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Find out which beneficial traits our primate progenitors bequeathed us.
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Learn which parts of our bodies we’ve inherited from our reptilian ancestors.
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See how the genetic legacy of a fish can be seen today in our own DNA.
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Our body is the legacy of our ancient animal ancestors. Meet them in this series.
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Find out which traits our primate progenitors bequeathed to us.
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Learn which parts of our bodies we’ve inherited from our reptilian ancestors.
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How did the human body become the complicated, quirky and amazing machine it is today?
Paleontologist Holly Dunsworth shows us fossil evidence for the disappearance of our tail.
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As Bruce Latimer explains, our evolutionary history has some consequences for our back.
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Biologist Peter Holland shows us how much we have in common with a wormy little animal.
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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.