Prehistoric Park (2006) Accuracy Review | Dino Documentaries RANKED #11

Nigel Marvin makes a final return in the epic series, Prehistoric Park. Although it's a lot of fun, how accurate is it?
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Arthropleura diet: sjg.lyellcollection.org/conte...
Deinosuchus: www.scientificamerican.com/ar...
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[@qwellen7521]

The most insane part of prehistoric park is that everyone is 100% ok with abusing the timeline just so one guy can make an animal reserve.

[@catvanbrian9470]

They probably thought they made a separate timeline each time they activated the time gate. Or tried to leave the timeline as little messed with as possible by traveling during the start of a apocalypse or extinction, hence why they did that.

[@qwellen7521]

@@catvanbrian9470 nigel marven is a nexus event.

[@normalhuman9878]

I’m pretty sure that’s why he went back to when the animals were on the verge of extinction

[@bkjeong4302]

This is why he only picked up animals that were about to die anyways.

[@Tenebrio-Morio]

Novikov self consistency principal

[@Flufux]

To be fair, even Nigel was surprised to see the cave bear in the time it showed up in. "I were sure they were extinct."

[@haillobster7154]

'Aren't you extinct?' 'Sadly, yes. But I survived!!'

[@NatteNek]

@@haillobster7154 “my death was… greatly exaggerated”

[@The_Dino_Edits]

@@NatteNek "So, you're the punk I've heard about"

[@martangelocloma6965]

@@The_Dino_Edits You look familiar for some reason

[@gojipan]

Nigel marven is the best

[@thelittleal1212]

More then that, a Legend

[@thelittleal1212]

@@resurrectedhelicoprion a legendary god😂

[@animationsbydeucestudios61]

He is the Steve Irwin of dinosaurs

[@allosaurusgaming937]

Yes

[@parkersaurus2205]

Couldn't agree more.

[@jacenskywalker507]

*"There is something missing from our world. It is the amazing animals that time has left behind. But what if we could bring them back? What if extinction didn't have to be forever? We're going back in time on a safari with a difference, as wildlife adventurer Nigel Marvin plunges into prehistory to save creatures on the brink of extinction. His plan is to bring them to the safety of the present, and give them a second chance."* *"Welcome to the ultimate wildlife sanctuary. Welcome...to Prehistoric Park."* I always enjoyed hearing that introduction before I watched the show.

[@parkersaurus2205]

Nostalgia Tsunami just hit, my guy.

[@kaijuar2003]

@@parkersaurus2205 Really does.

[@callnight1441]

you just gave me a kick in the nostalgia

[@saiamar10]

S to the i to the m to the p

[@theacro9108]

Yes

[@mitchellskene8176]

To be fair, in regards to the Cave Bear, at least Nigel tells the audience that he thought it was extinct by then.

[@nachotrystan]

My childhood summed up in 6 tv special episodes. This show will always live on in my heart. “What if extinction didn’t have to be forever?” Sudden chills and girlish squeal🥰

[@parkersaurus2205]

Yes lol!

[@callnight1441]

i can already hear the music

[@Historyfan476AD]

A nice little adventure.

[@PtrkHrnk]

"There's something missing from our world - the amazing animals the time has left behind. But what if we could bring them back? What if extinction didn't have to be forever?"

[@Middleseed]

Yep. I would probably die of excitement were a similar thing with Nigel Marven to be announced.

[@ckm5702]

Not only loved the prehistory parts of this but also the park itself and how well it captured what its like working with animals at a zoo and all the crazy things that go on with it and how keepers and vets bendover backwards for their animals

[@parkersaurus2205]

Same, I would have a hell of a time working there.

[@HankTheT.Rex69]

Me to

[@countlazuli8753]

I wouldn't mind an up to date variation of this premise. Having a Steve Irwin archetype using time travel to gather dinosaurs for a massive sanctuary! I think this is a great way to show off these creatures not as monsters, but animals. I can already imagine them using infrasound devices to locate nearby Tyrannosaurs before they get too close.

