The Age of Reptiles in Three Acts

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Reptiles emerged from the Paleozoic as humble creatures, but in time, they grew to become some of the largest forms of life ever to stomp, swim, and soar across the planet. This Age of Reptiles was a spectacular prehistoric epic, and it all took place in a single era: the Mesozoic.

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Fun Fact:
T-Rex is more closer to us in time, then it was to Stegosaurus.

That is how long The Age of Reptiles was.

[gradypicinich]

I AM SO OBSESSED WITH LEARNING THANKS TO THIS CHANNEL OMG

[Usulcardo]

You should do an episode about pollinators, how they became a thing and how their relationship with plants evolved through time. How the first plants dealt with the non-existence of animal pollinators, etc.

[TendoTheDude]

Can you imagine the very first pterosaur that jumped off a cliff and flew? It's family was probably freaking out

[iainhansen]

It’s like a Shakespeare play but with even more cold blooded characters

[eschwarz]

really love how this gives lots of context over time including plants, continental positions, environmental factors; a more in depth connected way to describe how natural history unfolded.

[waffleless]

Leaving this here for later

*Pubis*

[thunderkrux]

Montsechia vidalii: I'm the earliest flowering plant discovered so far!
Ok Bloomer

[theformertexan]

I would absolutely love more content on turtles, how ancient turtles fit into the world of dinosaurs, how they survived at least 1 extinction level event! They're amazing, rugged critters, truly deserving of the time and interest!

[duggles-isgone]

Wow this vid got me real emotional, it was like a movie

[feikes]

This video could be made for every era of life's history, keep up the great work

[sgtcheater]

I would like to learn more about Ankylosaurids. They were my favorite as a kid.

[CintreuseGrande]

I asked for a video about the sauropod evolution like 6 months ago. I am so incredibly happy with the quality of the information in this video. Thanks for listening to your community 💗

[starfoxu]

Would love a version of this about birds from the comet to now. Would love to know how and why they went from big bad beasts to fluffy murder chickens.

[turmunhkganba]

Could you cover the evolution of blood from simple circulatory systems to how modern traits emerged?

[NicWalker]

Host: "Remember Pubis, I'll come back to it later."
Me: Pubes.
Host: Get out.

[jonhlennon]

"That's why the park is called…" I loved that part! You once talked about the art made out of Dinos, it would be great to take that onto the cinema realm

[hollyghandhi]

I'd love a PBS Eons episode on Coelacanths! Their anatomies, contributions to science and evolution, and most importantly...their conservation! Awesome Videos! Thanks!

[nakenmil]

I think what's interesting about this video, is that it shows that it wasn't really that dinosaurs in particular were especially vulnerable to the mass extinction, but rather that, as the largest animals around, they were especially vulnerable to any kind of ecological disaster. Maybe I'm wrong about this, but that's the impression I get.

[JeffSans]

I am so amazed how people discover and put all these things together.