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David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates

David Attenborough

David Lee

Anthony Geffen

David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates: Episode 2: Dawn of the Mammals

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Dawn of the Mammals

BBC Two - David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates, Dawn of the Mammals

How mammals developed from tiny forest dwellers to the dominant life form on the planet.

David Attenborough reveals the meteoric rise of mammals from their humble origins as tiny nocturnal forest dwellers millions of years ago.

David Attenborough embarks on an epic 500-million-year journey to unravel the incredible rise of the vertebrates. The evolution of animals with backbones is one of the greatest stories in natural history. To tell this story, David presents explosive new fossil evidence from China, a region he has long dreamt of exploring and the frontier of modern paleontological research. He reveals how vertebrates came to be the dominant form of animal life, and why humans are the heirs to a magnificent evolutionary heritage.

This episode reveals how mammals developed from tiny nocturnal forest dwellers to the dominant form of life on the planet following the death of the dinosaurs. David explains how the meteoric rise of mammals led to an astounding diversity of life and laid the foundations for the ascent of man.

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David Attenborough embarks on an epic journey to unravel the rise of the vertebrates.

David Attenborough embarks on an epic 500 million year journey to unravel the incredible rise of the vertebrates.

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