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Paleo Sleuths

Pictured: The skeletal remains of a horse discovered at Ashfall Fossil Beds in Neb. The one-hour program “Paleo Sleuths” explores a series of paleontology excavations that showcase the changing landscape and animal life on America's Great Plains – beginning 34 million years ago with the Ice Age.
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Pictured: The skeletal remains of a horse discovered at Ashfall Fossil Beds in Neb. The one-hour program “Paleo Sleuths” explores a series of paleontology excavations that showcase the changing landscape and animal life on America's Great Plains – beginning 34 million years ago with the Ice Age.

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, June 22 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2

“Paleo Sleuths” explores a series of paleontology excavations that showcase the changing landscape and animal life on America's Great Plains – beginning 34 million years ago with the Ice Age.

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Through interviews with paleontology experts, modern-day footage of excavations, historic re-enactments, archival photographs, and stunning animations with 3-D models that bring pre-historic figures to life, the educational and informative “Paleo Sleuths” features fossil discoveries in the Great Plains that challenge popular understanding of the origins of mammals.

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