History Series / MonstersResurrected

* TheWorfEffect: It affects the ''Spinosaurus'' quite embarrassingly, given its portrayal as a {{badass}}.

** And perhaps the most notorious example: Essentially, the ''Spinosaurus'' is portrayed as the ultimate predator of all time, able to effortlessly kill any other predator that lived in its time and region. In short, it is depicted devouring a ''Rugops'' with one bite, killing a ''Carcharodontosaurus'' by slashing it across the face with its claws and effortlessly tearing apart the giant crocodylomorph ''Sarcosuchus''. And that isn't all, its size is practically Franchise/{{Godzilla}}-portioned, as it is able to pick up a 30ft long ''Rugops'' in its mouth and the thing appears to be no bigger than its head. ''Spinosaurus'' didn't really grow larger than 60ft, meaning the one depicted in the episode would have been 300ft long or more.

* AnachronismStew: In RealLife, ''Sarcosuchus'' appeared a good 15 million years earlier than ''Spinosaurus''.

'''''Monsters Resurrected''''' (also known as ''Mega Beasts'') is a documentary that aired on the DiscoveryChannel from 2009 to 2010. The basic plot of each episode (there are six in total) involves a different [[PrehistoricMonster extinct predator]]. Each episode usually has the creature hunting its prey, fighting other creatures and eventually [[DownerEnding being driven to extinction]].

* DocumentaryOfLies: To a ridiculous extent (though there are worse offenders). See ArtisticLicensePaleontology, below.

* AnimalJingoism: ''Spinosaurus'' and ''Carcharodontosaurus''. A more realistic clash between the two appeared in the 2011 doc ''PlanetDinosaur''.

* TheWorfEffect: It affects the ''Spinosaurus'' quite embarrassingly, given its portrayal as a BadAss.

* TheWorfEffect: It effects the ''Spinosaurus'' quite embarrassingly, given its portrayal as a BadAss.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Pretty much every scene involving the ''Elasmosaurus'', or long-necked plesiosaur. Basically, the neck of the one in the show is as flexible as a big snake, while the neck of the real creature would only be about as flexible as a big stick (severe exaggeration, but the point still stands)

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Pretty much every scene involving the ''Elasmosaurus'', or long-necked plesiosaur. Basically, the neck of the one in the show is as flexible as a big snake, while the neck of the real creature would only be about as flexible as a big stick.

* DocumentaryOfLies: To a ridiculous extent. See ArtisticLicensePaleontology, below.

* DocumentaryOfLies: To a ridiculous extent. See SomewhereAPalaeontologistIsCrying, below.

* [[SomewhereAPalaeontologistIsCrying Somewhere A Paleontologist Is Committing Suicide By Throwing A Rock At A Carcharodontosaurid]]: Let us count the ways:
** Naked raptors.
** Flexible-necked plesiosaurs.
** Wrong forelimb posture on all of the theropods.
** Chewing sauropods, and their nostrils are (wrongly) atop their heads.
** Abelisaurid hands proportioned like those of typical theropods. They should be absurdly tiny with clawless stumps for fingers. Compare [[http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/monsters-resurrected-biggest-killer-dino.html this]] (Skip to the 00:45 mark, you may have to sit through an advertisement) to [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Rugops_BW.jpg this]].
** Referring to the "terminator pig" as ''Dinohyus'', although it had been renamed ''Daeodon'' years before.
*** The European version corrects this at least. As the paleontologists' commentary couldn't be changed, the {{narrator}} makes an effort to point out the correct name.
** The skull of the show's ''Spinosaurus'' is modeled on that of ''Suchomimus'', which didn't even belong to the same subfamily. Compare [[http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_etEZg8WDrtg/Sx6qWxb52qI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/YqsVMAdM-tw/s1600/disc_sucho_skull.png the show's model]] to [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Spinosaurus_skull_steveoc.jpg the real deal]].
** And perhaps the most notorious example: Essentially, the ''Spinosaurus'' is portrayed as the ultimate predator of all time, able to effortlessly kill any other predator that lived in its time and region. In short, it is depicted devouring a ''Rugops'' with one bite, killing a ''Carcharodontosaurus'' by slashing it across the face with its claws and effortlessly tearing apart the giant crocodylomorph ''Sarcosuchus''. And that isn't all, its size is practically Franchise/{{Godzilla}}-portioned, as it is able to pick up a 30ft long ''Rugops'' in its mouth and the thing appears to be no bigger than its head. ''Spinosaurus'' didn't really grow larger than 60ft, meaning the one depicted in the episode would have been 300ft long or more.

** And perhaps the most notorious example: Essentially, the ''Spinosaurus'' is portrayed as the ultimate predator of all time, able to effortlessly kill any other predator that lived in its time and region. In short, it is depicted as devouring a ''Rugops'' with one bite, killing a ''Carcharodontosaurus'' by slashing it across the face with its claws and effortlessly tearing apart the giant crocodilian, ''Sarcosuchus''. And that isn't all, its size is practically Franchise/{{Godzilla}}-portioned, as it is able to pick up a 30ft long ''Rugops'' in its mouth and the thing appears to be no bigger than its head. ''Spinosaurus'' didn't really grow larger than 60ft, meaning the one depicted in the episode would have been 300ft long or more.

** Scenes from ''WesternAnimation/WhenDinosaursRoamedAmerica'' and ''Series/DinosaurPlanet'' are used throughout, and at least one scene from ''[[WalkingWithDinosaurs Walking with Beasts]]'' appears.

