Dinosaur Planet

Dinosaur Planet, not to be confused with Planet Dinosaur, is a four-part American nature documentary first aired on Discovery Channel in 2003. It was hosted by Scott Sampson and narrated by Christian Slater. Dinosaur Planet depicts dinosaurs living in various parts of the world 80 million years ago, using CGI. In actuality, a good part of the dinosaurs were designed by Mark Dubeau, who was the art director and primary creature designer on the aforementioned "When Dinosaurs Roamed America".

Storyline

First Aired

2003-12-14
Last Aired

2003-12-16
Creator
Genre

Documentary
Seasons

1
Episodes

4
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

Discovery

Keywords:

prehistory miniseries dinosaur mesozoic

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Season 1

1. White Tip's Journey

When a velociraptor named White Tip loses the rest of her pack, she must struggle to survive in the de...More

When a velociraptor named White Tip loses the rest of her pack, she must struggle to survive in the desert on her own. In time, she locates a new hunting party – as well as a mate – only to find that her hardships are just beginning in the harsh desert environment.Less

48mins 2003-12-14

2. Pod's Travels

Pod – a pyroraptor – finds himself alone in the world after his sisters die in a tidal wave that also ...More

Pod – a pyroraptor – finds himself alone in the world after his sisters die in a tidal wave that also sweeps him out to sea. After landing on an island populated by dwarf-sized dinosaurs, Pod discovers that he's become the apex predator. But, as a gregarious and social pack animal, Pod learns that it's lonely at the top of the food chain.Less

48mins 2003-12-14

3. Little Das' Hunt

As a young male of a Daspletosaurus pack, it's Das' job to herd unsuspecting prey towards his fellow h...More

As a young male of a Daspletosaurus pack, it's Das' job to herd unsuspecting prey towards his fellow hunters. But he's easily distracted and ruins several hunts – getting him in deep trouble with his mother, the pack leader. When a distant volcano threatens eruption, the dinosaurs are caught in a dangerous spot – unless Das can lead them to safety.Less

48mins 2003-12-16

4. Alpha's Egg

The world is a very dangerous place for tiny hatchlings like Alpha, a female saltasaur. Follow Alpha a...More

The world is a very dangerous place for tiny hatchlings like Alpha, a female saltasaur. Follow Alpha as she leaves her nesting site and begins life on the run from a deadly band of aucasaurs. Years later, she returns home to breed – and learns there are worse things to fear than a hungry aucasaur.Less