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How Pollination Got Going Twice
Season 4
Episode 7
The world of the Jurassic was a lot like ours - similar interactions between plants and insects were happening, but the players have changed over time. Because it looks like pollination by insects actually got going twice. More information regarding ethics on Burmese amber from the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology: https://to.pbs.org/37y1X3A
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