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Changing Seas
Living Fossils
Season 6
Episode 601
In the deep, dark waters off the coast of Roatan, Honduras, strange flower-like animals flourish. These sea lilies and feather stars, known as Crinoids, have been around in various forms since before the age of Dinosaurs. Now experts including Dr. Charles Messing from Nova Southeastern University descend into the deep to study the animals from a submersible.
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