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Season 1 – Eons

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A journey through the history of life on Earth.
Eons — Season 1

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Hank Green

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Kallie Moore

Host

Blake De Pastino

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Episodes

Episode 42 Aired Jun 25, 2018 From the Fall of Dinos to the Rise of Humans Most of the mammals and birds that people can think of appeared during the Cenozoic Era; the Cenozoic marks the rise of organisms that look a lot like humans. Details Episode 48 Aired Jul 2, 2018 FAQs From Our First Year The most frequently asked questions. Details Episode 50 Aired Jul 16, 2018 The Mystery of the Eocenes Lethal Lake In the 1800s, miners began working in exposed deposits of mud near the town of Messel, Germany; they were extracting oil from the rock, and along with the oil, they found preserved fossils of animals from the Eocene. Details Episode 51 Aired Jul 23, 2018 When Fish Wore Armor 420 million years ago, some fish were more medieval; they wore armor made of big plates and interlocking scales; but that armor may have served a different purpose, one that many animals still use today. Details Episode 52 Aired Aug 6, 2018 When Birds Had Teeth Experts still argue whether Archaeopteryx was a true bird, a paravian dinosaur, or something else. Details Episode 53 Aired Aug 14, 2018 How Horses Took Over North America (Twice) The ancestors of modern horses became so successful that they spread all over the world, to Europe, Asia, South America, and Africa; but in their native range of North America, they vanish for 10,000 years, until another mammal brings them back. Details Episode 54 Aired Aug 28, 2018 How a Supervolcano Made the Cenozoic's Coolest Fossils One of the most potentially dangerous features in North America is also responsible for some of the continent's most amazing fossil deposits: the supervolcano Yellowstone. Details Episode 56 Aired Sep 18, 2018 Life, Sex, & Death Among the Dire Wolves Dire wolves were real, and thousands of them died in the same spot in California; their remains show how they lived, hunted, and died. Details Episode 57 Aired Sep 18, 2018 When We First Walked Fossilized footprints have proved that human ancestors were already striding across the landscape 3.6 million years ago. Details Episode 58 Aired Sep 18, 2018 Did Raptorex Really Exist? Paleontologists have been studying and drawing totally different conclusions about the fossil LH PV18 for almost a decade. Details Episode 59 Aired Oct 2, 2018 Can We Get DNA From Fossils? In 1993, scientists cracked open a piece of amber, took out the body of an ancient weevil, and sampled its DNA; it took a few decades of research before scientists could figure out how to unlock the genetic secrets of the past. Details Episode 60 Aired Oct 17, 2018 When Giant Amphibians Reigned Temnospondyls were a huge group of amphibians that existed for 210 million years; two major threats pushed them to extinction: the always-changing climate and the amniote egg. Details Episode 61 Aired Oct 16, 2018 Your Place in the Primate Family Tree Purgatorius, a mammal called a plesiadapiform, might've been one of the earliest ancestors. Details

Season Info

Network
PBS
Genre
Special Interest, Nature, Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jun 25, 2018