[@thelittleal1212]

This really is a Fun Series😊 This was my Childhood 🤩

[@PaddyaSaur2009]

Hello! Like ur icon and I think I wasn’t even born in the 1090s, but I would LOVE to see these but a remake Edit: ‘_’ me realising it wasn’t in the 1990s: ohh but I still want around in 2006!

[@thelittleal1212]

@@PaddyaSaur2009 yeah, I also wasnt their their at that time, but I did saw it wenn my older sibling showed it to me

[@parkersaurus2205]

Same dude

[@saxon3547]

very much agreed!

[@richardgomez1151]

How old are you?

[@chaosthebaryonyx6344]

What's funny is that Terence and Matilda are the names of two of the angry birds

[@parkersaurus2205]

They are closer than we thought.

[@Raygathex]

My favorite creature in the series is Crassigyrhinus. It introduced me to the little swamp biter and I've loved it ever since.

[@parkersaurus2205]

It may not be my favorite, but crassygyrinus is a pretty underrated amphibian

[@x6King6x]

Petition for a season 2 of this amazing series.

[@jeffreygao3956]

And have them cover Ramoceros, Acrocanthosaurus, Stegosaurus, and Placerias too!

[@jacksonhopp2003]

Yes!

[@Tomsaabatterie_]

Where do i sign???

[@gandalflotr2898]

I hope they gonna do a dodo bird, thylacine, passenger pigeon, great auk, stellar sea cow and aurochs

[@eeelorde9962]

We need a seson 2 of this show

[@leifmortenkadgien5635]

When I was young and had watched the hole show I hoped for a continuation and im kinda still waiting on it 😅

[@parkersaurus2205]

Same, although it's very unlikely, I just really wish it could happen.

[@dynamoterror7077]

We will also hear Nigel’s voice in the upcoming documentary Forgotten Bloodlines: Agate (set in the Miocene), created by Digital Duck. You can see the trailer on his channel.

[@parkersaurus2205]

Awesome, it looks like an updated version of Walking With Beasts!

[@red-pe1ue]

16:42 Actually, recent research indicates that their bones structure are able to handle impact like that with ease, so, yeah, the myth that killer dinos busted is actually true.

[@CooperHudgins]

I seriously watch this to help me sleep sometimes. There’s just something so nostalgic about watching an Australian scientist doing a prehistory docuseries.

[@stevenelbert8989]

You forgot to talk about how Mei long over size and how we now that it was only about the size of a duck and at the time it was thought to be a juvenile

[@parkersaurus2205]

Ye

[@smoraptor]

This show needs a plus for having a large theropod square off with a mammoth. That is a spectacular fight I wish we could see more.

[@dinomation]

To me it doesn't matter how accurate it is I love this show. It's still more accurate than a good amount of other prehistoric animal shows.

[@parkersaurus2205]

Same.

[@kevinnorwood8782]

It's interesting you brought up the point of some bitemarks actually being concluded to be infections instead. I remember the first time I ever saw the skeleton of Sue the T-Rex at the Field Museum in Chicago, and it had an information stand about the markings on her face that discussed this exact subject. I had been led to believe by the PaleoWorld documentary that Sue had bitemarks on her face from another T-Rex (it even discussed the possibility that her face was literally TORN OFF by another T-Rex), but this information stand was saying that these mark were actually much closer in nature to some kind of infection caused by a disease than signs of an attack.

[@zalybrainlessgenius503]

Nigel was MY childhood hero 😂 I was so disappointed when I grew up and realized he doesn't actually have a time machine lol

[@jeffreypopper9719]

20:32 Fun fact: when the Pyramids of Egypt were built (c.2550 BC) there were still mammoths alive in remote areas.

[@SPRINK_GABY]

No...

[@pixelrex2205]

It's crazy how they pronate Theropod Wrists to "look cooler" when really they look way cooler the proper way. It's more "active" looking to me, like they're ready to pounce at a moments notice.

[@TheWhoamaters]

"Where should the Albertasaurus be in the show?" I dunno, there's no clues in it's name to make this easy on us. I don't wanna actually research this, put it in Dallas

[@parkersaurus2205]

Lmao

[@Voltorb1993]

Well, tell that to Kansas City, Missouri.

