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Making North America: Life

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Kirk watches a lemur in a tree at Duke Lemur Centre.
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Watch it on MPB TV: Wednesday, July, 6, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. Catch it later on the MPB Public Media App or on MPB Video.

Take a trip back in time to an unfamiliar North America. Millions of years ago, volcanoes, massive earthquakes and more defined the land we know. The creatures of that ancient North America may surprise you - like a 14-foot fish that called Kansas home.

How did massive volcanic eruptions, inland seas, and land bridges pave the way for life? Find out on "Making North America: Life".