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Eons

What Happened To The Other Mesozoic Mammals?

Season 7 Episode 8 | 12m 28s

In 2003, a fossil belonging to a mammaliaform was discovered in an ancient lakebed in what's now China. It was an almost complete skeleton the size of a platypus, a find that complicated the history of mammaliaforms. It painted a picture of their explosive diversification, their mysterious disappearance, and how our own ancestors might have survived thanks to a leg up from some leafy allies…

Aired: 11/04/24
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Watch • 11:25
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What did life look like when the Amazon watershed flowed backwards?
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Watch • 12:10
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Did you know the evolution of the butthole was a major breakthrough in animal development?
Episode: S7 E9 | 12:10
Watch • 9:19
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Where are all the east coast dinosaurs?
Episode: S7 E7 | 9:19
Watch • 10:50
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Where did our moon come from? The origin is even stranger than you may imagine.
Episode: S7 E5 | 10:50
Watch • 10:04
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The Himalayas changed everything.
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Watch • 11:53
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Episode: S7 E4 | 11:53
Watch • 11:55
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What's the Oldest Beverage
What was the first ever drink?
Episode: S7 E3 | 11:55