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Eons

The Oddest Couple in the Fossil Record

How did Thrinaxodon and Broomistega become entombed together?

Aired 08/20/2020

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Eons

The Oddest Couple in the Fossil Record

Season 3 Episode 17 | 8m 48sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions

How did Thrinaxodon and Broomistega become entombed together?

To figure out how Thrinaxodon and Broomistega became entombed together, scientists looked at the burrow itself, along with their fossilized bones. And it looks like their luck ran out, when a behavior that usually would’ve helped them survive just didn’t work.

Aired 08/20/2020

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Eons

The Oddest Couple in the Fossil Record

Season 3 Episode 17 | 8m 48sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions

To figure out how Thrinaxodon and Broomistega became entombed together, scientists looked at the burrow itself, along with their fossilized bones. And it looks like their luck ran out, when a behavior that usually would’ve helped them survive just didn’t work.

Aired 08/20/2020

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Welcome to Eons!

Join hosts Michelle Barboza-Ramirez, Kallie Moore, and Blake de Pastino as they take you on a journey through the history of life on Earth. From the dawn of life in the Archaean Eon through the Mesozoic Era — the so-called “Age of Dinosaurs” -- right up to the end of the most recent Ice Age.

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