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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
The Age of Reptiles in Three Acts

The Age of Reptiles in Three Acts

Season 1 Episode 40
10:45
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The Great Snake Debate

Season 1 Episode 28

90 million years ago, an ancient snake known as Najash had...legs. It is by no means the only snake to have limbs either. But what’s even stranger: we’re not at all sure where it came from.

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