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The Biggest Frog that Ever Lived

The Biggest Frog that Ever Lived

Season 3 Episode 14
7:05
The Dinosaur Who Was Buried at Sea

The Dinosaur Who Was Buried at Sea

Season 3 Episode 15
12:11
How We Figured Out Fermentation

How We Figured Out Fermentation

Season 3 Episode 16
9:20
The Oddest Couple in the Fossil Record

The Oddest Couple in the Fossil Record

Season 3 Episode 17
8:48
The Sea Monster from the Andes

The Sea Monster from the Andes

Season 3 Episode 19
6:27
How Plants Became Carnivores

How Plants Became Carnivores

Season 3 Episode 22
9:48
How Ankylosaurs Got Their Clubs

How Ankylosaurs Got Their Clubs

Season 3 Episode 23
7:52
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The Story of the Dino Stampede

Season 3 Episode 13

To try to solve the puzzle of Lark Quarry, experts have turned to a special subfield of paleontology -- paleoichnology, or the study of trace fossils -- to reconstruct exactly what happened on that spot, on that day, nearly 100,000 millennia ago.

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