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Dinosaurs are neat. Like many of you, I was introduced to this undeniable fact in the early 90s via the powerful combination of Jurassic Park, National Geographic, and the Discovery Channel. In the interim, the field of paleontology has exploded with new information about all aspects of dinosaur life, and there is more information out there on these fascinating creatures than ever. But it's not all about dinosaurs in this thread! They are just one category of countless neat ancient animals, and pteranodons, ancient reptiles, and even extinct mammals are also allowed to this party. I tend to skew more to videos for my dinosaur media, and right now YouTube creators are pumping out incredible dinosaur content on a regular basis, from species profiles to up-to-the-minute information about new research and finds. Here are some of my current favorite creators: PBS Eons The only channel on this list with significant backing, PBS Eons puts out short documentaries focused on paleontology and ancient man, like Where Are All the Medium Sized Dinosaurs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXe9IHVX17U Ben G. Thomas One of the best dinosaur channels out there, Thomas creates both short-form content that covers weekly discoveries in paleontology to long-form content that covers subjects like What Was the Biggest Dinosaur, or The Most Accurate T. rex Ever Reconstructed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG5sbVN3tI8 Moth Light Media Creates a range of videos from biology, zoology, and palentolgy subjects, generally focusing on species profiles like this one of Mosasaurs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyIUACPGbrU Past Eons Productions Did you enjoy the series Walking with Dinosaurs when you were younger, but wish the science were more up-to-date today? Well I have good news for you, some wonderful insane person is remaking the entire series for nuts like us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPJoUwnLD48 NORTH 02 Mainly focusing on documentary content on ancient man and history, he also creates terrific dinosaur content like this video on Herrerasaurus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuGSnywJqjE TREY the Explainer Another creator that covers both science-based looks at cryptozoological and paleontological subjects, such as this video on Dakotaraptor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E7HxK130Ec Henry the PaleoGuy Covering both paleontology and zoology, making both general species profiles as well as videos on more niche subjects like the thumbs of Pterosaurs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUNmyuHy9x4 E.D.G.E. While this channel covers a spectrum of palentological, cryptozoolotical, and pop-cultural topics with an eye to the science (or lack thereof), his dinosaur content stands out as his best work. Here's a great update on the state of Spinosaurus in 2021, after a few rocky years of upheval of established science: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4U8dIv8d50 Brian Engh Paleoart A paleoartist who paints and creates sculptures for museums, as well as creates great videos based on his research: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkh5EELS-V8 Dino Diego Leaning more on the pop cultural side of things, Dino Diego covers obscure dinosaur films, dinosaur hoaxes, and the history of dinosaur media, such as in his series about traveling animatronic dinosaur exhibits called The Decline of Dinamation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYx2aHA-dVI Enchiridion Terrific species breakdowns of different dinosaurs, with an especially impressive hour and a half documentary just released on every aspect of Spinosaurus knowledge out there. But because I already posted a Spinosaurus video, here's a good one on Carcharodontosaurus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dNbfSPkMtU Dinosauria For a fictional change of pace, here is an stunning series of slice-of-dinosaur-life short films from David James Armsby, with well-crafted narratives and absolutely gorgeous visuals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bczetlOc3Q Citipati For more fictional stories, here's a compelling short film about life at the moment of the asteroid impact 65 million years ago that I found recently: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSoImbo8Yr8 My personal favorite dinosaur media, though, involves stop-motion animated dinosaurs. This ranges from the films of Ray Harryhausen and Willis O'Brien to documentaries on dinosaur life. Here are some favorites: Muttaburrasaurus: Life in Gondwana A 1993 documentary about the Muttaburrasaurus, one of the most important Australian dinosaur finds from Film Australia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fI1Le4xIEg 64,000,000 Years Ago A 1981 documentary focused on North American dinosaurs in the late cretaceous from the National Film Board of Canada. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv3_TSbwx14 Dinosaur Here are some experts from the renowned 1985 documentary "Dinosaur" animated by Phil Tippet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzBP5iuGEtA  Paleoart: Visions of the Prehistoric Past While I love how much more accurate to true biology we're able to get with current paleoart, there's something that speaks to me about the quasi-mythological vibes to older, outdated paleoart. I was given this book as a gift a few years back and it's an absolute beast, covering the fascinating history of the evolution of paleoart since the discovery of the first dinosaurs. It's pricey, but highly, highly recommended. And now for some neat images!  A gorgeous Spinosaurus by that_guy_274  A life-sized reconstruction of Quetzalcoatlus  Still from some terrifically realistic animations by Chris Masna taken from here  A stunning Deinocheirus by Andrey Atuchin  A herd of  Concept art for the in-progress video game Saurian by Raph Herrera Lomotan  Ornithomimus by Julius T. Csotonyi  And to get some feathers in here, the current conception of Velociraptor by DanneArt I'm barely scratching the surface of the amazing stuff out there—so post your favorite dinosaur media here, whether it's a survival horror video game or an episode of Cadillacs and Dinosaurs or a new dinosaur toy you got for Christmas or some gorgeous new paleoart from one of your favorite creators!
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For anyone interested in recent discoveries, right now a bunch of paleontology YouTubers are putting out videos for a collective project called "Paleo Rewind" where they go month-by-month and highlight all the most interesting discoveries of the year. Here's the first three: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd9OyLZdusQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O6xyu81jko https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISlAlnKqG5k The schedule and links to other videos can be found in the description of the third one.
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Has anyone been watching Prehistoric Planet? I'm only one episode in, but it's fantastic. I wish the narration gave more of a peek into the science with "...as shown by a bed of fossils found in Montana..." or whatnot, but otherwise it's exactly what I've wanted out of a dinosaur documentary for years.
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