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Season 2 of the Eons podcast will be a longform exploration of a question we’re often asked in the comments section of our YouTube videos: how long could a human survive if they were dropped into a particular period of the geologic past?
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The Strange Graveyard At The Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry
Eons: Surviving Deep Time
05/16/22 • 19 min
There's something strange about the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry. The fossils found there date back to the Late Jurassic Period and one species accounts for roughly two-thirds of all the bones: Allosaurus fragilis. But what killed all these big predators? Was the site itself a deadly trap, like the La Brea Tar Pits? Or was it a poisoned spring? Or was it simply a watering hole? This episode will dig into the mystery of this dinosaur graveyard.
Eons: Mysteries of Deep Time is produced by Complexly for PBS.
© 2022 PBS. All rights reserved.
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The Extinct Human Species Discovered Deep Within A Cave System
Eons: Surviving Deep Time
04/25/22 • 22 min
Deep in the Rising Star Cave system lies a mystery of paleoanthropology: a chamber filled with the bones of Homo naledi. How this species evolved, how it’s related to us and other human relatives, and how it got so deep in the caves are among the many open questions researchers are trying to answer, and what they’re starting to uncover might mean changing our minds about what behaviors we think of as uniquely human.
Eons: Mysteries of Deep Time is produced by Complexly for PBS.
© 2022 PBS. All rights reserved.
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The Only Human In The La Brea Tar Pits
Eons: Surviving Deep Time
03/14/22 • 16 min
While the famous La Brea Tar Pits are well-known for charismatic Ice Age megafauna, like sabertooth cats and dire wolves, a lesser-known discovery from the Pits is the partial skeleton of a human woman. In this episode, we walk through what the Tar Pits can tell us about the ecosystem of Los Angeles over the last 50,000 years and why La Brea Woman remains such a mystery.
Eons: Mysteries of Deep Time is produced by Complexly for PBS.
© 2022 PBS. All rights reserved.
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What Was The First Dinosaur?
Eons: Surviving Deep Time
04/11/22 • 18 min
Exactly where and when dinosaurs first evolved are still open questions in paleontology; it’s hard to even say what the first dinosaur was. In this episode, we dig into the evidence for dinosaur origins in the Triassic Period (between 252 and 201 million years ago) and try to understand the world they lived in. Being able to point to the first dinosaur might tell us something about how the biggest mass extinction of all time influenced the course of life on our planet.
Eons: Mysteries of Deep Time is produced by Complexly for PBS.
© 2022 PBS. All rights reserved.
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Why Do We Care About What Happened Millions Of Years Ago? (Mailbag Episode with Hank Green)
Eons: Surviving Deep Time
05/31/22 • 40 min
Former host of Eons and our current boss Hank Green joins Kallie, Michelle, and Blake for a Q&A episode where we discuss everything from why all this matters to what specifically did sauropods taste like?
Eons: Mysteries of Deep Time is produced by Complexly for PBS.
© 2022 PBS. All rights reserved.
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The Lost Human Fossils of World War II
Eons: Surviving Deep Time
06/13/22 • 18 min
Between 1927 and 1937, paleontologists excavated fossils from about 40 members of the species that today we call Homo erectus from a site in China known as Dragon Bone Hill. And then World War II broke out and the fossils were lost. In this episode, we trace their path as far as the historical record will take us and explore what might’ve happened to them after their last sighting in early December, 1941.
Eons: Mysteries of Deep Time is produced by Complexly for PBS.
© 2022 PBS. All rights reserved.
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What Happened To The Neandertals?
Eons: Surviving Deep Time
07/25/22 • 17 min
Studies have found Neandertal DNA in people living in - and descended from - populations in Europe, Asia, and, most recently, Africa. So, in a way, these ancient relatives of ours are somehow both here and gone. We know we shared the planet with them in the not-so-distant past... But what happened to them?
Eons: Mysteries of Deep Time is produced by Complexly for PBS.
© 2022 PBS. All rights reserved.
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The Case of the Most Famous Fake Human Fossil
Eons: Surviving Deep Time
03/28/22 • 19 min
This episode is a mystery in the most classic literary sense of the word. It’s a whodunit detective story that spans more than a century - the saga of the Piltdown Man Hoax. From a gravel pit in Sussex, we follow the faked fossils through history, to what’s now the Natural History Museum in London, where scientists are using new technologies to try to unravel the identity of the fraudster, and explore how this hoax impacted the study of human origins.
Eons: Mysteries of Deep Time is produced by Complexly for PBS.
© 2022 PBS. All rights reserved.
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Introducing Eons: Mysteries of Deep Time
Eons: Surviving Deep Time
03/08/22 • 0 min
Dig into the past and explore the greatest mysteries of natural history with the team behind the hit YouTube series PBS Eons. From the dawn of the dinosaurs to downtown Los Angeles, we’re covering what we know — and what we still don’t know — about the history of life on Earth.
Eons: Mysteries of Deep Time is produced by Complexly for PBS.
© 2022 PBS. All rights reserved.
What Did The Past Sound Like?
Eons: Surviving Deep Time
06/27/22 • 17 min
How do we start to reconstruct the soundscapes of the past? Using modern environments, living representatives of ancient groups, and fossil anatomy, paleontologists have attempted to figure out what the past sounded like. And so far we’ve found the lead singers change, but the backup singers remain familiar.
Eons: Mysteries of Deep Time is produced by Complexly for PBS.
© 2022 PBS. All rights reserved.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Eons: Surviving Deep Time have?
Eons: Surviving Deep Time currently has 14 episodes available.
What topics does Eons: Surviving Deep Time cover?
The podcast is about Podcasts, Natural Sciences and Science.
What is the most popular episode on Eons: Surviving Deep Time?
The episode title 'The Only Human In The La Brea Tar Pits' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Eons: Surviving Deep Time?
The average episode length on Eons: Surviving Deep Time is 19 minutes.
How often are episodes of Eons: Surviving Deep Time released?
Episodes of Eons: Surviving Deep Time are typically released every 14 days.
When was the first episode of Eons: Surviving Deep Time?
The first episode of Eons: Surviving Deep Time was released on Mar 8, 2022.
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