Prehistoric Animal Life in Film
A group of earliest forms of animal and reptilian life - are among the chief players in the motion picture "One Million 8.C.," which will be shown in Auckland. The human players are Carole Landis, Victor Mature and Lon Chancy, junior.
Tryannosanrus was the toughest of the dinosaurs, the deadliest Beast of prey that ever lived. Jt was -17 feet long, and walked on its hind legs. Dmietrodon was sometimes called the ship lizard. Carnivorous, it looked somewhat like a crocodile with a huge fin alonjr its back. Triceratops was a grotesque-looking dinosaur, clumsy and ponderous with thvco horns on its head. In spite of its awesome appearance triceratops was an inoffensive cow-like plant-eating beast. Solosaurus resembled an iminenso horned toad 18 feet long. Paleoscincus was an armoured tank of an animal, plated with thick, protective hide. The dinosaurs died out 60,000,000 years ago, leaving no descendants behind. and anparentlv making no contributions to the world, except to motion picture history.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23719, 27 July 1940, Page 10 (Supplement)
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165Prehistoric Animal Life in Film New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23719, 27 July 1940, Page 10 (Supplement)
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