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Season 2 · Episode 26 of 45 Aired Jul 17, 2018

The Mystery of the Eocene’s Lethal Lake

Tue, Jul 17, 2018
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In 1800s, miners began working in exposed deposits of mud near the town of Messel, Germany. They were extracting oil from the rock and along with the oil, they found beautifully preserved fossils of animals from the Eocene. What happened to these Eocene animals? And why were their remains so exquisitely preserved?

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