Eons Season 2 · Episode 33

When We First Walked

11th September 2018 10 mins Season 2 Episode 33

Fossilized footprints have proved that human ancestors were already striding across the landscape 3.6 million years ago. But who started them on that path? What species pioneered this style of locomotion? Who was the first to walk?

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Season 2 · Episode 34

Did Raptorex Really Exist?

Paleontologists have been studying and drawing totally different conclusions about the fossil LH PV18 for almost a decade. Is it just one of many specimens of a theropod called Tarbosaurus bataar or is it an entirely different theropod named Raptorex kriegsteini? In order to answer this question, you have to understand the many ways in which we can--and can’t--determine the age of a fossil.

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Michelle Barboza-Ramirez

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