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Season 1

A New Prehistory

Season released 17th Dec, 2016.

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Season 1 Episodes

S01 Episode 1

The Dawn of Mammals

Chinese fossils have allowed for recreating the missing branches in the tree of life; researchers can trace prehistoric mammal evolution back another 35 million years and have learned they were more numerous and varied than previously thought.

51 mins  ·  Sat, 17 Dec 2016

S01 Episode 2

Mystery of the Feathered Dragons

From herds of feather-covered dinosaurs to dragonflies larger than seagulls, fossils discovered in China have created new questions about prehistoric feathered beasts.

52 mins  ·  Sat, 17 Dec 2016

S01 Episode 3

What Killed the Giant Insects?

The insects we know today are tiny, and the only giant ones are in our nightmares; 320 million years ago, though, dragonflies measuring a metre and centipedes the size of a human thrived on Earth; we take a look at what caused their extinction.

50 mins  ·  Sat, 17 Dec 2016

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