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How to Build a Dinosaur

Dr Alice Roberts finds out how the experts put dinosaur skeletons back together, with muscles, accurate postures and even, in some cases, the correct skin colour.

Dinosaurs died out 65 million years ago and we have hardly ever found a complete skeleton. So how do we turn a pile of broken bones into a dinosaur exhibit? Dr Alice Roberts finds out how the experts put skeletons back together, with muscles, accurate postures and even, in some cases, the correct skin colour.

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58 minutes

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Tue 18 Jul 2023 01:30

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  • The Automatic

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Role Contributor
Presenter Alice Roberts
Executive Producer Jonathan Renouf
Producer Olly Bootle
Director Olly Bootle

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