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Making North America: Life

Season 42 Episode 21

How did massive volcanic eruptions, inland seas, and land bridges pave the way for life?

How did life emerge on our primeval continent? Why was North America home to so many iconic dinosaurs like T. rex? And how did a huge sea filled with giant marine reptiles end up covering Kansas? We tell the surprising intertwined story of life and the landscape in North America.

AIR DATE 11/11/15

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