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The Missing Link That Wasn’t

The Missing Link That Wasn’t

Season 2 Episode 33
9:54
When Bats Took Flight

When Bats Took Flight

Season 2 Episode 35
11:09
How Pterosaurs Got Their Wings

How Pterosaurs Got Their Wings

Season 2 Episode 36
8:33
When Giant Lemurs Ruled Madagascar

When Giant Lemurs Ruled Madagascar

Season 2 Episode 37
10:09
When Antarctica Was Green

When Antarctica Was Green

Season 2 Episode 38
11:03
The Case of the Dinosaur Egg Thief

The Case of the Dinosaur Egg Thief

Season 2 Episode 39
7:28
When Hobbits Were Real

When Hobbits Were Real

Season 2 Episode 40
9:10
How We Domesticated Cats (Twice)

How We Domesticated Cats (Twice)

Season 2 Episode 42
7:47
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Was This Dinosaur a Cannibal?

Season 2 Episode 32

Paleontologists have spent the better part of two decades debating whether Coelophysis ate its own kind. It turns out, the evidence that scientists have had to study in order to answer that question includes some of the strangest and grossest fossils that any expert would ever get to see.

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