{"id":4097,"date":"2026-05-06T14:08:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T14:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/darkred-sardine-674970.hostingersite.com\/episode\/the-origins-of-mammals-s1e1-our-ancient-ancestors\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T15:23:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T14:23:54","slug":"originile-mamiferelor-s1e1-stramosii-nostri-antici","status":"publish","type":"vsei_episode","link":"https:\/\/viasatnature.eu\/ro\/episode\/the-origins-of-mammals-s1e1-our-ancient-ancestors\/","title":{"rendered":"Originea mamiferelor - S1E1 - Str\u0103mo\u0219ii no\u0219tri antici"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vsei-meta\"><span><b>Serie:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/viasatnature.eu\/ro\/serie\/originile-mamiferelor\/\">Originea mamiferelor<\/a><\/span><span><b>Sezonul:<\/b> 1<\/span><span><b>Episod:<\/b> 1<\/span><span><b>Anul de produc\u021bie:<\/b> 2025<\/span><\/div>\n<h2>Sinopsis<\/h2>\n<p>The Karoo desert in South Africa is a major palaeontological site preserving 120 million years of history; it is not mainly dinosaurs that have been discovered here, but the ancestors of mammals.<\/p>\n<h3>Despre serie<\/h3>\n<p>A team of scientists set off in search of fossils of therapsids in the Karoo region in South Africa; they are the ancestors of the mammals that ruled the world long before the dinosaurs appeared.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Series: The Origins of MammalsSeason: 1Episode: 1Production year: 2025 Synopsis The Karoo desert in South Africa is a major palaeontological site preserving 120 million years of history; it is not mainly dinosaurs that have been discovered here, but the ancestors of mammals. 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