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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

When Fish Wore Armor

Season 1 Episode 51
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When Birds Had Teeth

When Birds Had Teeth

Season 1 Episode 52
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When We First Walked

When We First Walked

Season 1 Episode 57
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Did Raptorex Really Exist?

Did Raptorex Really Exist?

Season 1 Episode 58
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Can We Get DNA From Fossils?

Can We Get DNA From Fossils?

Season 1 Episode 59
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How the T-Rex Lost Its Arms

Season 1 Episode 47

Tyrannosaurus rex was big, Tyrannosaurus rex was vicious, and Tyrannosaurus rex had tiny arms. The story of how T-Rex lost its arms is, itself, pretty simple. But the story of why it kept those little limbs, and how it used them? Well, that’s a little more complicated.

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