Show me the intermediate fossils

Richard Dawkins shows how whales evolved from a cloven-hoofed ancestor, and reveals whales' closest modern-day cousin.



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Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor - 47 mio fossil

BBC documentary about a fossile called Ida, a possible missing link in our ancestry.

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Trials of Life (Growing Up)

When fishes started to walk on land and breath air

Excerpt from the award winning series "Life on Earth" (1979), produced by the BBC in association with Warner Bros and Reiner Moritz Productions, presented by the legendary David Attenborough.

Growing Up in the Universe

Ep 1: Waking Up in the Universe - Growing Up in the Universe


Ep2: Designed and Designoid Objects - Growing Up in the Universe


p3: Climbing Mount Improbable - Growing Up in the Universe


Ep4: The Ultraviolet Garden - Growing Up in the Universe


Ep5: The Genesis of Purpose - Growing Up in the Universe

Evidence for whale evolution

Nature special on the recent discovery of fossils which demonstrate the evolution of Cetations (whales and dolphins).

Tree of Life - Explore life on earth

Explore the evolutionary links between living things.

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Narrated by Sir David Attenborough