The Complete History of the Earth: Ordovician Period

[@penny_the_wiser413]

I love that you don't just teach us about dinosaurs. It's cool to learn about other lifeforms.

[@robertstone9988]

This is the period In which all the fossils around my house come from. You can't step out my front door without seeing a crinoid fossil if you're real lucky you can find a trilobite I found like three in my whole life. There is literally the entire rockface at the creek that runs by my house in the woods that's entirely made up of tiny little crinoid stem fossils millions and billions and billions of what look like Smarties. If you start looking within five minutes you'll find the tops the tentacle part at the top. But they don't quite preserve as well. I would love to find a sea scorpion someday.

[@l.mcmanus3983]

Where I live it is the same. So many crinoid bits. I did find a small trilobite last yeah too! As far as I have been able to figure out, the fossils are from the Ordovician.

[@robertstone9988]

@@l.mcmanus3983 I'm in Bloomington Indiana. I'm pretty sure its ordovician rock where I live, but wear my brother-in-law lives in Morgan County Indiana it's all Carboniferous Mississippian. He's got a lot of darker Shell Rock where mine is moore crinoids and Limestone despite us only living about 30 min away from each other. It's harder to find fossils at his house but I have found a few mostly just nodules and a few plant imprints, trace fossils.

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[@tylerdurden7764]

@@robertstone9988 what is it

[@juanjoyaborja.3054]

I love how a small, slow, harmless, and cute mollusk like the modern Nautilus species had absolutely terrifying relatives back in the Ordovician. But I guess the fact that they remained small is how the Nautiloids actually managed to live past the Ordovician mass extinction and every subsequent mass extinction as well. They might not survive us though, their shells are over-harvested. They have lingered on for so long, it’d be really sad to see this relic of the past fade away.

[@juanjoyaborja.3054]

@@tweakgawdtaydoegangsteppah3689 Orthoceras did exist? I don’t know what you’re talking about

[@memeboi6017]

Will say, saw a study that showed that seals may also play a big part in their suffering.

[@braykoe2401]

I love how you present these, not as a list but rather more like a story being told on another world, and the music actually hits that perfectly! I do wonder what you will evolve into next 🤔

[@apexnext]

This is a great way to describe it. Being a story makes it personable.

[@JoshuaHnilicaPT]

I enjoy the way he tells the story. His writing is really easy for me to grasp. I always struggled to pay attention when learning about this stuff before.

[@JoeMWoodward]

Thanks for including the continental position in this. I rarely see phanerozoic period coverage talk about the geology in relation to the flora and fauna.

[@captainstroon1555]

Panthalassa is such a great name. Especially combined with the upcoming Pangea. It literally means "all sea". What a fitting name for a global ocean.

[@GamingIndominus]

Glad to see that you are evolving lol. I feel like that's all I'm going to watch this series for it's just to watch the gradual evolution of you.

[@GamingIndominus]

@LeoTheBritish-Eurasian what I meant was the evolution of the little character LMAO but that works too

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[@readingking1421]

Super glad to have found this channel and series. The early history of life is so bizarre I can't get enough of it.

[@tyrannicproductions]

I'm very intrigued about this series, I feel like it could become one of my favorites in all of my favorite paleontological KZbin channels, can't wait for the next episode and the ones following that

[@JoshuaHnilicaPT]

Dude, you litterly got me tearing up over here with that ending. I am really enjoying your videos, man.

[@MaxrunnMutt]

Your addition of Pokémon references makes this even better. Subscribed!

[@riggles]

Woah what timing! I found your channel couple of hours ago, watched the previous episodes today (haven't seen your other videos just yet), and then the continuation gets posted today as well :D Fantastic work.

[@PaleoAnalysis]

I started all the way back in the Hadean Eon for this series! This is actually episode 5! 🙂

[@benhicks9481]

@@PaleoAnalysis Did you give up on the series? :(

[@finarii1975]

Goodness am I glad to have found this channel. Just finished catching up on the series and I'm rather impressed. Out of curiosity, extinction events prior to the Cambrian aren't talked about that much, but I presume they still happened, what with several billion years for large catastrophic events to occur like the snowball earths. So, that being said, why aren't snowball earth events typically included in the lists of mass extinctions and why aren't other Precambrian mass extinctions really talked about?

