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Shelf Life Episode 12: Six Extinctions in Six Minutes

8 minutes 14 seconds

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Six researchers share 60-second stories about organisms that may be gone, but not forgotten. Researchers and scientists study these stories to get a better understanding of the complexities of life on Earth. Part of the "Shelf Life" series.

Media Details

Runtime: 8 minutes 14 seconds

Person holding the fossilized skull of an animal. Caption: but there's still a liveliness and a connection
Shelf Life
Season 1 / Ep 2
4 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Three turtles, one with a tag around its neck. Caption: The turtles are all here together.
Shelf Life
Season 1 / Ep 2
3 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Irregular pinkish-brown shapes on a white background. Caption: you can actually really see that very fine cellular detail.
Shelf Life
Season 1 / Ep 3
6 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Four observatory telescopes pointed towards a starry sky. Caption: We have one record of the universe streaming by us.
Shelf Life
Season 1 / Ep 5
6 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Illustration of a person standing on the shoreline next to a squid with a body larger than the person is tall. Caption: had just found a giant squid, and would I be interested?
Shelf Life
Season 1 / Ep 8
6 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Fossilized dinosaur skeleton still partially encased in rock displayed next to a model of the same dinosaur. Caption: Out of those, only a few are really prepared well.
Shelf Life
Season 1 / Ep 10
6 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Two toads, one light brown, the other darker brown with light spots. Caption: Maybe temperatures got too warm for these toads.
Shelf Life
Season 1 / Ep 12
8 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Congo expedition of the American Museum of Natural History May 1909 to November 1915. Black and white photos of explorers with crocodile skulls and a map in the background. Caption: Those explorers had collected crocodile specimens
Shelf Life
Season 2 / Ep 16
5 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12