Deep under Antarctica’s blanket of ice lies traces of a lost world of Dinosaurs and pre-historic creatures. Great forests once covered the now frozen Antarctic continent; gargantuan Titanosaurs roamed its valleys, and proto-mammals darted through the undergrowth. It was also home to the largest carnivore of its day, the Cryolophosaurus – Antarctica’s T-Rex.
This 2-part series follows paleontologists on a journey of exploration to uncover fossil evidence of these ancient animals and plants that once thrived here. Their quest is also to unravel the mysteries of how these creatures survived in a land located in the polar circle where its dark for 4 months a year.
第二集，勘探行動持續推進。我們將揭曉：1990年代「南極暴龍」冰冠龍（Cryolophosaurus）與長達7米的草食性動物——冰川龍（Glacialisaurus）的重大發現，如何讓這片曾被視為生命荒漠的冰原大陸，重新點燃世人的探索熱情；並呈現新證據，指出堅韌的原始哺乳動物水龍獸（Lystrosaurus）可能透過休眠熬過極地黑暗寒冬與劇毒氣候劇變；最終揭示六千六百萬年前，小行星撞擊地球後，南極恐龍與史前生物的真正命運歸宿。
In the second of two episodes, the expedition continues apace. We find out how the great discovery in the 1990s of the Cryolophosaurus, dubbed the T-Rex of Antarctica, and a 25-foot-long plant eater, the Glacialisaurus, lead to a renewed interest in a continent that was once thought to be largely devoid of life. And reveal how new evidence that a tough proto-mammal, Lystrosaurus, may have hibernated to survive dark polar winters and toxic climate upheaval; and, ultimately, reveal what happened to the Antarctic dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures after the infamous asteroid struck the earth 66 million years ago.
第二集，勘探行動持續推進。我們將揭曉：1990年代「南極暴龍」冰冠龍（Cryolophosaurus）與長達7米的草食性動物——冰川龍（Glacialisaurus）的重大發現，如何讓這片曾被視為生命荒漠的冰原大陸，重新點燃世人的探索熱情；並呈現新證據，指出堅韌的原始哺乳動物水龍獸（Lystrosaurus）可能透過休眠熬過極地黑暗寒冬與劇毒氣候劇變；最終揭示六千六百萬年前，小行星撞擊地球後，南極恐龍與史前生物的真正命運歸宿。
In the second of two episodes, the expedition continues apace. We find out how the great discovery in the 1990s of the Cryolophosaurus, dubbed the T-Rex of Antarctica, and a 25-foot-long plant eater, the Glacialisaurus, lead to a renewed interest in a continent that was once thought to be largely devoid of life. And reveal how new evidence that a tough proto-mammal, Lystrosaurus, may have hibernated to survive dark polar winters and toxic climate upheaval; and, ultimately, reveal what happened to the Antarctic dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures after the infamous asteroid struck the earth 66 million years ago.
我們展開前往南極洲冰雪大陸的新探險。科學家抵達位於橫貫南極山脈的沙克爾頓冰川營地，展開為期6個星期的挖掘工作。在二疊紀-三疊紀地質帶進行挖掘，我們了解到原哺乳動物水龍獸如何在2億5200萬年前的大滅絕事件中存活下來，這場災難殺死了世界上大部分生物。以及巨型肉食性兩棲動物如何可能在這個重大事件後統治南極洲。探險隊的古植物學家也揭示了一個重大謎團的線索：失落的極地森林如何可能在每年4個月沒有光合作用的情況下存活。
In the first Episode, the new expedition to the ice continent of Antarctica begins. Scientists arrive at their camp on Shackleton glacier, located in the Transantarctic mountains, to begin their 6 weeklong dig. Excavating in the Permian-Triassic geologic zone, we learn how a proto-mammal, Lystrosaurus, survived a massive extinction event, 252 Mya that killed off most creatures around the world. And how giant carnivorous amphibians may have dominated Antarctica after this momentous event. The expedition’s paleobotanist also reveals clues to a great mystery: how the lost polar forests may have survived without photosynthesis for 4 months every year.