[@PaleoAnalysis]

Mostly for two main reasons, 1) Life was not nearly as diverse during this time and the fossil evidence makes it very difficult to say in any great detail what biomes were like and how they were chaging before the Ediacaran/ Cambrian. 2) Because at this point we are talking about billions of years, there are comparitivly very few geological sites where rocks that old still exist. Most have been destroyed by a combination of erosion and volconism. So even most of the information I talked about (especially in the first 2 episodes) is highly speculative and are heavily debated among Geologists. So basically, yes there was probably more than five major mass extictions. but lacking scientific evidence makes it hard to be sure of more than that.

[@finarii1975]

@@PaleoAnalysis That really clears things up! Lack of geologic evidence and the relatively low diversity of life were my initial guesses, but it's really nice to see that I'm not just insane. Can't wait for the next vid!

[@apexnext]

It's almost bittersweet. I am definitely someone who wants to know as much of "what really happened" as I can. Yet that is inherently almost impossible for the period. It's just as fascinating as it is anything, though. 😁👍

[@leopard2a743]

If you're interested check out "the entire history of the earth" KZbin channel, they do a series like this in a longer form

[@robinchesterfield42]

@@leopard2a743 Yes! So glad to see I'm not the only fan here. They do awesome stuff. Just yesterday (from when I wrote this) they released an episode about the Ediacaran! The only problem I have with that series is that the new episodes come out so slowly. But it's worth it. :)

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This is my new favorite series on youtube!

[@lek0mania]

i am currently rewatching whole series and can't wait for new episodes. Dude, you are brilliant!

[@simateix6262]

I've only discovered your channel yesterday, but already watched most of the complete history of Earth series. Must say I am very much enjoying it. Keep it up. Looking forward next episodes

[@ronniewestherly3435]

I love the way this dude makes everything easy to understand.A lot of other channels you have a hard time understanding what they are talking about. I think they do that trying to look smart.

[@GREYFLWRMUSIC]

From the oldest video to the newest, the point still stands, great content my friend!

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Wow I subbed for prehistoric planet but I clearly got more than I bargained for with this series. Loving it so far, Also love Tim Tim.

[@lucinho]

I'm loving your videos of this series!!!!! I hope you can cover the sylurian soon, I'm so excited!! Your videos are helping me be able to study again after many years of anxiety and depression, and you also helped me discover a love for paleontology!! I finally figured out what to do with my life, I'm gonna be a paleontologist! 😁

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Really hope you do. 😁

[@PanthalassaRo]

I knew next to nothing about these parts of paleo history but these videos have been a blast and I finally think I have a grasp of some concepts. I think I will read some more.

[@hiker64]

Geologic time is still so difficult to comprehend. Wow. So fascinating to imagine. I sometimes stop and think if I could go back in time millions of years what I would see on this very spot where I'm standing, assuming and hoping it would be on some kind of land mass in a breathable environment, just to see some of these plants and creatures alive!

[@adams13245]

Yeah. It's so weird to imagine that we're closer temporally to the end of the cretaceous than said time is to the mid Jurassic. Deep time is really weird.

[@johncmitchell4941]

​@@adams13245 Cleopatra was closer in time to us than to the pyramids.

[@kevinroche5480]

I've just found your channel and watched all five "Complete History" videos. Very entertaining, can't wait for the next one.

[@TheTRexPaddock]

Woot, another outstanding video. Really enjoyed the focus, not many people give both the Ordovician flora and fauna the proper attention they deserve. 🦖 Check out that steadily raising sub count. Its no wonder, this has become one of my favorite places to come for prehistoric content and I'm pretty sure others are quickly catching on to how great your content is!

[@WAMTAT]

Just binged this whole series (to this point) amazing content. Keep up the great work.