[@bkjeong4302]

Funny thing is, out of all the animals in this show, Smilodon populator is the one contender that would not only be around but be doing reasonably well if not for humanity (mammoths probably would be around but in diminished numbers/range without humans).

[@LandBeforeTime75]

Welcome back to the Dinosaur Documentary Accuracy Tier List Ranking this time on Prehistoric Park and oh boy, it’s gonna be like other ranking accuracy videos just like last time.

[@Bahouudis]

I don't know if this is good or bad,since i personally liked the other ones

[@LandBeforeTime75]

@@Bahouudis, I’m not so sure about this.

[@NothosaurusFan1981]

I wish that Prehistoric Park went on at least a bit longer, they had introduced some obscure Prehistoric animals like Incisivosaurus and Toxodon, maybe they could've introduced Opabinia Regalis or Arsinoitherium

[@parkersaurus2205]

Awesome, possibly even my favorite dinosaur show/a documentary of all time!

[@saiamar10]

S to the i to the m to the p

[@realdaggerman105]

I was 3 when Prehistoric Park was released, and my dad showed it to me on our old projector. That was what began my lifelong obsession with prehistory I still hold as a young adult. So, yeah, this one personally means a lot to me.

[@SPRINK_GABY]

Compressible

[@Yig_al_Gaib4242]

One of the favorites from my childhood and brings me so much joy to this day, inaccuracies, changes and all.

[@herpderp3916]

I think this show was the first one that really got me into seeing prehistoric creatures portrayed as animals rather than movie monsters. Especially when it came to the sections back in the present, where the park staff was working on ways to make their animals more comfortable and entertained--just like real zookeepers do. Eat your heart out, JP.

[@petarmilich8684]

Prehistoric Kingdom is just this show with more animals. Also, I think Nigel actually acknowledged the discrepancy with the cave bear’s extinction.

[@redraptorwrites6778]

He did, but that doesn't make it more accurate. The show's just pointing out its own inaccuracy for me. Makes my life easier at least lol

[@petarmilich8684]

@@redraptorwrites6778 well, yeah. Good point.

[@Rexz2000]

Honestly I feel like the toxodon swimming is fine. Things like cows and buffalo don't have any aquatic adaptations but you see them swimming or otherwise enjoying water a lot.

[@Bullboy_Adventures]

20:53 that queen Elizabeth joke didn't age well

[@creakingskull7008]

I'd say the Albertosaurus looks fine, it's the T. rex that isn't bulky enough

[@parkersaurus2205]

Yeah, and the Alberto is just a reskin of the rex.

[@thisisplusharama1743]

The t-Rex in this documentary looks like an allosaurus

[@suchomimustenerensis]

I was always surprised that Microraptor didn’t hunt the Incisivosaurus

[@parkersaurus2205]

Never went into my mind.

[@suchomimustenerensis]

@@parkersaurus2205 Microraptor was roughly the same size as Incisivosaurus but Micro could glide down and latch onto its back with its claws,then it would bite down on its neck and end it

[@bruh949]

We all know that Terror Birds like the Kelenken was more than capable of conquering the North American continent.

[@hazael6769]

I remember getting that book from the Scholastic Book fair in elementary school and having my mindblown by what was inside! Just seeing that picture is an absolute blast from the past!

[@QuokkaCore]

The Mammoth episode is the best I will hear no arguments.

[@pickle9571]

My favorite has to be the Carboniferous or the giant insects episode

[@parkersaurus2205]

Ya know, I pretty much like all them evenly.

[@_faix_5866]

Nigel was my childhood . Best man alive

[@maxhaly1612]

My belief is that some of the smaller Tyrannosaurs like Albertasaurus and Daspletosaurus may have hunted in small family units, but the larger ones like T-Rex and Tarbo usually hunted alone.

[@parkersaurus2205]

I think so too.

[@MUIZILLASAURUS_REX]

MY CHILDHOOD RIGHT HERE

[@jeebus2313]

Nigel Marvin is always just a treat to watch, and I don't think Prehistoric Park or even Chased by Dinosaurs/Sea Monsters would have been nearly as entertaining or memorable without him. As a kid I always sort of saw him as a "discount Steve Irwin" which...isn't really fair. He has his own certain charms to him and I'd honestly love to see more dino docu-series with him as the host, and I'm super excited about his involvement with Prehistoric Kingdom.

