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Untangling the Devil's Corkscrew

In the late 1800s, paleontologists in Nebraska found huge coils of hardened sand stuck deep in the earth. Local ranchers called them Devil's Corkscrews and scientists called them Daemonelix. It was clear these corkscrews were created by some form of life, but what?
Season 1 Episode 27 Length 06:11 Premiere: 01/29/18

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When Birds Had Teeth
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When Fish Wore Armor
S1 E51 Length 09:37 Premiere Date 07/24/18

The Mystery of the Eocene’s Lethal Lake
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S1 E49 Length 08:38 Premiere Date 07/10/18

FAQs From Our First Year
S1 E48 Length 09:20 Premiere Date 07/03/18

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S1 E47 Length 06:54 Premiere Date 06/26/18

When Fish First Breathed Air
S1 E46 Length 08:40 Premiere Date 06/19/18

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S1 E44 Length 09:07 Premiere Date 06/05/18

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S1 E43 Length 07:31 Premiere Date 05/22/18

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S1 E42 Length 12:34 Premiere Date 05/16/18

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S1 E41 Length 07:28 Premiere Date 05/08/18

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S1 E40 Length 10:45 Premiere Date 05/07/18

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S1 E39 Length 07:03 Premiere Date 04/24/18

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S1 E38 Length 08:05 Premiere Date 04/17/18

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S1 E37 Length 11:06 Premiere Date 04/11/18

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S1 E36 Length 07:19 Premiere Date 04/02/18

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S1 E35 Length 05:49 Premiere Date 03/26/18

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S1 E34 Length 08:09 Premiere Date 03/19/18

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S1 E28 Length 06:28 Premiere Date 02/05/18

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S1 E24 Length 06:37 Premiere Date 12/18/17

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S1 E21 Length 10:01 Premiere Date 11/27/17

The Search for the Earliest Life
S1 E20 Length 05:37 Premiere Date 11/20/17

A Brief History of Geologic Time
S1 E19 Length 12:08 Premiere Date 11/07/17

An Illustrated History of Dinosaurs
S1 E18 Length 12:20 Premiere Date 02/15/18

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S1 E17 Length 04:56 Premiere Date 10/23/17

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S1 E16 Length 05:05 Premiere Date 10/16/17

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S1 E15 Length 05:37 Premiere Date 10/09/17

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The Extinction That Never Happened
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