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Episode 1: Welcome to Fossil Country

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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Episode 1 still with Emily Graslie

Episode 1: Welcome to Fossil Country

Travel through billions of years of history to meet some of the earliest life forms.

Episode 2: We Dig Dinosaurs

Episode 2: We Dig Dinosaurs

Cruise into the Cretaceous, when astonishing creatures like T. rex dominated the planet.

Episode 3: Tiny Teeth, Fearsome Beasts

Episode 3: Tiny Teeth, Fearsome Beasts

Join Emily as discovers surprising truths hidden in the fossil record.

From the Show

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The Black Hills: My Backyard

Emily meets up with geologist Dr. Mark Fahrenbach at Custer State Park.

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Early Hints of Life

Emily talks to Dr. Kelli Trujillo about the bacteria that made our planet oxygen-rich.

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How Do Fossils Form?

Emily meets with Dr. Sarah Keenan to understand the fossilization process.

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Introducing Lee Rex

Emily talks to J.P. Cavigelli about a specimen known as “Lee Rex.”

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Horns in the Hills

Emily meets up with a crew that’s digging up a Triceratops.

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Preservation of Plants

Emily looks for fossil plant leaves with Paige Wilson.

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The Meek Survivors

Emily explores mammal fossils with Dr. Tyler Lyson.

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A Mammoth Surprise

Emily hears the story of the Mammoth Site at Hot Springs.

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The Value of Fossils

Emily Graslie explores the history of fossil collection on Native American land.

Web Exclusives

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Mary Anning Found More Than Seashells by the Seashore

Mary Anning was an early paleontologist who didn’t get credit in her time.

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What Can We Learn from Looking Inside a Dinosaur Bone?

Go behind the scenes of the paleohistology lab at Museum of the Rockies.

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Road Trip Reflections: Geology Rocks!

Emily Graslie and director and producer Ally Gimbel reflect on the road trip.

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Meet the Rock Stars of Paleontology and Geology

The experts from Prehistoric Road Trip share their experiences and advice.

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Behind the Scenes: Camping Accommodations

Emily shows off the camp site where the Prehistoric Road Trip crew stayed a few nights.