Eons

A Quick Introduction to Eons

Preview: Season 1 | 1m 28s

Join hosts Hank Green, Kallie Moore, and Blake de Pastino as they take you on a journey through the history of life on Earth. From the dawn of life in the Archaean Eon through the Mesozoic Era — the so-called “Age of Dinosaurs” -- right up to the end of the most recent Ice Age. The evolutionary history of mammals including humans and other modern species is explored with these amazing paleontology

Aired: 06/22/17

Rating: NR

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Video thumbnail: Eons The Two People We're All Related To

Eons

The Two People We're All Related To

Two humans managed to pass on a very small fraction of their genomes to all of us.

S1 Ep62 | 8m 44s

The Two People We're All Related To

S1 Ep62 | 8m 44s

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Eons

Your Place in the Primate Family Tree

How did we get from a mouse-sized creature that looked more like a squirrel to you?

S1 Ep61 | 11m 35s

Your Place in the Primate Family Tree

S1 Ep61 | 11m 35s

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Eons

When Giant Amphibians Reigned

A look at when Temnospondyls Amphibians existed for 210 million years

S1 Ep60 | 9m 51s

When Giant Amphibians Reigned

S1 Ep60 | 9m 51s

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Eons

Can We Get DNA From Fossils?

Scientists have been working for decades to unlock the genetic secrets of the past.

S1 Ep59 | 11m 22s

Can We Get DNA From Fossils?

S1 Ep59 | 11m 22s

Video thumbnail: Eons Did Raptorex Really Exist?

Eons

Did Raptorex Really Exist?

Is LH PV18 a Tarbosaurus bataar? Or a different theropod named Raptorex kriegsteini?

S1 Ep58 | 12m 27s

Did Raptorex Really Exist?

S1 Ep58 | 12m 27s

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Eons

When We First Walked

Human ancestors were already walking 3.6 million years ago. But who was first to walk?

S1 Ep57 | 10m 56s

When We First Walked

S1 Ep57 | 10m 56s

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Eons

Life, Sex & Death Among the Dire Wolves

Dire wolves were real! Their remains taught us a lot about how they lived.

S1 Ep56 | 9m 15s

Life, Sex & Death Among the Dire Wolves

S1 Ep56 | 9m 15s

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Eons

The Rise and Fall of the Bone-Crushing Dogs

What happened to the biggest dogs that ever lived?

S1 Ep55 | 8m 29s

The Rise and Fall of the Bone-Crushing Dogs

S1 Ep55 | 8m 29s

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Eons

How a Supervolcano Made the Cenozoic’s Coolest Fossils

Yellowstone contains some of North America's most amazing fossil deposits.

S1 Ep54 | 9m 15s

How a Supervolcano Made the Cenozoic’s Coolest Fossils

S1 Ep54 | 9m 15s

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Eons

How Horses Took Over North America (Twice)

Horses vanished from North America for 10,000 years until a mammal brought them back.

S1 Ep53 | 9m 8s

How Horses Took Over North America (Twice)

S1 Ep53 | 9m 8s

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Eons

When Birds Had Teeth

How did Archaeopteryx relate to today’s birds? Its teeth provide a major clue.

S1 Ep52 | 11m 29s

When Birds Had Teeth

S1 Ep52 | 11m 29s

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Eons

When Fish Wore Armor

420 million years ago, some fish wore armor – and it may have served a surprising purpose.

S1 Ep51 | 9m 37s

When Fish Wore Armor

S1 Ep51 | 9m 37s

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