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When Crocs Thrived in the Seas

Season 3 Episode 41

While dinosaurs were dominating the land, the metriorhynchids were thriving in the seas. But taking that plunge wasn’t easy because it takes a very special set of traits to fully dedicate yourself to life at sea.

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Learn More about the Very Rare Medium-Sized Dinosaurs.
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Find out if Sloths Really Did Poop Themselves to Death.
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