Making North America: When Dinosaurs Roamed | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

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How did massive volcanic eruptions, inland seas, and land bridges pave the way for life?(Aired November 11, 2015) Official Website: https://to.pbs.org/3DznZPS | #novapbs How did life emerge on our primeval continent? Why was North America home to so many iconic dinosaurs like T. rex? And how did a huge sea filled with giant marine reptiles end up covering Kansas? We tell the surprising intertwined story of life and the landscape in North America. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 05:08 When Dinosaurs Roamed North America 10:48 The Basis of Complex Life: Stromatolites 19:46 Diverse Dinosaur and Fish Fossils Found in Central Kansas 28:00 How Were Fossils of Marine Creatures Found in the Mountains? 33:40 Evidence of the Asteroid that Wiped Out Dinosaurs 44:58 History of Primates in North America © 2015 WGBH Educational Foundation All rights reserved This program was produced by GBH, which is solely responsible for its content. This program is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: https://pbs.org/donate/ Enjoy full episodes of your favorite PBS shows anytime, anywhere with the free PBS App: https://to.pbs.org/2QbtzhR Stay up to date on the latest science discoveries, full episodes, articles, videos, and more by signing up for NOVA's newsletter here: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/newsletter/ FOLLOW US: NOVA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/novaonline Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOVApbs ​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/novapbs ​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novapbs/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@novapbs PBS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PBS/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PBS/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PBS/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/PBS/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbs Shop: https://shop.pbs.org/ #northamerica #geology #grandcanyon #supercontinent #pangea #fossil #fossilhunter #earthquake #grandcanyonnationalpark #zion #dinosaur #dinosaurs #novadocumentary #trex #tyrannosaurusrex #tyrantnosaurusrex #asteroidhittingearth #asteroidimpact #dinosaurfossils when did dinosaurs go extinct, types of dinosaurs, dinosaurs show, where did the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs land, how long ago did dinosaurs live, stromatolites, what are stromatolites, fossilized stromatolites, primates, what are primates, dinosaur fish, how did humans survive the dinosaur extinction