100 Greatest Discoveries - Evolution
This episode shows ten important discoveries related to evolution, including K-T asteroid theory of dinosaur
extinction, Carl Linnaeus's development of a system for classifying species, and Charles Darwin's theory of natural
selection. Here are the ten important discoveries:
1. K-T Asteroid Theory of Dinosaur Extinction (1980)
2. First Dinosaur Fossils Identified (1820s - 1840s)
3. Potential for Life Created (1953)
4. New Life-forms Discovered Around Hydrothermal Vents (1977)
5. The Burgess Shale (1909)
6. Classification of Species (1735)
7. Theory of Natural Selection (1858)
8. Australopithecus Afarensis or "Lucy" (1974)
9. Laetoli Footprints (1978)
10. Toumai skull (2002)
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