History Series / MonstersResurrected

* ArtisticLicenseSpace: To quote Wiki/TheOtherWiki:

* SmallTaxonomyPools: Typically averted.

* StockDinosaurs: What the show set out to avert. Dino fans praised it for focusing on the relatively obscure ''Acrocanthosaurus'' in one episode.
** The stock creatures that do appear are ''Deinonychus'', ''Elasmosaurus'', ''Spinosaurus'' and ''Smilodon''.

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs

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

** They say that Acrocanthosaurus was the first theropod in North America to feed on sauropods but apparently forgot about Allosaurus, Torvosaurus, Saurophaganax, etc.

** They say that Acrocanthosaurus was the first theropod in North America to feed on sauropods but apparently forgot about Allosaurs, Torvosaurus, Saurophaganax, etc.

* ArtisticLicenseAstronomy: To quote Wiki/TheOtherWiki:
-->"At the end of "T-Rex of the Deep", the narrator asks, 'But what if the comet [that wiped out the dinosaurs] had missed?' However, if the dinosaurs were wiped out by an extraterrestrial object, it would have been an asteroid, not a comet."

* WeaksauceWeakness: ''Spinosaurus''' sail is an extension of its vertebrae - if it tips over, it breaks its back and dies. Another ArtisticLicenseBiology for the documentary, as the spines would not have included the spinal cord. The bleeding caused by an multi-ton animal breaking several of its own bones would be a far greater problem than the one the documentary presented.

* 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 deinonychosaurs.

* SpeculativeDocumentary

* TalkingHeads
* TyrannosaurusRex: Somewhat subverted. The king himself doesn't have an episode, but he appears in stock footage throughout.
** ''Acrocanthosaurus'', ''Carcharodontosaurus'' and ''Spinosaurus'' pretty much fill the same role.

* WeaksauceWeakness: ''Spinosaurus''' sail is an extension of its vertebrae - if it tips over, it breaks its back and dies.
** Another YouFailBiologyForever for the documentary, as the spines would not have included the spinal cord. The bleeding caused by an multi-ton animal breaking several of its own bones would be a far greater problem than the one the documentary presented.

* NoisyNature (may overlap with MostAnnoyingSound for some): And HOW! Slash! Crunch! Stomp! It's as if the SFX guys put on their headsets and recorded themselves munching loudly on a full meal. Almost every movement of the beasts is synced to ground-stomping or flesh-tearing.

* HistoricalBadassUpdate: Yes, ''Spinosaurus'' was a truly fearsome creature. But it wasn't an unstoppable behemoth that ate 30-foot theropods as a light snack.

* RaptorAttack: The naked ''Deinonychus''.
** 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 ''Series/ClashOfTheDinosaurs''.

* OneHitKill: ''Spinosaurus'' against the carcharodontosaur.

** 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 55ft, meaning the one depicted in the episode would have been 300ft long or more.

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

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

* AlwaysABiggerFish: After killing a juvenile ''[[UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLife Paralititan]]'', the ''[[UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeDinosaurs Rugops]]'' is killed by a ''[[StockDinosaursTrueDinosaurs Spinosaurus]]''.

* AustralianWildlife: The giant monitor lizard ''Megalania'', the catlike marsupial ''Thylacoleo'', the huge wombat ''Diprotodon'' and the giant kangaroo ''Procoptodon''.

* FeatheredFiend: ''Titanis'', the terror bird.

* FollowTheLeader: To ''WalkingWithDinosaurs''.

* ScienceMarchesOn: "Paluxysaurus" is almost certainly ''Sauroposeidon''.

* ArtisticLicenseAstronomy: To quote TheOtherWiki:

* BadAss: Many creatures in the series may qualify as this.

'''''Monsters Resurrected''''' (also known as ''Mega Beasts'') is a documentary that aired on the Creator/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]].