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This is the list of scientific errors in this documentary. Though it was accurate for its time, and many of the errors in this list were only made errors after the show aired, there are still a few issues.

"White Tip's Journey"

  • Velociraptor and Oviraptor are sometimes (though usually not) shown with pronated hands; this would break their wrist bones.
  • Oviraptor probably didn't feed on eggs, but this is speculation.
  • Protoceratops might have actually had Psittacosaurus-like quills on its tail.
  • Prenocephale might have had short spines coming out of its tail.

"Pod's Travels"

  • Pyroraptor sometimes appear with pronated hands.
  • The model of the "Titanosaur" (presumably Ampelosaurus) model is too similar to a Saltasaurus; it should have a less stiff neck like Diplodocids and other similar sauropods and a slightly taller head.
    • The same is true with Magyarosaurus, which should look like a miniature Alamosaurus.
  • A Plesiosaur's neck wasn't very bendy and couldn't have the ability to stick its head far out of the water.
    • It also had a fluke on its tail as recent Plesiosaur fossils had confirmed.
    • It likely didn't attack land animals and would have ignored dinosaurs and feed completely on fish instead.
  • Dwarf Dromaeosaurs of this program didn't exist in real life.
  • Iguanodon didn't exist in the Late Cretaceous, it would be more realistic for it to be a large Rhabdodont of some species.
  • Troodonts were actually omnivores, not pure carnivores.

"Little Das' Hunt"

  • Orodromeus might have been covered in fuzzy feathers like some other Ornithopod species.
  • Quetzalcoatlus was not the last pterosaur, as Hatzegopteryx and some Nyctosauridae species also lived until the K-T extinction occurred.
    • Quetzalcoatlus also has a slightly inaccurate shape.
  • Troodon were actually omnivores, not pure carnivores.
  • Maiasaura had a slighty incorrect model.
  • The hands of Daspletosaurus shouldn't be pronated.
  • Einiosaurus probably had Psittacosaurus-like quills on its tail, but this is speculation.
  • The model of Edmontosaurus is too similar to that of a Maiasaura.
    • Edmontosaurus did not evolve from Maiasaura either.
  • Tyrannosaurus rex didn't evolve from Daspletosaurus, and weren't native to North America, as some evidence shows, so it was more likely an invasive species.
    • Tyrannosaurus rex also couldn't have evolve from Daspletosaurus in the episode since all Daspletosaurus shown were killed off.
  • Daspletosaurus and Tyrannosaurus young were likely covered in feathers, and the adults could have also been covered in some feathers. However, this was not known at the time of the series' production.
  • Both Tyrannosaurids didn't roar, as recent evidence confirmed, instead they likely did an infrasound without opening their mouths, in a similar manner to modern alligators and bitterns. However, this also was not known at the time of production.

"Alpha's Egg"

  • Carcharodontosaurus lived in Africa, not in South America.
  • The neck of Saltasaurus was not actually as stiff as shown in the program; its neck was actually very much like a Diplodocid.
  • Saltasaurus likely stood on its back legs, rearing to use its front legs to crush predators with its weight, as some evidence shows.
  • Notosuchus probably had a short trunk like a pig or a peccary, but this is still being studied.
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