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Rise of the Mammals
Amazing fossils reveal how mammals took over after an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs.
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Tracking Ecosystem Recovery After Collapse
Learn how the diversity of plant life in the forest ecosystem changed following the dinosaur extinction and discover which kinds of animals would have thrived during the pathway to recovery in this video from NOVA: Rise of the Mammals.
How Climate, Plant, and Animal Interactions Drive Evolution
Consider compelling new evidence that Earth’s climate and the evolution of plant life may have prompted an explosion in the size and diversity of mammals following the massive extinction of the dinosaurs in this video from NOVA: Rise of the Mammals.
Paleontologist Makes "Game-Changing" Fossil Discovery
The Denver Basin preserves a pristine record of ecosystem recovery.
Paleontologists Discover New Mammal Fossils Hidden in Rocks
Stunning new mammal fossils were hiding in plain sight.
How Fossilized Plants Tell Us About the Evolution of Animals
Plants can help us understand how life rebounds after a mass extinction.
Rise of the Mammals
Amazing fossils reveal how mammals took over after an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs.
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