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When Apes Conquered Europe

Season 2 Episode 6
8:08
When Humans Were Prey

When Humans Were Prey

Season 2 Episode 8
9:21
How Blood Evolved (Many Times)

How Blood Evolved (Many Times)

Season 2 Episode 9
9:56
The Humans That Lived Before Us

The Humans That Lived Before Us

Season 2 Episode 10
11:52
The Island of Shrinking Mammoths

The Island of Shrinking Mammoths

Season 2 Episode 11
11:20
The Giant Bird That Got Lost in Time

The Giant Bird That Got Lost in Time

Season 2 Episode 15
8:33
When We First Made Tools

When We First Made Tools

Season 2 Episode 16
9:08
Ancient Fauna, Flora & Fungi

When Giant Scorpions Swarmed the Seas

Season 2 Episode 17
11:38
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Eons

When Sharks Swam the Great Plains

Season 2 Episode 5

If you’ve ever been to, or lived in, or even flown over the central swath of North America, then you’ve seen the remnants of what was a uniquely fascinating environment. Scientists call it the Western Interior Seaway, and at its greatest extent, it ran from the Caribbean Sea to the Canadian Arctic.

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Today, apes live only in Africa and Asia but this wasn't always the case.
How Sloths Went From the Seas to the Trees
11:45
The story of sloths is one of astounding ecological variability.
When Camels Roamed North America
9:45
Camels' origins story begins in an environment you’d never expect: a rainforest.
When Birds Stopped Flying
7:14
For birds that can't fly, how did Ratites end up all over the world?
When Rodents Rafted Across the Ocean
9:59
When Rodents Rafted Across the Ocean
Eons Season 1
8:44
Two humans managed to pass on a very small fraction of their genomes to all of us.
Your Place in the Primate Family Tree
11:35
How did we get from a mouse-sized creature that looked more like a squirrel to you?
When Giant Amphibians Reigned
9:51
A look at when Temnospondyls Amphibians existed for 210 million years
Can We Get DNA From Fossils?
11:22
Scientists have been working for decades to unlock the genetic secrets of the past.
Did Raptorex Really Exist?
12:27
Is LH PV18 a Tarbosaurus bataar? Or a different theropod named Raptorex kriegsteini?
When We First Walked
10:56
Human ancestors were already walking 3.6 million years ago. But who was first to walk?
Life, Sex & Death Among the Dire Wolves
9:15
Dire wolves were real! Their remains taught us a lot about how they lived.
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