Age Of Mammals is a film about prehistoric animals by Mark. D. Wolf using stop motion animation, similar to Wang Chung's Dinosaurs: The Terrible Lizards. It was presented by Charles Cahill and Associates. It was shot on 16mm film. It was distributed by AIMS Media.
Synopsis: The film focuses on mammals of the Cenozoic Era. It shows many developments and adaptations achieved as milestones in Cenozoic history, such as the evolution of the horse. The film also covers significant concepts such as geological time, differentiation of species, adaptation, and extinction.
Music Used: North Riding by Richard Allen Harvey, PRS from KPMLP 1227 Pipes, Flutes and Whistles.
Animals shown in film:
- Apatosaurus
- Allosaurus
- Edmontosaurus (As a Carcass)
- Deltatheridium
- Eohippus
- Mesohippus
- Merychippus
- Pliohippus
- Gastornis (Identified as Diatryma)
- Paraceratherium (Identified as Balucitherium)
- Platybelodon
- Glyptodon
- Megatherium
- Smilodon
- Woolly mammoth
- Neanderthal
Trivia
- There was going to be an Arsinoitherium in the short film, but it was cut out at the end.
- A few clips of The Age Of Mammals were featured in the 1986 Documentary Prehistoric World hosted by Gary Owens & Eric Boardman.