Prehistoric Pets: Discovering Ancient Animal Ancestors 🦴

Ever wondered what did your guinea pig's great great great great great grandparent look like? Live Science's Laura Geggel talks to @drdeanlomax about his new children's book "Prehistoric Pets" and answer audience questions about dragons. You can enter for a chance to win a copy of it and see a pop-up saber-toothed cat! https://www.livescience.com/enter-to-win-free-book-prehistoric-pets.html

0:00 Welcome!
0:34 Book Giveaway Info & Question
1:27 Book Author Dean Lomax Introduction
3:50 Love Of Pets As A Kid - Dogs
5:13 Guinea Pigs - Rodents (Josephoartigasia)
9:02 Birds - Velociraptor
12:14 Snakes (Titanoboa)
14:45 Q&A - Pet Dinosaur?
16:12 Q&A - Josephoartigasia monesai VS guinea pigs?
17:05 Fish - Shark and Goldfish (Leedsichthys)
19:13 Who is the book for?
20:18 Q&A - Dinosaur Dragons
22:12 Megalosaurus discovered
23:43 Who is your pet related to?

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