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These Creatures Were Darwin's Greatest Enemy

Season 5 Episode 9

They may not look like much, but beneath that shell lies an evolutionary mystery - one that stumped the biggest names in natural history for over a hundred years.

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The Triassic Reptile With "Two Faces"
10:11
History Of This Two-faced Creature And What It Can Teach Us About Mass Extinction.
When the Earth Suddenly Stopped Warming
10:21
The Heated Debate Around Younger Dryas.
This is Lizards' Fascinating And Competitive History.
How Humans Lost Their Fur
11:27
This small change in our appearance has helped shape the evolution of our entire lineage.
The Rise and Fall of the Tallest Mammal to Walk the Earth
7:53
It arose from rhino ancestors, but Paraceratherium took a different evolutionary path.
How Plankton Created A Bizarre Giant of the Seas
8:48
Aegirocassis may have been the biggest animal in the Early Ordovician.
Why Do Things Keep Evolving Into Crabs?
6:46
What is it about the crab’s form that makes it so evolutionarily successful?
How Ankylosaurs Got Their Clubs
7:52
We’ve only started to get to the bottom of how clubs worked and how it developed.
How Plants Became Carnivores
9:48
How and why does botanical carnivory keep evolving?
What Happened To Primates In North America?
8:54
Our primate family tree actually originated here!
Why Did These Ancient Gophers Have Horns?
8:23
The horns probably had a purpose - one that rodents would likely benefit from today.
The Sea Monster from the Andes
6:27
How did this giant marine reptile end up high in the Andes Mountains?
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