Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives (1989)

1989 • 1 season • Documentary

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Episode 2 — Putting Flesh on Bone

Name: Episode 2 — Putting Flesh on Bone
Released: 1989-04-30
Duration: 40 min
Cast: David Attenborough

Season 1 • Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives

Released: 1989-04-30 • Documentary

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"Putting Flesh on Bone", explores what the animals looked like and how they behaved when they were alive. Some of the fossils are preserved in remarkable detail so that you can see the outlines of their flesh and the contents of their stomachs. Fur is clearly visible around a pterosaur fossil and the large breastbone suggests substantial flight muscles allowing powerful flight rather than just gliding. We visit the Smithsonian Institute where they have made a half-sized pterosaur model (large full-sized fossils can range from 35 to 50 feet wing-spans) to try to work out how the real giants of the air could fly.

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Episodes

Episode 1
Magic in the Rocks
1989-04-23

Episode 2
Putting Flesh on Bone
1989-04-30

Episode 3
Dinosaur
1989-05-07

Episode 4
The Rare Glimpses
1989-05-14

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Episode air date	30.04.1989
Episode runtime	40 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	8.4
IMDb series rating	8.4
Series status	Ended
Age rating	—
Country	GB

Cast

David Attenborough
Presenter - Narrator

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