Nova: Ice Age Death Trap

Synopsis

During construction at a Colorado ski resort, a bulldozer dug up a tooth so huge it had to be held in two hands. Scientists from the local Denver museum found a vast trove of fossils from the Ice Age 100,000 years ago, when North America teemed with incredible beasts: massive mastodons, sabre tooth cats and camels, giant bison with six-foot horns, and ground sloths as big as elephants with huge claws. This programme examines the life and death of North America’s most exotic and extreme creatures and includes ingenious scientific work and spectacular fossils.

Series

Nova, Series

Language

English

Country

United States

Year of release

2012

Year of production

2011

Subjects

Biology

Keywords

fossils; ice ages; palaeobiology; palaeontology

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 1 NTSC

Price

$24.99

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

60 minutes

Year

2012

Production Company

Name

PBS

Web

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Distributor

Name

PBS Shop

Web

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