http://dfg-science-tv.de/en/ The sauropods were the largest animals that ever lived. Modern-day heavyweights are barely any match for these prehistoric giants. These dinosaurs continue to pose unanswered questions: How did the largest ever land-dwelling beings get to be that size? Using their fossilised bones, researchers are attempting to unlock the secret to the dinosaur’s incredible size. en Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://dfg-science-tv.de/en/ http://www.dfg-science-tv.de/bilder/logo_dfg_sciencetv_rss.gif http://www.dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/giant-dinosaurs/2008-07-01 Episode: 01.07.2008 - What information can be gleaned from fossils that are 200 million years old? The palaeontologists present their research findings at a conference in Bonn. Have they solved the mystery of gigantism? Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/giant-dinosaurs/2008-07-01 What information can be gleaned from fossils that are 200 million years old? The palaeontologists present their research findings at a conference in Bonn. Have they solved the mystery of gigantism? ]]> http://www.dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/giant-dinosaurs/2008-06-24 Episode: 24.06.2008 - Was Steven Spielberg right? In the film Jurassic Park a Brachiosaurus stands up on its hind legs. Palaeontologists Martin Sander and Heinrich Mallison investigate the dinosaur film star.... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/giant-dinosaurs/2008-06-24 Was Steven Spielberg right? In the film Jurassic Park a Brachiosaurus stands up on its hind legs. Palaeontologists Martin Sander and Heinrich Mallison investigate the dinosaur film star.... ]]> http://www.dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/giant-dinosaurs/2008-06-17 Episode: 17.06.2008 - Martin Sander’s theory is that either the dinosaurs’ skeletons were especially light, or the leg bones were exceptionally strong. This question has brought him to the Max Planck Institute for Iron Research.... Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/giant-dinosaurs/2008-06-17 Martin Sander’s theory is that either the dinosaurs’ skeletons were especially light, or the leg bones were exceptionally strong. This question has brought him to the Max Planck Institute for Iron Research.... ]]> http://www.dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/giant-dinosaurs/2008-06-10 Episode: 10.06.2008 - The palaeontologists have come to South Africa in search of fossils to help them solve the evolutionary mystery of the giant dinosaurs. And indeed they find some, dating back some 175 to 230 million years.... Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/giant-dinosaurs/2008-06-10 The palaeontologists have come to South Africa in search of fossils to help them solve the evolutionary mystery of the giant dinosaurs. And indeed they find some, dating back some 175 to 230 million years.... ]]> http://www.dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/giant-dinosaurs/2008-06-03 Episode: 03.06.2008 - Palaeontologist Martin Sander wants to find out about the gigantic dinosaur’s food, metabolism and body temperature, so he sends a slice of leg to the lab for geochemical analysis... Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/giant-dinosaurs/2008-06-03 Palaeontologist Martin Sander wants to find out about the gigantic dinosaur’s food, metabolism and body temperature, so he sends a slice of leg to the lab for geochemical analysis... ]]> http://www.dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/giant-dinosaurs/2008-05-27 Episode: 27.05.2008 - A dinosaur could stomach a lot , but how did its digestive system work? Some researchers suspect that their digestion worked somewhat like that of an ostrich. Are they right? Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/giant-dinosaurs/2008-05-27 A dinosaur could stomach a lot , but how did its digestive system work? Some researchers suspect that their digestion worked somewhat like that of an ostrich. Are they right? ]]> http://www.dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/giant-dinosaurs/2008-05-20 Episode: 20.05.2008 - Were they always hungry? To maintain its weight, a 40-ton dinosaur would have needed to devour 14 gigantic bales of horsetail and Ginkgo leaves each day. Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/giant-dinosaurs/2008-05-20 Were they always hungry? To maintain its weight, a 40-ton dinosaur would have needed to devour 14 gigantic bales of horsetail and Ginkgo leaves each day. ]]> http://www.dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/giant-dinosaurs/2008-05-13 Episode: 13.05.2008 - Some sauropods grew to be as heavy as 40 tons, putting quite a strain on their lungs. To be able to keep the dinosaurs going their respiratory system must have been extremely efficient. Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/giant-dinosaurs/2008-05-13 Some sauropods grew to be as heavy as 40 tons, putting quite a strain on their lungs. To be able to keep the dinosaurs going their respiratory system must have been extremely efficient. ]]> http://www.dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/giant-dinosaurs/2008-05-06 Episode: 06.05.2008 - Two-component silicone rubber, green synthetic resin, epoxy resin, powder and water. These are the ingredients that Katja Waskow and Martin Sander will use to find out why the sauropods grew so large. Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/giant-dinosaurs/2008-05-06 Two-component silicone rubber, green synthetic resin, epoxy resin, powder and water. These are the ingredients that Katja Waskow and Martin Sander will use to find out why the sauropods grew so large. ]]> http://www.dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/giant-dinosaurs/2008-04-29 Episode: 29.04.2008 - Standing some 12 metres tall, the Brachiosaurus was the largest land animal ever to have lived. To find out how much these enormous creatures weighed, scientists use state-of-the-art laser technology. Engineer Stefan Stoinski uses a laser to scan this dinosaur... Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/giant-dinosaurs/2008-04-29 Standing some 12 metres tall, the Brachiosaurus was the largest land animal ever to have lived. To find out how much these enormous creatures weighed, scientists use state-of-the-art laser technology. Engineer Stefan Stoinski uses a laser to scan this dinosaur... ]]> http://www.dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/giant-dinosaurs/2008-04-22 Episode: 22.04.2008 - The enormous size of dinosaurs is hard to overlook and easy to measure. But how much did they weigh? To determine their body mass, Katja Waskow and Martin Sander immerse a model of a dinosaur in water and perform some complicated calculations... Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/giant-dinosaurs/2008-04-22 The enormous size of dinosaurs is hard to overlook and easy to measure. But how much did they weigh? To determine their body mass, Katja Waskow and Martin Sander immerse a model of a dinosaur in water and perform some complicated calculations... ]]> http://www.dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/giant-dinosaurs/2008-04-15 Episode: 15.04.2008 - This isn’t a rock. In fact it’s a fossil, found by a couple on holiday that led Martin Sander and his research team to Mallorca in search of more evidence. Will the researchers find more fossils here? Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/giant-dinosaurs/2008-04-15 This isn’t a rock. In fact it’s a fossil, found by a couple on holiday that led Martin Sander and his research team to Mallorca in search of more evidence. Will the researchers find more fossils here? ]]>