[@vaggos2003]

Ah, Prehistoric Park. Such a good dino documentary. Ah. Aaaaand now we reached the dark age of dino docs. Oh boy. Everyone, watch out for the overdose of awesomebro!

[@ferociousrazordino3581]

There is still Giants of Patagonia left. Your welcome

[@vaggos2003]

@@ferociousrazordino3581Thanks. Giants of Patagonia is one of my favourite dino documentaries and it luckily it doesn't have any awesomebro stuff in it, at least none that I noticed. When I made the previous comment I wasn't talking about every single dino documentary after Prehistoric Park, I was simply talking about a general majority. Of course there are lots of good exceptions to the statenent I made in that comment.

[@ferociousrazordino3581]

@@vaggos2003 I know but atleast we have one more dino doc to suspend us for the cringe

[@vaggos2003]

@@ferociousrazordino3581 Indeed.

[@starlight0313]

@@vaggos2003 it was one of my first dino docs i watched

[@thecringeexterminationservice]

I fucking love Nigel Marvin, when I was a little kid I used to run up and down the beach or through parks pretending I was tracking dinosaurs.

[@firestorm2214]

All hail are god Nigel Marven

[@eliasaltman4439]

Man I remember watching this with my dad and brother as a 5 y/o kid, I didn't even understand english at that point I just liked watching Nigel and dinosaurs interact. This show was a big part of planting my interest for prehistoric anumals, and I'll always love it for that no matter how accurate or inaccurate it was. The nostalgia trip I got finding this video is real

[@Wanten-the-stormtrooper]

Boy, I am so _nostalgic_ for this show! I still remember an ad for it in the old TV guide that showed the Smilodon and Toxodon - I called the latter a "hippo-donkey" back before I knew what it was called... Good times...

[@dejiadeleye5697]

While I remember being a huge fan of the Walking with Series as a kid, I also loved Prehistoric Park. Everyone else had their eyes on the Jurassic Movies, but me, I'd watch Nigel Marvin capturing Mammoths, Giant Bugs, and Dinosaurs. This show was a classic.

[@GojiraFan-in9oo]

12:23 Another possible dinosaur could be Borealosaurus (idk the spelling) primarily due to the head shape

[@Ozraptor4]

Borealosaurus is not from the Jehol Biota and lived way later in the Cretaceous (late Cenomanian). Borealosaurus is only known from two vertebrae, a humerus and an isolated tooth crown - we have no idea what the head shape was like.

[@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim]

@@Ozraptor4 That hasn't stopped Documentaries before, even Walking with Dinosaurs.

[@Ozraptor4]

@@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim Yes, but the sauropods were never identified as "Borealosaurus" anywhere in the show or in any merchandise material. Even downloadable factsheets for teachers simply called then "titanosaurs".

[@user-uo4tv1nt2e]

For some reason as a kid...I thought this was real 😂

[@normalhuman9878]

If only

[@callnight1441]

I've had a long brake from dinosaurs. that bit about troodons possibly being undiagnostic truly blew my mind

[@silveratlas2706]

Dinosaur Planet and Prehistoric Park were my childhood, I loved them. Looking back they were really good in some parts and not so much in others. I would love to see Nigel Marvel in another series,he's a chad.

[@michelefish3378]

🤣You got me with the Batman vs Superman joke.

[@MigWith]

He got me with the Queen Elizabeth joke

[@longforgotten4823]

Nigel and this series was my childhood. So much nostalgia here. It is a plus that it is pretty full of facts even after 15 years.

[@itsmerusty9669]

Man I love binge watching your videos. Great way to spend time on the train coming home from work 😁

[@liopleurodonthedinoman3637]

The Toxodons in the water could’ve just been trying to cool off rather than swimming since it could’ve been a hot summer day

[@maximillian1109]

This was my jam as a kid, and Nigel is such a madlad!!

