Prehistoric Road Trip

There’s Something Fishy in Montana’s Fossil Deposits

Emily Graslie works with Dr. Eileen Grogan to look for fossil fish in Montana – and that’s no easy task. Dr. Grogan shares her most memorable fossil-hunting moment when she happened upon an ancient shark fossil. Emily also gets to experience what ancient shark liver oil smells like.

There’s Something Fishy in Montana’s Fossil Deposits

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    Tiny Teeth, Fearsome Beasts

    S1 E3 - 55m 49s

    Join Emily as she continues her adventure, discovering surprising truths hidden in the fossil record. Meanwhile, scientists studying our planet’s past are revealing clues about its future.

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    We Dig Dinosaurs

    S1 E2 - 55m 46s

    Cruise with Emily into the Cretaceous, when astonishing creatures like T. rex dominated the planet. But what happened to these tremendous animals? And how did other life forms survive an apocalyptic asteroid crash into Earth 66 million years ago?

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    Welcome to Fossil Country

    S1 E1 - 53m 56s

    Travel with Emily through billions of years of Earth’s history to meet some of its earliest life forms, from primitive bacteria to giant reptiles and many surprising creatures in between.

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