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Ancient Earth (Season 2)

3 episodes 96%4KCC

When giant insects ruled the skies, science tracks their mysterious fall.

See Earth’s deep past through giant dragonflies, huge centipede relatives, and the shifting world of Pangaea. Using new fossil finds and powerful imaging technologies, paleontologists test competing ideas about why these oversized creatures shrank or vanished. It is a vivid way to watch the tree of life rebuilt, clue by clue.

Episode guide

3 episodes
1
1What Killed the Giant Insects?
Before the dinosaurs, giant insects once dominated the earth. Using new technologies that combine genetics, ethology, geology and even particle physics, paleontologists are discovering what happened to these ancient creatures.
51 min
2
2The Mystery of the Feathered Dragons
Paleontologists are using new technologies to prove that there were far more feathered dinosaurs than previously believed.
52 min
3
3The Dawn of Mammals
This Earth Month, let your curiosity roam free.
52 min
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