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As Bruce Latimer explains, our evolutionary history has some consequences for our back.
Paleontologist Holly Dunsworth shows us fossil evidence for the disappearance of our tail.

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Biologist Peter Holland shows us how much we have in common with a wormy little animal.

4:05
Neil Shubin finds a tiny fossil that represents an important time in our evolution.

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Your teeth can be traced back to reptile-like ancestors who ruled the earth.

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Our color vision is a gift from tree-dwelling primate ancestors in search of ripe fruit.

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Join a hunt for ancient tools and look for evidence of toolmaking in fossil hands.

4:26
Meet an ancient primate with a hand eerily similar to your own.

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"Ardi" changed our understanding of how our ancestors first started walking on two legs.

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Our relationship to living primates can be seen in their anatomy and genes.

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Don Johanson recounts the discovery of an iconic human ancestor in Ethiopia.

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Opossums and fossils provide evidence for the evolution of our ears.