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Amazing Places, Amazing Fossils: Tritheledont

Neil Shubin finds a tiny fossil that represents an important time in our evolution.

Aired 04/09/2014 | Rating NR

Your Inner Fish

Amazing Places, Amazing Fossils: Tritheledont

Clip: Episode 2 | 4m 5s

Neil Shubin finds a tiny fossil that represents an important time in our evolution.

The Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, Canada, is home not only to the world's largest tides, but also to some incredibly important fossils. Paleontologist Neil Shubin describes one particularly striking specimen from these cliffs: an animal in the midst of the reptile-to-mammal transition.

Aired 04/09/2014 | Rating NR

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