Uploaded December 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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We’ve got three big stories talking about tiny things! Tiny arms, tiny plants, tiny beardog fossils. Big science. Want more natural history research? Check out the other episodes of NN! bit.ly/2fFSzOg
↓ More info + Links! ↓
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Papers/Articles:
Illustrations by Studio 252MYA: 252mya.com

Sue Lends a Hand for Science
“Sue the T. rex is giving her arm for science — temporarily,” Chicago Tribune. trib.in/2h5ubGa

Unsung Heroes of Science - Norma Pfeiffer
"Chicago, Seeking Lost Glory, Hunts for a Plant Last Seen in 1916," The Wall Street Journal, 2016. on.wsj.com/2hf9gOS
"Botanists come crawling to find a tiny rare plant," Chicago Tribune, 1991. trib.in/2hbIZ3A
“Searching for Thismia,” Chicago Reader, 1994. bit.ly/2hbJLxR
FIND THISMIA! fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org/guides/guide/801

Beardogs! ...They’re a Thing:
“Whence the beardogs? Reappraisal of the Middle to Late Eocene ‘Miacis’ from Texas, USA, and the origin of Amphicyonidae (Mammalia, Carnivora)” Royal Society Open Science. bit.ly/2gkVop4
“Chihuahua-sized fossil “beardogs” shed new light on evolution of dogs and their relatives.,” K. Golembiewski. Fieldmuseum.org. bit.ly/2h5GJgM

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Credits:

Host, Producer, Set Design: Emily Graslie
Written by: Emily Graslie, Mark Alvey
Contributions from: Susumu Tomiya, Robb Telfer, Bill Simpson, Pete Makovicky, Franz Anthony

Camera, Editor, Graphics, Sound: Sheheryar Ahsan
Animation: Brandon Brungard
Music: Jason Weidner
Additional Imagery: Studio 252mya
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