrupt end 65 million years ago. Learn about the massive asteroid impact on the Yucatan Peninsula and how the resulting shockwaves, tsunamis, and global...
Curated Video
Extinction or Evolution: Unraveling the Mystery of the Dinosaurs' Demise
Journey back 65 million years to explore the catastrophic events that may have ended the age of dinosaurs. From the impact of a colossal asteroid to massive volcanic eruptions, discover how these monumental events shaped the fate of...
Next Animation Studio
Meteor killed dinosaurs with dust, not wildfires, study finds
New research shows that the great dinosaur die-off was caused by airborne particles ejected directly from the crater made by the Chicxulub meteor
Next Animation Studio
New study supports asteroid theory of dinosaur extinction: UK scientists
Asteroid impact gets sole credit for wiping out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago, according to new research.
Professor Dave Explains
History of the Earth Part 3: Phanerozoic Eon – Mesozoic Era
We are working our way through the Phanerozoic eon, and we got through the Paleozoic era. Next up, the Mesozoic era! In this era we see the rise and fall of the dinosaurs, those beloved beasts. How did this come to pass? What can we say...
Getty Images
Three triceratops roar as ash from a meteor impact fills the sky in a computer generated animation.
Three triceratops roar as ash from a meteor impact fills the sky in a computer generated animation.
PBS
The Age of Reptiles in Three Acts
Reptiles survived the largest extinction event on the planet and then they grew into the most dominant class of the Mesozoic Era. They quickly evolved into giants on land, sea, and air. In an episode of the PBS Eons series viewers learn...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The Day the Mesozoic Died
Solve the ultimate who dunnit mystery: the death of the dinosaurs. Viewers watch an engaging video that describes how the asteroid impact hypothesis came to fruition and the evidence supporting it. The video also explains how life...
TED-Ed
The Ferocious Predatory Dinosaurs of Cretaceous Sahara
What's not to love about dinosaurs? Lucky for us humans, we can love to learn about them from 100 million years away, especially a group of extra large predatory dinosaurs from the Cretaceous period. Watch a descriptive video that...
American Museum of Natural History
Living Large
Get to know all about sauropods from a paleontologist, Jonah. Following an introductory video, scholars choose from five fossils to learn more about. Each fossil begins with a video, provides information from several different...
The Brain Scoop
Fossil Fish, Pt. II: A History
Typically. when one thinks of palm trees, they rarely mention Wyoming ... yet Fossil Lake proves palm trees existed in this area back when it was a tropical paradise. The second video in a three-part series explores the history of Fossil...
FuseSchool
Extinction of Species
Extinction: i's not just for dinosaurs! Young ecologists examine the alarming facts about the causes of mass extinctions by watching this engaging Fuse School Evolution video. Topics include previous extinction events, living fossils,...
MinuteEarth
How Many Mass Extinctions Have There Been?
Everyone knows about the extinction of the dinosaurs, but what other mass extinctions have happened? The video explains how scientists define mass extinctions. It offers insight into the debate about the number of mass extinctions as well.
TED-Ed
Mammoths vs. Mastodons: What's the Criteria for De-Extinction?
If you could, would you bring back mammoths or mastodons? What about resurrecting other species? Viewers consider some of the ethical and practical considerations involved in de-extinction.
SciShow
Mass Extinctions
99 percent of the species that have ever lived on this planet are extinct. The best way to understand when another extinction could happen is to study the previous five mass extinctions. The video discusses each one, the cause, the...
SciShow
IDTIMWYTIM: Bird or Dinosaur?
When was the last time you ate a dinosaur? Viewers might just be surprised when they learn the answer from a video that explains what is and what is not a dinosaur. Classification systems and definitions are picky things, and as the...
Be Smart
The Sixth Extinction
Did you know that 98 percent of organisms that ever lived are now extinct? PBS Digital Studios presents viewers with information about previous extinctions, their causes, and related statistics such as what percent of organisms went...
TED-Ed
When Will the Next Mass Extinction Occur?
Normal background extinctions and mass extinction events are examined in this short video that suggests that environmental change, naturally occurring and change caused by humans, is the key factor in such events.
TED-Ed
How Do We Know What Color Dinosaurs Were?
Are the depictions of the colorful raptors in Jurassic Park accurate? No so much. Imaginative, but not scientific. Find out how researchers determine the color of dinosaur feathers in this short, entertaining video.
Curated OER
Asteroid Attack - What Really Killed the Dinosaurs?
How do scientists know what really killed the dinosaurs? This clip explains what the KT boundary is and what it means in relation to dinosaur extinction. This clip is very short and seems to be a part of a larger BBC special on dinosaur...
Curated OER
Asteroid Attack - Where's the Evidence?
What evidence do we have to prove the theory that a huge asteroid led to the extinction of the dinosaurs? This two-minute clip gives a brief look at the evidence geologists have found to prove their theory.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: Mass Extinction Solving the Dinosaur Mystery
Dinosaurs were not the only life to go extinct and leave a trail to their history. This webcast presents a paleobotanist who has studied extinction at a site in North Dakota. He discusses mass extinction. [29:16]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Evolution: Human Evolution Overview
From the extinction of the dinosaurs to humanity. [12:25]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Researchers Point to the Demise of the Dinosaurs
Scientists are working to refine the dates for an ancient cosmic collision.