[@LordGlavenus]

ngl, I cried when I heard nigel's voice in the prehistoric kingdom trailer

[@TheAdaoo7]

Albertosaurus: "hello. You've reached the home of unrecognised talent" Perfection lol

[@jimthedinoman5765]

that queen Elizabeth joke aged well.

[@simbiotesnus1013]

19:16Albertosaurus here has just the right proportions, but the local T-rex has the wrong proportions.

[@jeffreygao3956]

20:12 I'm pretty sure it's the inverse. Titanis preyed on Smilodon gracilis!

[@JeremyTheBluespottedCornetfish]

I'm giving this an S just because of nostalgia.

[@IndominusRex-wc1ey]

It's an accuracy review, not an actual review of the content

[@symeou._.p2005]

Great video as always! I'd love to see you cover Amazing Dinoworld or March of the Dinosaurs

[@dianaraisa9420]

For this to be absolutely accurate, the time portal must become real - it must be invented. Unfortunately, not all scientists believe in the possibility of building a time machine, even the same way as in the "Prehistoric Park", even the different way. Until the time machine is invented, everything that is shown in this beautiful TV series is based on hypotheses. Only on hypotheses, that were actual in that time.

[@parkersaurus2205]

One day my friend, one day...

[@nikolajilic2479]

This show had a big influence on my dinosaur interest I think I still have all 3 CD thank you for revueing my favorite Dino series ever

[@parkersaurus2205]

Same

[@spydersoup8447]

I actually do wonder if Nigel Marvin is a huge fan of dinosaurs and prehistoric animals, and so, of course he'd follow the development of Prehistoric Kingdom and was even lucky to get to be part of the game (This is actually true).

[@knightofarkronia8652]

I wish this show had more than one season!

[@parkersaurus2205]

Same here bro! I've even made my own concepts!

[@dianaraisa9420]

Now, traces of feathers have been found in the dinosaurs of the Ornithomimidae family, so they looked even more like ostriches, than previously thought.

[@parkersaurus2205]

Yes!

[@dubbingsync]

Honestly I don’t care how accurate this one is, I view it more as a fantasy series than anything.

[@DSLego3]

Oh boy, the man, the myth, the legend has done it again. "Time Travel!" Nigel has done it again and this is my personal favorite from what we've seen him in, is it accurate or the best, no but it's pretty entertaining. I can respect the grade and overall good job with this video. Keep up your informative content Red Raptor Writes, stay safe and have a great day.

[@redlinrangerstudio5331]

nigel makes a return for the prehistoric kingdom, which is a nice touch of nostalgic tribute.

[@calebopossum5023]

Man, I haven't seen this in years, this was the best prehistoric show a six year old me enjoyed. Thank you. 😁👍

[@brookelynrhodes1998]

I remember watching this series as a kid, and I thought it was real. Too bad it's not. But I love the idea they executed with this series, about what if time travel was possible. I mean, everyone would like to see a real life, living dinosaur or mammoth.

[@crocrv2]

To be honest the original estimate for Deinosuchus streched nearly 14 meters. The problem is there is no complete skeletons of Deinosuchus. Who knows, they would've grown even bigger. Paleontologists always reduce crocodilians sizes.

[@SlyBadgerGaming]

Been waiting for this since i subscribed

[@johnwilliams9179]

Man,the memories. Loved this show growing up

[@scorpous1354]

I think Prehistoric park is accurate but somethings outdated bc at that time we didnt know about dinosaurs that much

[@GoGojiraGo]

Oh, you didn't not just rag on one of the best ice creams ever made.

[@caydensteele6001]

Hell yeah! I got my lunch up and I'm ready for this video!

[@parkersaurus2205]

Lol

[@kaijuar2003]

Really loved this series, it's my childhood. My mother and I just a few days ago went onto Amazon to look for it but it wasn't available which angered me. Nigel Marven is awesome, one of my personal favorite people out there.

