The read
It runs a compact 53m.
Synopsis
Five times, Earth has faced apocalyptic events that swept nearly all life from the face of the planet. What did these prehistoric creatures look like? What catastrophes caused their disappearance? And how did our distant ancestors survive and give rise to the world we know today?
Ratings
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Key crew
- Alexis de FavitskiWriter
- Alexis de FavitskiDirector
- Eleanor GrantWriter
- Jean-Christophe RibotWriter
- Jonas RosalesWriter
- Yannis DumoutiersOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Nick SchatzkiNarrator
- Kirk JohnsonSelf - Paleontologist and Director, Smithsonian
- Gaël ClémentSelf - Paleontologist, National Museum of History France
- Patrick De WeverSelf - Geologist and Professor Emeritus, NMH France
- Sylvie CrasquinSelf - Paleontologist, Research Director CNRS and CR2P
- François TherrienSelf - Curator of Dinosaur Palaeoecology, Royal Tyrrell Museum
- Craig ScottSelf - Director, Preservation and Research, Royal Tyrrell Museum
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Themes
paleontologyclimate changescientific studynatural historymass extinctionvolcanic eruptionenvironmental change soil sciencenature documentaryplanet earthscientific researchenvironmental history