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Eons

When Giant Fungi Ruled

Season 1 Episode 24 | 6m 37s

420 million years ago, a giant feasted on the dead, growing slowly into the largest living thing on land. It belonged to an unlikely group of pioneers that ultimately made life on land possible -- the fungi.

Aired: 12/17/17
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