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Mammals vs Dinos: Mesozoic Mammals

Throughout the age of dinosaurs, mammals remained small in size, but survived by eating insects and developing high metabolic rates, increased perception and a larger brain size. Learn more about mammals on the Science Channel's "Mammals vs Dinos."


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Giant Sea Scorpion Fossil

Giant Sea Scorpion Fossil (1:17)

Watch this Reuters video showing the 400 million-year-old fossilized remains of a giant sea scorpions. Imagine how formidable this creature was in the ocean - a sea scorpion that measured more than eight feet long with huge claws.

Kids Uncover Largest Whale Fossil Find

Kids Uncover Largest Whale Fossil Find (0:50)

Watch this video about whale fossils on HowStuffWorks. Chilean teenagers on a biology field trip found a huge whale cemetery that experts say dates back five million years ago; the area may be granted protected status by the Chilean Government. See... More »

Frozen Baby Mammoth

Frozen Baby Mammoth (1:05)

Watch this video about a frozen baby mammoth on HowStuffWorks. The baby mammoth was found by a reindeer herder in Russia, and now scientists are discussing what to do with the preserved corpse. Learn about this frozen baby mammoth in this news video... More »

Prehistoric Mammals: Dead Things From the Cenozoic Era

Prehistoric Mammals: Dead Things From the Cenozoic Era (10:06)

This video takes viewers on a fascinating tour of the Cenozoic era. Early mammals such as diatryma, baluchiterium and saber-toothed cats are shown living in vivid re-creations of their environments.

Prehistoric Survivors: The Horseshoe Crab

Prehistoric Survivors: The Horseshoe Crab (11:17)

The horseshoe crab has ancient characteristics that have proven useful for humans.

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Mammals vs Dinos: The First Flowering Plants

Mammals vs Dinos: The First Flowering Plants (1:58)

Fossils in Liaoning, China reveal Archaefructus, the first flowering plant or angiosperm. Learn how the appearance of flowering plants greatly influenced mammalian evolution on the Science Channel's "Mammals vs. Dinos."

Mammals vs Dinos: Repenomamus The Dinosaur Hunter

Mammals vs Dinos: Repenomamus The Dinosaur Hunter (1:58)

The repenomamus was a mammal that hunted and preyed on small dinosaurs. Learn more about repenomamus and the evolution of mammals on the Science Channel's "Mammals vs Dinos."

Mammals vs Dinos: Oldest Mammal Fossil

Mammals vs Dinos: Oldest Mammal Fossil (1:49)

On the Science Channel's "Mammals vs. Dinos," see an uncovered fossil of adelobasileus, the oldest known mammalian fossil. Adelobasileus is thought to be the common ancestor of mammals and lived 200 million years ago.

Mammals vs Dinos: Mesozoic Mammals

Mammals vs Dinos: Mesozoic Mammals (1:30)

Throughout the age of dinosaurs, mammals remained small in size, but survived by eating insects and developing high metabolic rates, increased perception and a larger brain size. Learn more about mammals on the Science Channel's "Mammals vs Dinos."

Mammals vs Dinos: Mammalian Sensory Development

Mammals vs Dinos: Mammalian Sensory Development (2:10)

On the Science Channel's "Mammals vs. Dinos," learn about prehistoric mammals and how their nocturnal abilities to hunt and feed protected them from their predators and led to further development of their ears.

Mammals vs Dinos: Mammalian Ear Evolution

Mammals vs Dinos: Mammalian Ear Evolution (1:16)

Even though mammals remained small during the age of the dinosaur, they began to thrive with the development of the ear ossicles. Learn more about the evolution of mammals on the Science Channel's "Mammals vs. Dinos."

Mammals vs Dinos: Mammalian Brain Evolution

Mammals vs Dinos: Mammalian Brain Evolution (1:26)

Since mammals were much more active than dinosaurs, they developed superior sensory motor coordination skills. Learn more about mammalian brain evolution on the Science Channel's "Mammals vs. Dinos."

Mammals vs Dinos: Jurassic Mammalian Survival

Mammals vs Dinos: Jurassic Mammalian Survival (1:43)

The Science Channel's "Mammals vs. Dinos" goes to Yale University, where we discover an early mammalian fossil from the Jurassic period. Smaller mammals lived in the shadows of dinosaurs, but managed to survive among the large reptiles.

Mammals vs Dinos: Fossils of Liaoning China

Mammals vs Dinos: Fossils of Liaoning China (2:59)

On the Science Channel's "Mammals vs. Dinos," watch as ancient fossils reveal a glimpse of the prehistoric world of Liaoning, China. Over 300 different species of fossils have been discovered there.

Mammals vs Dinos: Early Mammal Life Spans

Mammals vs Dinos: Early Mammal Life Spans (1:34)

On the Science Channel's "Mammals vs. Dinos," comparisons are made between the lifespan of dinosaurs and mammals during the Cretaceous. Mammals had much shorter life spans but reproduced rapidly giving them the evolutionary edge over dinosaurs.