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A close up of a Tarchia in Prehistoric Planet shows its scaly skin, armored head and large nose.

Watch exclusive clip of never-before-depicted dinosaur from Prehistoric Planet season 2

By Sascha Pare published

Episode two, available to stream today on Apple TV+, features the heavily armored Tarchia, a dinosaur with an inbuilt air conditioning system and one of the largest ankylosaurs.

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We see an illustration of a long-necked titanosaur dinosaur standing in front of four trees. The photo is gray and reddish.

Humongous, 100-foot-long dinosaur from Argentina is so big its fossils broke the road during transport

By Laura Geggel published

About 90 million years ago, a ginormous long-necked dinosaur measuring nearly 100 feet (30 meters) long lumbered through what is now Patagonia, Argentina.

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An artist's interpretation shows a T. rex roaring in front of a yellow sky.

1.7 billion Tyrannosaurus rexes walked the Earth before going extinct, new study estimates

By Harry Baker published

The new prediction suggests fewer T. rex individuals roamed our planet than scientists previously thought.

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An artist's illustration of the pliosaur, an ancient ambush predator twice the size of an orca.

'Truly gigantic' Jurassic sea monster remains discovered by chance in museum

By Ben Turner published

The creature is believed to be a type of pliosaur — fearsome predators that had huge skulls, giant teeth and a bite force more powerful than that of a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

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Prehistoric Planet Season 2

How to watch 'Prehistoric Planet' season 2

By Fran Ruiz last updated

Here’s how to watch Prehistoric Planet, including the upcoming season 2, as well as everything you need to know about Apple TV+’s hit documentary series.

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A dinosaur next to an ocean as the asteroid hits Earth.

Dinosaur-killing asteroid did not trigger a long 'nuclear winter' after all

By Joanna Thompson published

Global temperatures did not plummet in the aftermath of the asteroid impact that caused the demise of the dinosaurs, a new study suggests.

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The Prehistoric Planet 2 first look image features a mother and baby dinosaur.

Watch stunning preview of 2nd season of Apple TV+ award-winning show 'Prehistoric Planet'

By Sascha Pare published

The new episodes, which will be available to watch from May 22, 2023, will transport viewers back to the age of dinosaurs with stunning visual effects.

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an illustration of a dinosaur's head. It has yellowish eyes; bumpy beige and yellow skin; and pointed teeth shown in its open mouth

95 million-year-old land bridge across Antarctica carried dinosaurs between continents

By Sascha Pare published

The first-ever near-complete sauropod skull found in Australia is remarkably similar to fossils from South America, which suggests that dinosaurs roamed across ice-free Antarctica.

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Two halves of the titanosaur egg filled with an agate crystal.

Ancient crystal-filled rock has been hiding dinosaur secret for 140 years

By Sascha Pare published

Paleontologists have confirmed that a rock enclosing a perfectly round agate crystal is actually a titanosaur egg, which was probably smothered by lava after a volcanic eruption 67 million years ago.

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An illustrated reconstruction of Troodon.

Clever, bird-like dinosaurs that lived 74 million years ago got cozy in communal nests, study suggests

By Sascha Pare published

New research has found that troodontids, a group of bird-like dinosaurs that lived 74 million years ago, had high enough body temperatures to brood their eggs in communal nests.

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