The Concavenator Valley
2023 · 73 min · Documentary
Three researchers work on a paleontological project focusing on two dinosaurs: one fictional, the one created by special effects genius Ray Harryhausen for the film The Valley of Gwangi (1969); the other real, the Concavenator corcovatus, whose remains were discovered in 2003 at the Las Hoyas site, in the province of Cuenca (Spain), very close to where the filming took place.
Directed by Víctor Matellano · Written by Victoria Vázquez
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Elena de Lara - M Marian Clar
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Colin Arthur Self - Special Effects Makeup Artist - J José Luis Sanz Self - Paleontologist
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