Synopsis
Knowles and McCork ask why the dinosaurs became extinct.
- Programme: Brain Freeze
- Series: 1
- Episode: 12: Dinosaurs
- Channel: CBBC
- Broadcast year: 2014
- Science | Evolution and inheritance | Recognise that living things have changed over time and fossils provide information about life on Earth
Licence: ERA Licence required
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Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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