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Making North America: Life
Season 42
Episode 21
How did life emerge on our primeval continent? Why was North America home to so many iconic dinosaurs like T. rex? And how did a huge sea filled with giant marine reptiles end up covering Kansas? We tell the surprising intertwined story of life and the landscape in North America.
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- Friday Apr 26, 12:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
- Sunday Apr 28, 9:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal
- Sunday Apr 28, 10:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
- Monday Apr 29, 2:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
- Tuesday Apr 30, 3:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal
- Tuesday Apr 30, 4:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Tuesday Apr 30, 9:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Wednesday May 1, 5:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
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