Before Dinosaurs Ruled Earth: The Ancient Predators That Came First | Documentary

Long before dinosaurs became the dominant animals on Earth, the planet was already home to powerful predators, strange reptiles, giant amphibians, and bizarre creatures unlike anything alive today. In this documentary, we travel back to the ancient world before the rise of the dinosaurs to discover the predators that ruled prehistoric ecosystems during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic. We will explore creatures such as Dimetrodon, gorgonopsians, giant temnospondyl amphibians, and the early archosaurs that later gave rise to some of the most successful reptile lineages in Earth’s history. We will also see how these animals survived extreme climates, changing continents, and some of the greatest mass extinctions the planet has ever experienced.