Kings of Wings

Kings of Wings is a 2017 documentary miniseries airing on the National Geographic Channel narrated by Kevin Conroy. It primarily centers around some of the largest flying animals ever: the mesozoic Azdarchid pterosaurs, the cenozoic pelagornids and teratorns, and the paleozoic griffinflies. The series recieved positive reviews from both critics and the paleontological community for its educational content.

Effects are provided by Frameworks and WETA, while John Powell and The Tender Box composed the score.

Episode One: Six-legged Pioneers

 * Airdate - October 3, 2017

Episode one focuses on the largest insects in history. Beginning in the early Devonian period, insects became the first animals ever to achieve flight, and diversified without competition, and in the swamps of the Carboniferous and Permian became the largest insects ever. Sequences include:


 * A female Meganeura escapes

Episode Two: Sky Gods
Episode two focuses on the azdarchid pterosaurs of the Late Cretaceous, the largest creatures that can fly, though they spent of their time on the ground. Across Eurasia, Africa, and North America, these
 * Airdate - October 10, 2017

Episode Three: Feathers Among Fur
Episode three focuses on the largest flying birds, Pelagornis sandersi and the teratorns of the Neogene period. At the end of the episode, the narrator muses over what sort of animal could become the next large animal
 * Airdate - October 17, 2017

Pterosaurs

 * Quetzalcoatlus
 * Geosternbergia
 * Mongolian azdarchid
 * Arambourgiania
 * Hatzegopteryx

Dinosaurs

 * Alamosaurus 
 * Thelescosaurus
 * Gorgosaurus 
 * Dakotaraptor
 * Magyarosaurus
 * Abelisaurid
 * Rhabdodon

Birds

 * Pelagornis sandersi
 * Argentavis
 * Andalgalornis
 * Teratornis
 * Californian turkey

Reptiles

 * Sharovipteryx 

Amphibians

 * Crassigyrinus

Mammals

 * Eomysticetus
 * Cetotherium
 * Toxodon
 * Thylacosmilus 
 * Macroeuphractus
 * Glyptodon 
 * Columbian Mammoth
 * Bison latifrons
 * Harlan's ground sloth
 * Human

Arthropods

 * Rhyniognatha
 * Meganeura
 * Meganeuropsis permiana
 * Arthropleura
 * Titanopteran
 * Prototitan sharovi

Fish

 * Rhombodus
 * Squalicorax
 * Megalodon