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Eons: How We Identified One of Earth’s Earliest Animals

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Scientists had no idea what type of organisms the life forms of the Ediacaran were. It turns out, the key to solving the puzzle of Precambrian life was a tiny bit of fossilized fat. Part of the "Eons" series.

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Runtime: 10 minutes 44 seconds

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