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Season 1 – Eons: Life and Death on Pangea

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The story of life on the supercontinent of Pangaea.
Eons: Life and Death on Pangea — Season 1

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Episode 1 Airs Jul 29 How the Formation of Pangea Changed the World Seed plants and amniotes adapt to dry climates, helping them thrive on Pangea in the Permian Period. Details Episode 2 Airs Jul 29 How Eating Plants Shaped Life on Land The first herbivorous vertebrates evolve on the side of the amniote family tree leading to mammals; alongside them came apex predators like Dimetrodon. Details Episode 3 Airs Aug 5 The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Reef An extinction in the Middle Permian decimates life, from a fossil reef to our ancient relatives. Details Episode 4 Airs Aug 12 A Tale of Tusks and Saber Teeth In the late Permian Period, increasingly mammal-like traits emerge; the first saber-teeth and tusks evolve and ancestors like cynodonts appear. Details Episode 5 Airs Aug 19 That Time Almost Everything Died The Permian Period ends with the biggest mass extinction of all time; more than 80% of species vanish, altering the course of evolution that is still felt 252 million years later. Details Episode 6 Airs Aug 26 Who Survived the Great Dying (and Why) Life starts to rebound after the Permian Period ends; survivors of the Permian Period are replaced by new ecosystems and the age of reptiles begins. Details

Season Info

Network
PBS
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jul 29, 2026