[@thesunexpress]

This series of videos ought to be teaching material for (US) 6th / 7th grade introduction to biology class. It is vastly more informative & definitely entertaining even to an 40-something adult.

[@christobalshaskin8976]

Well done. I expect to see a lot of growth for this channel.

[@o.429]

Again, another great video. Thank you for sharing your knowlage with us.

[@tashaneumann42]

I really appreciate how acessible you make these videos. I was raised religious and evolution and many science related topics were banned in my house, and being on my own now, it's just been hard to get a grasp of the real world. Thank you for making it easy to understand, it's all so fascinating.

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Christianity is the real world.

[@tigrrr2132]

Love your videos! It's really clear how much you love what you do, and it reflects in the quality of your content. I also like watching these videos because they remind me of the quote about evolution teaching us our kinship with all living things. So interesting to see our journey from unicellular organism to human. It shows us how connected we are to all life!

[@katherinemoore7163]

I am just loving your presentations on the history of the earth, as an average person with an interest in natural history I am learning so much from you, you present in a manner that is easily understood. Thank you

[@js1423]

Nice! Hopefully this series of Earth's history will become a big hit!

[@jurassicjuul8126]

This series is sooo interesting!! I'm learning a lot, and that's probably because I don't know much about the early stages of the evolution of life. When we're getting to the Mesozoic point, this will definitely change. Anyways, the discussed periods of time are way more interesting than I thought they were actually! Always happy to see when I see you've made a new video for this series!

[@robertw31968]

I just found your channel last night. I’m really enjoying the history of the earth. I’ve went through all of them that you have up. Btw you have a new subscriber. Since I’m through with this series so far I’m going to watch some of your other videos. Btw I’m 54 and only have a high school education, and you make these really easy to understand. Thank you so much for that.

[@Scott-wf9kp]

Can't thank you enough for all the work you put into this series so far. I know it's an enormous undertaking given how vast a history you're covering. I appreciate that you offer a broad spectrum of context, including geological info and plant evolution. I would LOVE to see a detailed video from you on ancient fungus / the evolution of fungus, if that's a subject that interests you! Either way, I can't wait to see what you post next :)

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[@CraftsmanOfAwsomenes]

I would recommend AronRa’s systemic classification of life series. 50 episodes of general surveys of ecosystems primarily focused on features as they evolved in our ancestors

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I love that one

[@juanjoyaborja.3054]

Good series, but he went through those geological periods very quickly. This series spends more time on each geological period, as other stuff such as anatomy and classification don’t need to be touched upon.

[@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess]

Lol you believe that nonsense 😹 God created humanity

[@juanjoyaborja.3054]

@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess No. You’re the one who believes nonsense, not him.

[@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess]

@@juanjoyaborja.3054 Yeah because the universe was created with a random explosion and humans descend from bacteria that makes a lot of sense 😹😹 Funny how atheist's are so adamant and militant against the idea of creation and God. Atheist's can't even explain how the mass particles and energy came into existence before their beloved big bang explosion They either claim the electrons, protons, quarks, always existed and were never created, or that matter particles and reality just randomly popped up into existence. No logical explanation

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Cant wait for the next episode just watched all 5 you have so far what fascinating stuff

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I love this series! Keep em coming!

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Have very much enjoyed these videos. Thank you, and I look forward to our continuing journey through time.

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[@hugopritchard8455]

Love your Complete History of the Earth series. Looking forward the videos on the Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian.

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These have been great - keep them coming!

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These are really well done.

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This video and your entire series is phenomenally well researched and presented.

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Really enjoying your History of the World and looking forward to the next.

[@mareofmaers3590]

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This series is great! Keep em coming.

[@audreylee5117]

One thing I always look forward to in this series is the leveling up XD but also, thank you for making this series and I seriously hope you continue! it's really informative in a bite-sized format. Great for me as I'm starting to research paleontology seriously

[@aresaurelian]

The artist got the Ordovician period accurately. Just adding some caustics to the images with sunlight and shallow water reflections and it would be dead on. Beautiful channel. Love your work. This is great storytelling. Thank you.