[@BluePanda18]

Dude you unlocked memories that I didn’t know I had

[@ZoeyEldritch]

Hearing you speak of my precious neopolitan leaves me feeling personally attacked! So anyways gonna thumbs up the video for the fun analysis

[@trabistheidio1095]

The largest specimen of Deinosuchus was actually 45 ft long, and weighed 14.5 metric tons. It is easily the heaviest known Crocodylomorph to date, and only seems to be somewhat rivaled in size by Purussaurus, which grew up to 6.5 metric tons or so. Whereas Rhamphosuchus and Sarcosuchus weighed significantly less, only at about 3.5 metric tons for each.

[@redraptorwrites6778]

Can you send the link to where you saw these estimates? Most recent estimates I can find say Deinosuchus grew to about 35ft although previous estimates had them much larger.

[@trabistheidio1095]

@@redraptorwrites6778 I suggest you join the Theropoda, Ornithischia, Sauropoda, pterosauria, Non-dinosaurs and GDI Estimates discords. All the latest paleontological advancements are stored and discussed in those discords. The people there are also pretty nice. By the way your videos are great, keep up the good work

[@suchomimustenerensis]

That’s bullshit,the most recent estimates are about 10 meters long and 4 Tons,Sarco is right,idk about Rampho but Purrusaurus was the biggest,5 Tons and 10.5 Meters.

[@trabistheidio1095]

@@suchomimustenerensis @Delta the Deltadromeus keep in mind these are the newest and most reliable Weight estimates. Concluded to be the most reliable to date by multiple people well versed in the study of Paleontology. though the study isn't well known enough for it to have become mainstream quite yet. If you have any recent evidence that claims otherwise, however, I'd like to see.

[@suchomimustenerensis]

@@trabistheidio1095 can you link proof?

[@TheAdaoo7]

No one can replace steve irwin but nigel marven was my guy when i was a kid and learned that steve was gone

[@Overlord99762]

Nigel Marvin, Steve Irwin, Jeff Corwin, and similar TV personalities impacted so much my early life that my even my fashion sense emulates them lmao.

[@thegermanspino6186]

great video, one of my childhood favourites.

[@parkersaurus2205]

Same

[@squarepickle]

At least they didn't feather the Tyrannosaurus. For some reason the adult T-Rex is always feathered now by producers trying to be "more scientifically accurate"... Except there is literally no evidence that Tyrannosaurus Rex had feathers at all, and as of right now it is heavily believed that adults were featherless or had very little feathers.

[@ThePlatinum078]

I remember many years ago I would try to watch bad quality rips of this series on KZbin. Every chance I got I tried to watch. You could barley even see what supposed was be showing. Brings back good memories.

[@redraptorwrites6778]

Dailymotion ftw!

[@parkersaurus2205]

Ok.

[@N-GinAndTonicTM]

It's probably just me, but starting out with the T-Rex and having them being a constant presence instead of saving them for the finale episode; was the best thing they could've done. Especially making one of them essentially the antagonist of the show.

[@sebastianmunzelle2219]

Good job bro I don't really know alot about dinosaur games or movies but it's great so yeah

[@dianaraisa9420]

My last comment may seem antiscientific, however: a) the reality can really surpass any hypothesis, even the most plausible one; b) at the present time there are no flying animals over 16 kg in weight, this is true; but in the present there are also no land animals weighing 50-80 tons, and scientists of the last century, studying sauropods, were sure that these animals had to constantly sit in the water, because on land they would be crushed by their own weight. However, more recent studies have shown that sauropods did great on land and only entered the water when needed. P.S. The largest elephant specimens also weigh 8 tons (just like Tyrannosaurus rex weighed), and elephants are known to move very quickly when they are nervous.

[@TheOldBlackShuckyDog]

Marven is an absolute legend

[@albatross4920]

3:45 dang, seeing Nigel interacting with the og walking with beasts smilodon would've been so cool.

[@Loris71734]

Thanks for mentioning the Yixian Microraptor thing

[@julianodobler2782]

I still have the DVD box :) so many nice memories

[@parkersaurus2205]

Same.

[@ARCtheCartoonMaster]

0:56 Dang, as someone who grew up in Australia, that is crazy that Scholastic, of all things, is a household name in the US. For me, it would be like hearing about "the Penguin Publishing Convention" or the "Bloomsbury Fan Club".