| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Nova
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| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (enhanced); Dolby stereo. |
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DVD-ROM ; Access to teaching materials requires a DVD-ROM drive and Adobe Acrobat Reader software. |
| Performer |
Narrated by Liev Schreiber. |
| Credits |
Editor, Rob Tinworth ; camera, Rob Fortunato, Dan Krauss, Ben McCoy, Rob Tinworth ; music, Tay Chee Wei ; music mix, Sumardy ; lead animator, Christopher Dye ; animation producer, Mitch Butler. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast as an episode of the PBS series, Nova. |
| Summary |
Investigates a provocative new theory that suggests the extinction of more than 34 types of large prehistoric mega-creatures, such as the saber-toothed cat and woolly mammoth, was caused not by climate change or the arrival of the first human hunters, but by the massive breakup of a comet over the Great Lakes region at the end of the last Ice Age, some 12,900 years ago. |
| Language |
English dialogue; closed captioned; optional audio descriptions for the visually impaired. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Extinction (Biology)
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Extinct animals.
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Paleontology.
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Catastrophes (Geology)
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Comets -- Collisions with Earth.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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Television programs for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
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| Added Author |
Hamilton, Doug.
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Pyne, Solana.
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Tinworth, Rob.
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Schreiber, Liev.
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Dye, Christopher.
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Hamilton Land & Cattle, Inc.
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
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WGBH Video (Firm)
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WGBH Educational Foundation.
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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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| Added Title |
Nova (Television program)
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| ISBN |
9781593758929 |
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1593758928 |
| Standard No. |
783421431294 |
| Music No. |
WG43129 WGBH Boston Video |
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