Eons: Life and Death on Pangea

Description

The story of life on the supercontinent of Pangaea.

Upcoming Episodes

• 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. (30 minutes)

  Schedule	Channel	Audio	HD
  Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026 @ 11:00PM ET	WNIT HDTV 34.1	Stereo	HD

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• 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. (30 minutes)

  Schedule	Channel	Audio	HD
  Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026 @ 11:30PM ET	WNIT HDTV 34.1	Stereo	HD

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• The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Reef

  An extinction in the Middle Permian decimates life, from a fossil reef to our ancient relatives. (30 minutes)

  Schedule	Channel	Audio	HD
  Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026 @ 11:00PM ET	WNIT HDTV 34.1	Stereo	HD

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• 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. (30 minutes)

  Schedule	Channel	Audio	HD
  Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026 @ 11:30PM ET	WNIT HDTV 34.1	Stereo	HD

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