PBS
How the Starfish Got Its Arms
The story of how the starfish got its arms reminds us that even animals that might be familiar to us today can have incredibly deep histories - ones that stretch back almost half a billion years.
SciShow
A Brief History of Life: When Life Exploded
Right at the beginning of the Paleozoic, there was a huge explosion of more complex life. And that’s when things started to get really interesting. This is our second installment on the history of life, but you can watch in any order you...
SciShow
A Brief History of Life: Dinosaur Time!
The Great Dying hit life hard, but the species that survived took over the planet and diversified into many interesting forms, including the dinosaurs!
PBS
The Most Useful Fossils In The World
For decades, one of the most abundant kinds of fossils on Earth, numbering in the millions of specimens, was a mystery to paleontologists. But geologists discovered that these mysterious fossils could basically be used to tell time in...
PBS
A Brief History of Geologic Time
By looking at the layers beneath our feet, geologists have been able to identify and describe crucial episodes in life's history. These key events frame the chapters in the story of life on earth and the system we use to bind all these...
PBS
From the Cambrian Explosion to the Great Dying
The first era of our current eon, the Paleozoic Era, is probably the most deceptively fascinating time in Earth's history. With near constant revolutions in life, punctuated by catastrophic extinctions, it is also one of the most chaotic.
Wonderscape
Exploring the Paleozoic Era: From Cambrian Explosion to the Great Dying
Journey through the Paleozoic era, a transformative period in Earth's history marked by the emergence of complex life and culminating in the largest mass extinction ever. Learn about the rise of diverse life forms, from the Cambrian...
Curated Video
The History of Life
The video “The History of Life” gives a brief overview of the major time spans in Earth’s history, focusing specifically on the formation of life and how that life changed over time.
Visual Learning Systems
Life Through Time: Life in the Paleozoic Era
This fascinating program takes students on a journey through time as the history of life on Earth is explored. From the dawn of life to the existence of advanced vertebrate animals, each of the major periods of life are investigated....
Visual Learning Systems
Life Through Time: Summing Up
This fascinating program takes students on a journey through time as the history of life on Earth is explored. From the dawn of life to the existence of advanced vertebrate animals, each of the major periods of life are investigated....
Professor Dave Explains
History of the Earth Part 2: Phanerozoic Eon – Paleozoic Era
We just cruised through the Hadean, Archean, and Proterozoic eons. That brings us all the way to the Phanerozoic eon, which is the one we are still living in today. This is split up into the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras, so...
Visual Learning Systems
Exploring the Paleozoic Era
Join us on a fascinating journey back in time as we explore the Paleozoic Era, a pivotal period in Earth's history. In this video, we delve into the evolution of life during this era, highlighting the significant milestones and key...
Wonderscape
Science Kids: The Fossil Record and Evolution of Life
This video is a lesson on paleontology and the study of fossils. It discusses how fossils are formed, the fossil record, and the information scientists can gather from studying fossils. The video also explores the different eras of...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: History of Life on Earth:first Living Things on Land Clarification
A clarification of a previous video, that expands upon the topic of the first living things on land. [5:35]