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The Age of Reptiles in Three Acts

The Age of Reptiles in Three Acts

Season 1 Episode 40
10:45
The Weird, Watery Tale of Spinosaurus

The Weird, Watery Tale of Spinosaurus

Season 1 Episode 41
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Where Did Viruses Come From?

Where Did Viruses Come From?

Season 1 Episode 45
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When Fish First Breathed Air

When Fish First Breathed Air

Season 1 Episode 46
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How the T-Rex Lost Its Arms

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FAQs From Our First Year

FAQs From Our First Year

Season 1 Episode 48
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When Insects First Flew

When Insects First Flew

Season 1 Episode 49
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When Fish Wore Armor

Season 1 Episode 51
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How the Chalicothere Split In Two

Season 1 Episode 39

Two extinct relatives of horses and rhinos are closely related to each other but have strikingly different body plans. How did two of the same kind of animal, living in the same place, end up looking so different?

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