>> HI, THERE.

I'M DR. SCOTT THE >> HI, THERE.

I'M DR. SCOTT THE PALEONTOLOGIST.

I'M OUTSIDE IN >> HI, THERE.

I'M DR. SCOTT THE PALEONTOLOGIST.

I'M OUTSIDE IN THE FOREST AT NIGHT BECAUSE THIS PALEONTOLOGIST.

I'M OUTSIDE IN THE FOREST AT NIGHT BECAUSE THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO TALK ABOUT THE FOREST AT NIGHT BECAUSE THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO TALK ABOUT VOLATICOTHERIUM, AN AMAZING IS A GREAT PLACE TO TALK ABOUT VOLATICOTHERIUM, AN AMAZING MAMMAL THAT LIVED MILLIONS OF VOLATICOTHERIUM, AN AMAZING MAMMAL THAT LIVED MILLIONS OF YEARS AGO DURING THE JURASSIC MAMMAL THAT LIVED MILLIONS OF YEARS AGO DURING THE JURASSIC TIME PERIOD.

VOLATICOTHERIUM WAS YEARS AGO DURING THE JURASSIC TIME PERIOD.

VOLATICOTHERIUM WAS PROBABLY NOCTURNAL, WHICH MEANS TIME PERIOD.

VOLATICOTHERIUM WAS PROBABLY NOCTURNAL, WHICH MEANS THAT IT WAS MOST ACTIVE AT PROBABLY NOCTURNAL, WHICH MEANS THAT IT WAS MOST ACTIVE AT NIGHT.

WHOA!

THERE GOES ONE NOW.

THAT IT WAS MOST ACTIVE AT NIGHT.

WHOA!

THERE GOES ONE NOW.

PALEONTOLOGISTS THINK THAT NIGHT.

WHOA!

THERE GOES ONE NOW.

PALEONTOLOGISTS THINK THAT VOLATICOTHERIUM ATE INSECTS, PALEONTOLOGISTS THINK THAT VOLATICOTHERIUM ATE INSECTS, SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN TREES, VOLATICOTHERIUM ATE INSECTS, SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN TREES, AND EVEN GLIDED THROUGH THE AIR SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN TREES, AND EVEN GLIDED THROUGH THE AIR FROM TREE TO TREE.

AND EVEN GLIDED THROUGH THE AIR FROM TREE TO TREE.

VOLATICOTHERIUM DIDN'T HAVE FROM TREE TO TREE.

VOLATICOTHERIUM DIDN'T HAVE WINGS BUT WAS ABLE TO GLIDE VOLATICOTHERIUM DIDN'T HAVE WINGS BUT WAS ABLE TO GLIDE BECAUSE IT HAD A LARGE FLAP OF WINGS BUT WAS ABLE TO GLIDE BECAUSE IT HAD A LARGE FLAP OF SKIN STRETCHED BETWEEN THE FRONT BECAUSE IT HAD A LARGE FLAP OF SKIN STRETCHED BETWEEN THE FRONT AND BACK LEGS ON EACH SIDE.

SKIN STRETCHED BETWEEN THE FRONT AND BACK LEGS ON EACH SIDE.

VOLATICOTHERIUM MEANS "ANCIENT AND BACK LEGS ON EACH SIDE.

VOLATICOTHERIUM MEANS "ANCIENT GLIDING BEAST."

IN FACT, IT'S VOLATICOTHERIUM MEANS "ANCIENT GLIDING BEAST."

IN FACT, IT'S THE ONLY GLIDING MAMMAL KNOWN GLIDING BEAST."

IN FACT, IT'S THE ONLY GLIDING MAMMAL KNOWN FROM THE ENTIRE AGE OF THE ONLY GLIDING MAMMAL KNOWN FROM THE ENTIRE AGE OF DINOSAURS.

ALTHOUGH FROM THE ENTIRE AGE OF DINOSAURS.

ALTHOUGH VOLATICOTHERIUM LOOKS A LITTLE DINOSAURS.

ALTHOUGH VOLATICOTHERIUM LOOKS A LITTLE LIKE A BAT, IT'S MUCH MORE VOLATICOTHERIUM LOOKS A LITTLE LIKE A BAT, IT'S MUCH MORE SIMILAR TO ANOTHER NOCTURNAL LIKE A BAT, IT'S MUCH MORE SIMILAR TO ANOTHER NOCTURNAL ANIMAL ALIVE TODAY, THE FLYING SIMILAR TO ANOTHER NOCTURNAL ANIMAL ALIVE TODAY, THE FLYING SQUIRREL.

JUST LIKE ANIMAL ALIVE TODAY, THE FLYING SQUIRREL.

JUST LIKE VOLATICOTHERIUM, BATS AND SQUIRREL.

JUST LIKE VOLATICOTHERIUM, BATS AND FLYING SQUIRRELS ARE NOCTURNAL.

VOLATICOTHERIUM, BATS AND FLYING SQUIRRELS ARE NOCTURNAL.

THEY HAVE EXCELLENT HEARING, AND FLYING SQUIRRELS ARE NOCTURNAL.

THEY HAVE EXCELLENT HEARING, AND THEY ZOOM THROUGH THE AIR.

WHOA!

THEY HAVE EXCELLENT HEARING, AND THEY ZOOM THROUGH THE AIR.

WHOA!

WHOA!

JUST THINK.

THEY ZOOM THROUGH THE AIR.

WHOA!

WHOA!

JUST THINK.

VOLATICOTHERIUM WAS GLIDING WHOA!

JUST THINK.

VOLATICOTHERIUM WAS GLIDING MILLIONS YEARS BEFORE THE FIRST VOLATICOTHERIUM WAS GLIDING MILLIONS YEARS BEFORE THE FIRST FLYING SQUIRREL OR BAT AND MAYBE MILLIONS YEARS BEFORE THE FIRST FLYING SQUIRREL OR BAT AND MAYBE EVEN BEFORE THE FIRST BIRDS.

OK.

FLYING SQUIRREL OR BAT AND MAYBE EVEN BEFORE THE FIRST BIRDS.

OK. KEEP WATCHING FOR MORE DINOSAUR EVEN BEFORE THE FIRST BIRDS.

OK. KEEP WATCHING FOR MORE DINOSAUR DISCOVERIES.