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1	Even in the driest conditions of Earth 66 million years ago, dinosaurs still find ways to live and thrive.
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3	!! The ''Isisaurus'' sequences provide examples of:
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5	* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: Both ''Isisaurus'' and ''Rajasaurus'' have red and black coloration that fits perfectly an animals that live near to volcanic zones.
6	* CruelAndUnusualDeath: One of the hatchling ''Isisaurus'' falls into a volcanic mud trap.
7	* TheDeterminator: Both mothers and baby ''Isisaurus'' are this — the former traveling long distances through perilous landscapes to nest, the latter doing the same to escape said perilous landscapes and find their way to their herds.
8	* EatsBabies: The ''Rajasaurus'' feasts on the ''Isisaurus'' nestlings.
9	* FantasticFaunaCounterpart: ''Isisaurus'' bury their eggs in volcanic soil to incubate them like Galapagos land iguanas and some megapodes.
10	* ParentalAbandonment: Zigzagged - on the one hand, the female ''Isisaurus'' don't guard their nests, and the hatchlings have to find their way out of the volcanic crater by themselves. On the other hand, the females left behind enough dung to provide food for their hatchlings.
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12	!! The canyon sequence provides examples of:
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14	* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: We never see the ''Tarbosaurus'' bringing down the ''Nemegtosaurus'', only the start and the outcome of the hunt. It's also never made clear whether they killed it directly, or, like the dromaeosaurs in ''[[Recap/PrehistoricPlanetS1E4IceWorlds Ice Worlds]]'', simply provoked them into stampeding so they could feed on the casualties.
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16	!! The ''Corythoraptor'' and ''Kuru'' sequence provides examples of:
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18	* MonsterIsAMommy: The ''Kuru'' first appears to be an EvilEggEater raiding the nests of the ''Corythoraptor''. However, it's soon revealed that she's also a parent, taking one of the stolen eggs to feed her nestlings.
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20	!! The ''Tarchia'' sequence provides examples of:
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Context Recap / PrehistoricPlanetS2E2Badlands