Killers of the Rainforest is the third episode of Series 2 and the thirteenth episode of Prehistoric Earth: A Natural History.
| “ | Last time, we rescued the first marine reptiles. This time we go back to the beginning of the Jurassic to rescue a theropod dinosaur that has dual crests on it's head. | „ |
| — Allen, opening narration | ||
Synopsis[]
The team travels back to the Early Jurassic to rescue the dual crested dinosaur, Dilophosaurus.
Plot[]
So far the team's rescue mission to rescue prehistoric animals is going well as more extinct species have been rescued from the brink of extinction so they would have a second chance. Allen decides to head Joanna's office inform her that he is now going to rescue dinosaurs living in the forests of the Early Jurassic following the Triassic extinction, with the primary dinosaur being a Dilophosaurus. The team opens the portal goes in the Early Jurassic where they arrive in a dense forest in what will become the state Pennsylvania.
The team came across a pack of small theropod dinosaurs called Megapnosaurus hunting for food in the forest. They also found an Anchisaurus feasting on vegetation until he was attacked by the Megapnosaurus pack. The dinosaur tries to defend itself by using the claws on his thumb before he and a few other Anchisaurus run for safety while being pursued by the pack. The Megapnosaurus get ready to attack until they were scared away by the dinosaur that Allen and his team came to rescue, the mother Dilophosaurus who was also hunting in the forest floor for food. The theropod attacks the Anchisaurus by grabbing his neck with her jaws and slashed his body with her sharp claws before finally killing him by breaking his neck.
The Dilophosaurus feasts on the carcass with her youngster until a rival Dilophosaurus looking for food came and resulted in a fight until the competitor backs down as the mother Dilophosaurus returns to the carcass. Later the team rescues a few Anchisaurus and gets them to the park and put into their enclosure. The team spots a pack of Megapnosaurus scavenging the carcass of an Anchisaurus until a female Dilophosaurus scares the pack away to also scavenge the remains of the carcass. The team opens the portal and saves the Megapnosaurus pack, now preparing to collect the Dilophosaurus. Allen realizes that the Dilophosaurus was still a primitive species of dinosaur as it had four fingers on its hands.
Allen and the team rescues a family of Dilophosaurus and gets them back to the safety of the park. After rescuing the family of theropods, Allen noticed that dinosaurs would soon evolve into various different forms by now and then.
| “ | Next time, we go back to the Late Jurassic in a time when carnivore grew to enormous size while their prey go even bigger. There we will rescue the giants of the Jurassic. | „ |
| — Allen, closing narration | ||
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Early Jurassic - 200,000,000 BC