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The Great Snake Debate

The Great Snake Debate

Season 1 Episode 28
6:28
The Whole Saga of the Supercontinents

The Whole Saga of the Supercontinents

Season 1 Episode 29
8:40
How Sex Became A Thing

How Sex Became A Thing

Season 1 Episode 31
5:39
How the Turtle Got Its Shell

How the Turtle Got Its Shell

Season 1 Episode 33
8:29
The Most Useful Fossils In The World

The Most Useful Fossils In The World

Season 1 Episode 35
5:49
Inside the Dinosaur Library

Inside the Dinosaur Library

Season 1 Episode 36
7:19
What Was the Ancestor of Everything?

What Was the Ancestor of Everything?

Season 1 Episode 37
11:06
How the Squid Lost Its Shell

How the Squid Lost Its Shell

Season 1 Episode 38
8:05
How the Chalicothere Split In Two

How the Chalicothere Split In Two

Season 1 Episode 39
7:03
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Untangling the Devil's Corkscrew

Season 1 Episode 27

In the late 1800s, paleontologists in Nebraska found huge coils of hardened sand stuck deep in the earth. Local ranchers called them Devil's Corkscrews and scientists called them Daemonelix. It was clear these corkscrews were created by some form of life, but what?

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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?
How Ancient Art Captured Australian Megafauna
9:43
What if the rock art drawings of strange animals really existed?
The Oddest Couple in the Fossil Record
8:48
How did Thrinaxodon and Broomistega become entombed together?
How We Figured Out Fermentation
9:20
Fermented foods opened up a whole new nutritional landscape for us.
The Dinosaur Who Was Buried at Sea
12:11
Nobody had ever found a specimen like Borealopelta before.
The Biggest Frog that Ever Lived
7:05
Untangling the origins of Beelzebufo -- the giant frog that lived alongside the dinosaurs.
The Story of the Dino Stampede
10:43
To try to solve the puzzle of Lark Quarry, experts have turned to paleoichnology.
How the Walrus Got Its Tusks
7:42
A story that spans almost 20 million years.
When Dinosaurs Chilled in the Arctic
9:20
How were they able to survive in this harsh environment?
The World Before Plate Tectonics
9:24
This period was anything but boring.
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