A Tour of Earth's Ancient Supercontinents

Written & Researched by Leila Battison. Check out her channel:-
Video edited by Pete Kelly. Check out his channel:-
Narration by David Kelly. Check out his channel:-

Thumbnail Art by Ettore Mazza
Artwork by Khail Kupsky

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[benjimoomoo]

Remember when the Discovery Channel used to make docos this good?
This is actually incredible. Thank you

[jamesyahoo]

Imagine a crack forming and slowly growing at about the rate of a growing fingernail and it grows grows and becomes the Atlantic Ocean. Nuts

[adamweidenfeller]

Dude I can't believe this is done better than any network over the last 15 years, and with a budget I can only imagine is a fraction of a percentage of what they have to work with. Liking and sharing every video I can, cuz I wanna see what this guy can do on a big boy budget

[sanfordfaden]

All well-deserved compliments, but no mention of the real star, writer and researcher, Leily Battison. Absolutely tops.

[Ipbulldog]

Dear Leila: You are a wonderful script writer and dedicated researcher! Thank you for a wonderful program.

[JoanWhack]

This channel is hugely underrated. This by far some of the best work I've seen in a long time, and it's not even a major network production. I wish discovery and history went back to shows like this, it's blinding. I feel privileged to watch these videos as they're uploaded, and I hope as a creator you get a lot more notoriety and acclaim for your work. Thank you so much!

[kimberlyperrotis]

Great video, thanks. Poor Wegener, he was ridiculed for his Continental Drift Theory during his lifetime, and his ideas were not vindicated until after his death, when the mechanism responsible for his observations, Plate Tectonics, was discovered. I trained as a geologist in the 1980s, and some of my older professors weren’t fully convinced of PT, although it was taught in every class.

[kostikoskela]

The scary thing when thinking about these supercontinents is that the other side of the earth was just a massive ocean.

[SaudiSportsScene]

This channel is a much needed throwback to when documentaries were about the information they contain rather than the scenic shots and how epic a voice the narrator can attempt to do.

[AdamDavidRusso]

The animation around 21:00 suggests that India was attached to Asia from the get-go. India was attached to today's Antarctica and Australia and collided with Asia!

[RushFreak]

Don't usually comment on documentary content, but this series is truly something special. You've covered a swath of topics with uncommon depth and context and made them feel alive with your presentation style. Thank you so much for these.

Can I make a suggestion? The relative scale and position of time periods this covers can be difficult to visualize in a simple text-only title format. (There can be a lot of numbers to keep track of.)

You could introduce subjects overlayed as a block on a horizontal geologic timeline chart, that would be zoomed in or out of or focused as needed, kind of like a clip in a video editor timeline. It doesn't need to have fancy animation or anything. It would make contextual understanding much simpler!

On another note, I also made some earth-from-space VFX footage some years back I'd happily donate if you would find it useful in your b-roll.

Looking forward to more of this series. To Leila, Pete, David and all, keep up the incredible work. <3

[Portuga]

This channel is awesome. Reminds me of the national geographic in the 90´s

[noeldenever]

History of The Universe and History of The Earth, back to back. Life is good and nothing hurts.
As usual, your content is better than what major networks pass for documentary these days. Thank you ❤

[jimjimgl]

It is hard to remain unmoved when discussing tectonics….

[SpiritmanProductions]

I am absolutely loving these documentaries. Thank you so much.

[a.randomjack]

Content like this makes me feel connected to Life, the Universe, Everything...

[michaeldowney]

I found this totally captivating and I'm a scientist! A perfect blend of technical information mixed with history. This is an excellent video for a junior high school earth science class. I guarantee it would hold the attention of students and stir a myriad of questions and derivative thought. My compliments to the author and narrator.

[nariutimes]

As I have been interested in these subjects for decades, I don't find I learn any new facts -- but your presentation and editing is truly enjoyable. (And yes, so much better than network stuff, which I can't bear!)

[sacredweeds]

I would love to see a video that includes what flora and fauna were present in these evolving super continents.
Such amazing information!!

[susanjane]

Degree in geography in 1984. Wow. I went in other directions but this sure makes me excited about the advancement of science. I subscribed and need to see some more of these!