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** Subverted by the antagonistic ''Cryolophosaurus'', which gets a [[The Bad Guy Wins]] treatment at first{{spoiler|, but then shows up in the ''Glacialisaurus'' story where it encounters a swarm of mosquitoes...}}

* [[Kick Them While They Are Down]]: Averted in several cases, such as at the end of the ''T. rex'' duel, when the victor lets the loser go.

* [[Lethal Lava Land]]: Much of Earth's surface turns into this when the Permaian extinction occurs.

* [[Mama Bear]]: The mosasaur, ''Tyrannosaurus'', and ''Eoraptor''. {{spoiler|Subverted by the ''Cryolophosaurus'', which just stands there and allows her eggs to be destroyed.}} The ''Dinheirosaurus'', ''Cedarosaurus'', and ''Miragaia'' are probably either this or [[Papa Wolf]], as their genders are never specified.

* [[Mighty Roar]]: By courtesy of none other than the king of roars<ref>At least in media, we have no way of knowing if the real animal did this</ref>, ''Tyrannosaurus rex''.

* [[Misplaced Wildlife]]: ''Ornitholestes'' in Portugal.

* [[Mood Whiplash]]: One moment we see the young ''Tyrannosaurus'' playing, the next {{spoiler|they are killed by an adult ''Tyrannosaurus''}}.

** Also later in the same episode, much hilarity is happening around the old ''Ankylosaurus''. We first see the ''Troodon'' chasing a juvenile pachycephalosaur, which tries to seek shelter underneath the ''Ankylosaurus'', while the ''Ankylosaurus'' is seemingly oblivious to all this, even accidentally sitting on the male ''Troodon''. Later, the young ''T. rex'' playfully tries to attack the ''Ankylosaurus'', only to get knocked to the ground. Funny stuff. Then it chases the pair of ''Troodon'' into a cave. How cute. {{spoiler|Oh, shock, the meteorite hits and almost everyone outside is killed! The ''rex'' finds the twisted corpses of its parents. How tragic. But wait, the solemn moment can't last, there is a mammal to catch. And the clumsy juvenile trips and falls. How funny. And there the ''rex'' lies on the bottom of the cliff, with a broken skull, in a puddle of blood. How... what now?}}

** The ''Castorocauda'' uses a skunk-like musk to defend itself.

** The ability of the ''Rahonavis'' to mimic sounds.

* [[Science Marches On]]: The discovery that mosasaurs likely had tail flukes was published just as the mosasaur models were finished up.

** ''[http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/04/04/yutyrannus-a-giant-tyrannosaur-with-feathers/ Yutyrannus]'' shows that large tyrannosauroids were feathered as well as smaller ones.

*** The mosquito in the amber that appears just before the ''Glacialisaurus'' scene is also an obvious homage to ''Jurassic Park''.

** The sequence where everyone beats up on the ''Torvosaurus'' was inspired by the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU8DDYz68kM Battle at Kruger] wildlife video.

** The cold opening of the third episode is similar to a scene in ''[[Raptor Red]]''.

** Several elements of the show were inspired by a French film about grizzly bears called ''The Bear'', which (as was originally planned for ''Dinosaur Revolution'') told a story about wildlife without using narration.

** The way one of the ''Cedarosaurus'' kicks away the ''Utahraptor'' is similar to to a scene portrayed in the accompanying artwork for the description of the sauropod ''[http://svpow.wordpress.com/2011/02/23/please-welcome-brontomerus-mcintoshi-2/ Brontomerus]''.

** A clip of the show on Discovery's website is called ''[[Jurassic Fight Club]]'' (keep in mind that JFC and DR aired on two different networks with two different owners).

** Their ''Triceratops'' skin is even based on their personal examination of the skin shown on an unpublished ''Triceratops'' specimen.

** The ''Troodon'' are shown to be omnivores, and the males are responsible for brooding the nest.

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