** Scenes from ''WhenDinosaursRoamedAmerica'' and ''DinosaurPlanet'' are used throughout, and at least one scene from ''[[WalkingWithDinosaurs Walking with Beasts]]'' appears.

** It's also shown being a threat to ''Acrocanthosaurus'', despite the fact it was much, much smaller. The talking heads mention that it could have been a threat to ''Acrocanthosaurus'' ''eggs'' and ''hatchlings'', but it's shown scaring off a pretty good-sized young ''Acrocanthosaurus''. This is the same sort of misinterpretation that can be seen in ClashOfTheDinosaurs

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The movie theater in the ''Spinosaurus'' episode has a sign saying "Now Playing: [[Series/DinosaurRevolution Reign of the Dinosaurs]]".

** It's also shown being a threat to ''Acrocanthosaurus'', despite the fact it was much, much smaller. The talking heads mention that it could have been a threat to ''Acrocanthosaurus'' ''eggs'' and ''hatchlings'', but it's shown scaring off a pretty good-sized young ''Acrocanthosaurus''. This is the same sort of [[QuoteMine Quote Mining]] that can be seen in ClashOfTheDinosaurs

** ''DinosaurTrain'' also referenced the illustration with their model of the creature.

** It's also shown being a threat to ''Acrocanthosaurus'', despite the fact it was much, much smaller. The talking heads mention that it could have been a threat to ''Acrocanthosaurus'' ''eggs'' and ''hatchlings'', but it's shown scaring off a pretty good-sized young ''Acrocanthosaurus''. This is the same sort of [[j QuoteMine]] that we see in ClashOfTheDinosaurs

** It's also shown being a threat to ''Acrocanthosaurus'', despite the fact it was much, much smaller. The talking heads mention that it could have been a threat to ''Acrocanthosaurus'' ''eggs'' and ''hatchlings'', but it's shown scaring off a pretty good-sized young ''Acrocanthosaurus''. This is the same sort of [[Quote Mining QuoteMine]] that we see in ClashOfTheDinosaurs

** It's also shown being a threat to ''Acrocanthosaurus'', despite the fact it was much, much smaller. (The talking heads mention that it could have been a threat to ''Acrocanthosaurus'' ''eggs'' and ''hatchlings'', but it's shown scaring off a pretty good-sized young ''Acrocanthosaurus''.)

* BearsAreBadNews: And even worse with [[UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeOtherExtinctCreatures bear-dogs]].

* SeldomSeenSpecies: ''Glossotherium'', ''Hipparion'', ''Dolichorhynchops'', ''Cretoxyrhina'', ''Dallasaurus'', ''Rugops'', ''Paralititan'', ''Acrocanthosaurus'', "Paluxysaurus", ''Moropus'', ''Canis edwardii'', ''Ramoceros'', ''Merychippus'', ''Megalania'', ''Diprotodon'', ''Thylacoleo'' and ''Diprotodon''. The narration suggests that ''Spinosaurus'' is one, but it's really a secondary stock dinosaur.

* EverythingsWorseWithBears: And even worse with [[UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeOtherExtinctCreatures bear-dogs]].

* AnimalsNotToScale: ''Spinosaurus'' is type 1, making a light snack out of what the narration describes as a thirty-foot ''Rugops'', making the spinosaur comparable in size to {{Godzilla}}. ''Xiphactinus'' and ''Cretoxyrhina'' are type 2. ''Elasmosaurus'' is type 1.

** And perhaps the most notorious example: Essentially, the ''Spinosaurus'' is portrayed as the ultimate predator of all time, able to effortlessly kill any other predator that lived in its time and region. In short, it is depicted as devouring a ''Rugops'' with one bite, killing a ''Carcharodontosaurus'' by slashing it across the face with its claws and effortlessly tearing apart the giant crocodilian, ''Sarcosuchus''. And that isn't all, its size is practically {{Godzilla}}-portioned, as it is able to pick up a 30ft long ''Rugops'' in its mouth and the thing appears to be no bigger than its head. ''Spinosaurus'' didn't really grow larger than 60ft, meaning the one depicted in the episode would have been 300ft long or more.

'''''Monsters Resurrected''''' (also known as ''Mega Beasts'') is a DocumentaryOfLies that aired on the DiscoveryChannel from 2009 to 2010. The basic plot of each episode (there are six in total) involves a different [[PrehistoricMonster extinct predator]]. Each episode usually has the creature hunting its prey, fighting other creatures and eventually [[DownerEnding being driven to extinction]].

* InfantImmortality: Averted several times. There's the terror bird eggs that get eaten by wolves, the young mosasaur that is killed by sharks, the juvenile ''Paralititan'' attacked by a ''Rugops'', the bear-dog pups that are killed by wild dogs and the ''Acrocanthosaurus'' eggs that are stolen by raptors.

* SeldomSeenSpecies: ''Glossotherium'', ''Hipparion'', ''Dolichorhynchops'', ''Cretoxyrhina'', ''Dallasaurus'', ''Rugops'', ''Paralititan'', ''Acrocanthosaurus'', ''Paluxysaurus'', ''Moropus'', ''Canis edwardii'', ''Ramoceros'', ''Merychippus'', ''Megalania'', ''Diprotodon'', ''Thylacoleo'' and ''Diprotodon''. The narration suggests that ''Spinosaurus'' is one, but it's really a secondary stock dinosaur.

* [[SomewhereAPalaeontologistIsCrying Somewhere A Paleontologist Is]] [[UpToEleven Going Into Depression]]: Let us count the ways:

* TheHunterBecomesTheHunted: The mosasaur to the Ginsu shark and the ''Spinosaurus'' to ''Rugops'' (and vice versa).