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** In the book, Nigel observes the ''Nothosaurus'' as they lay eggs on the beach, at night. There is a photo of Nigel with the eggs, so it was almost certainly filmed. By being cut, the show unwittingly avoided a case of ScienceMarchesOn, as it is now believed that all sea reptiles bar sea turtles had live birth.
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** In the book, Nigel observes the ''Nothosaurus'' as they lay eggs on the beach, at night. There is a photo of Nigel with the eggs, so it was almost certainly filmed. By being cut, the show unwittingly avoided a case of ScienceMarchesOn, as it is now believed that all sea reptiles bar sea turtles nothosaurs had already evolved live birth.birth in the Triassic.
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* AccidentallyCorrectWriting: Downplayed. T. rex showing up 75 mya is still a major example of AnachronismStew, but in 2024, we named a second species of ''Tyrannosaurus'' (T. ''mcraeensis''), who, as it turns out, lived towards the very end of the Campanian (73-72 mya) and was nearly as large as its famous descendent, making the anachronism here far less egregious.
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** In the final segment, there was supposed to be a scene showing a ''Tylosaurus'' [[AlwaysABiggerFish killing]] the ''Xiphactinus''. It explains why the latter randomly pops up during the climax. A shot of the "Tylosaurus" killing the "Xiphactinus" can be seen in the monologue counting down the seven deadly seas, and in the Discovery Channel broadcast, two "Tylosaurus" are shown eating the corpse of the fish during the intro to that program.
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** In the final segment, there was supposed to be a scene showing a ''Tylosaurus'' [[AlwaysABiggerFish killing]] the ''Xiphactinus''. It explains why the latter randomly pops up during the climax. A shot of the "Tylosaurus" ''Tylosaurus'' killing the "Xiphactinus" ''Xiphactinus'' can be seen in the monologue counting down the seven deadly seas, and in the Discovery Channel broadcast, two "Tylosaurus" ''Tylosaurus'' are shown eating the corpse of the fish during the intro to that program.
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** In the final segment, there was supposed to be a scene showing a ''Tylosaurus'' [[AlwaysABiggerFish killing]] the ''Xiphactinus''. It explains why the latter randomly pops up during the climax. A shot of the "Tylosaurus" killing the "Xiphactinus" can be seen in the monologue counting down the seven deadly seas, and in the Discovery Channel broadcast, two "Tylosaurus" are shown eating the corpse of the fish during the intro to that program.
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* DeletedScene: In the book, Nigel observes the ''Nothosaurus'' as they lay eggs on the beach, at night. There is a photo of Nigel with the eggs, so it was almost certainly filmed. By being cut, the show unwittingly avoided a case of ScienceMarchesOn, as it is now believed that all sea reptiles bar sea turtles had live birth.
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** In the book, Nigel observes the ''Nothosaurus'' as they lay eggs on the beach, at night. There is a photo of Nigel with the eggs, so it was almost certainly filmed. By being cut, the show unwittingly avoided a case of ScienceMarchesOn, as it is now believed that all sea reptiles bar sea turtles had livebirth.birth.
** In the final segment, there was supposed to be a scene showing a ''Tylosaurus'' [[AlwaysABiggerFish killing]] the ''Xiphactinus''. It explains why the latter randomly pops up during the climax.
** In the book, Nigel observes the ''Nothosaurus'' as they lay eggs on the beach, at night. There is a photo of Nigel with the eggs, so it was almost certainly filmed. By being cut, the show unwittingly avoided a case of ScienceMarchesOn, as it is now believed that all sea reptiles bar sea turtles had live
** In the final segment, there was supposed to be a scene showing a ''Tylosaurus'' [[AlwaysABiggerFish killing]] the ''Xiphactinus''. It explains why the latter randomly pops up during the climax.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The book describes a number of scenes that didn't make it into the series, such as the female nothosaurs leaving their eggs on the beach at night (there is a picture of Nigel inspecting the eggs, meaning it was filmed) and Nigel meeting the utterly bizarre aquatic ground sloth, ''Thalassocnus'', before going to look for the megalodon shark.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The book describes a number of scenes that didn't make it into the series, such as the female nothosaurs leaving their eggs on the beach at night (there is a picture of Nigel inspecting the eggs, meaning it was filmed) and Nigel meeting the utterly bizarre aquatic ground sloth, ''Thalassocnus'', before going to look for the megalodon shark. There was also supposed to be a scene in the final episode where a ''Tylosaurus'' ate a ''Xiphactinus'', explaining why the fish shows up after Nigel is ambushed by the mosasaur only to vanish seconds later.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The book describes a number of scenes that didn't make it into the series, such as the female nothosaurs leaving their eggs on the beach at night (there is a picture of Nigel inspecting the eggs, meaning it was filmed) and Nigel meeting the utterly bizarre aquatic ground sloth, ''Thalassocnus'', before going to look for the megalodon shark.
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* DeletedScene: In the book, Nigel observes the ''Nothosaurus'' as they lay eggs on the beach, at night. There is a photo of Nigel with the eggs, so it was almost certainly filmed. By being cut, the show unwittingly avoided a case of ScienceMarchesOn, as it is now believed that all sea reptiles bar sea turtles had live birth.
* PropRecycling:
** The ''Stethacanthus'' is still the same ol' shark model used for ''Hybodus'' and ''Physogaleus'', but with the whips and anvil added.
** The ''Squalicorax'' reuses the Megalodon model.
** The ''Halisaurus'' is modified from the same model as ''Tylosaurus'', although it's stockier and with a shorter tail, rather than a transplant.
** It's clear the "dead half ''Archelon''" and the "other living ''Archelon''" are played by the same half turtle prop.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The book describes a number of scenes that didn't make it into the series, such as the female nothosaurs leaving their eggs on the beach at night (there is a picture of Nigel inspecting the eggs, meaning it was filmed) and Nigel meeting the utterly bizarre aquatic ground sloth, ''Thalassocnus'', before going to look for the megalodonshark.shark.
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* PropRecycling:
** The ''Stethacanthus'' is still the same ol' shark model used for ''Hybodus'' and ''Physogaleus'', but with the whips and anvil added.
** The ''Squalicorax'' reuses the Megalodon model.
** The ''Halisaurus'' is modified from the same model as ''Tylosaurus'', although it's stockier and with a shorter tail, rather than a transplant.
** It's clear the "dead half ''Archelon''" and the "other living ''Archelon''" are played by the same half turtle prop.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The book describes a number of scenes that didn't make it into the series, such as the female nothosaurs leaving their eggs on the beach at night (there is a picture of Nigel inspecting the eggs, meaning it was filmed) and Nigel meeting the utterly bizarre aquatic ground sloth, ''Thalassocnus'', before going to look for the megalodon
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The book describes a number of scenes that didn't make it into the series, such as the female nothosaurs leaving their eggs on the beach at night (there is a picture of Nigel inspecting the eggs, meaning it was filmed) and Nigel meeting the utterly bizarre aquatic ground sloth, ''Thalassocnus'', before going to look for the megalodon shark.
