543–419 MYA The Cambrian Explosion and the Diversification of Species

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In one of biology's greatest mysteries, complex life erupted across the oceans during the Cambrian Explosion. This episode covers the rise of trilobites, the first vertebrates and fish, and the dramatic changes of the Ordovician and Silurian periods.

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