[@poogissploogis]

I love this series! I love ancient life and I find that I've gotten bored of dinosaur stuff over time. I love this lesser known stuff!

[@randomspirit]

Very fun and interesting series! I'm looking forward to future episodes!

[@griffingerrein8831]

I live right outside of Cincinnati and I have the fortunate pleasure of living on top of one of the most productive Ordovician fossil beds in the world! I've found everything from crinoids to trilobites and due to the fact that I live near lots of exposed bedrock, sometimes when I walk in rocky areas the ground crunches from stepping on the brachiopod shells!

[@sauraplay2095]

Loving this series! Can’t wait to watch more!

[@endymallorn]

That closing statement is powerful. Remembering that life has been through so many horrors and bounced back might help us too.

[@jamesshaffer206]

Very informative and well put together with great narrating . Awesome thank you.

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This is such a good series, brings me back to my childhood illustrated books. Anyways i'm glad i found your channel!

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Great vid as always man!!

[@PaleoAnalysis]

Appreciate it!

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You've earned a new subscriber, loving these videos!

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Man I just came across your page, and I'm in like 10 videos deep now. Awesome content, I always loved the history of this planet but never knew a lot about it. Thanks for making fun digestible videos!

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Really, really enjoyable. Can't wait for the next one

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Love the presentation and detail, job well done, you :)

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I love the order in which you present all these videos

[@HemiChrysler]

When you cover the Silurian, I beg you, include the Silurians. Sea Devils, however, are a better design.

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It's a crime that I haven't discovered this channel until now

[@patrickwagner158]

Great stuff man. Excited for the Permian and Triassic, some of m favorite periods to talk about/learn about

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Now this is really awesome

[@AidanMartin]

Thank you for making this video and also I release an album last year under my Viral Monstrosity project that is mainly about the a lot of the major events in our planet's history including a song about the O-S mass extinction event as well.The name of it is The Suffering from Earth's Existence if you want to listen to it some time.

[@johnmcnulty4425]

These videos are even better than PBS! Many thanks!!

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These are amazing! Great job

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Great content. Can't wait to see more.

[@csuree87]

I like this series. Although I read a lot of things about it, and when I was a kid I was obsessed with the mesosoic, as I grew up I became more interested in the eras, and periods, that are less known to us. Waiting in anticipation for my favourite geologic time - the Permian.(because in this era the reptiles and stem mammals were still neck to neck in who would be more successful and rise to dominance, though the stem mammals won this battle, eventually they'd lose the war on the long run) my second favourite is the Triassic.

[@Mamvri]

Thinking at such great distances back in time it makes u feel so insignificant...thank you for this videos.

[@bobharvey6957]

Just discovered this series and I really enjoy it. Hope it will continue

[@aljohnson3717]

Unbelievable how great your presentation was AND ending with the optimistic message to us all🙃, still going strong unextincted

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Really cool series! A couple of videos only on paleobotany would be awesome ... and some only on the evolution of insects too! Keep it up!

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I love these videos! Can't wait to see more!

[@Jamezicarius]

Beautiful message at the end of this one. Thanks.

[@DennisUrMenace]

It’s amazing how we can map out an entire food chain this far back. I like your voice too

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I'm addicted to this channel give me more content lol

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This is so coool!

[@powboi9622]

The Paleozoic era is so fascinating

[@johannageisel5390]

It's also my favourite. I find it more interesting than the Meso- and Neozoic.

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Stumbled upon a random video about, why did they look weird and been on a evolutionary journey. Love it

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I. LOVE. YOUR. CONTENT. Keep it up, please!

[@phdtobe]

There’s something engrossing about this geological period. I’m watching this episode for the 4th time.

[@peacepeople9895]

Nice...I have many of the orthoceras and ammonite fossils... some of those things are really awesome...and some of those polished plates that are available are really cool...thanks again for the awesome series of videos

[@anorthosite]

Back in the 1980s/1990s, I was intrigued by a feature - Charity Shoal - visible on bathymetric maps of far northeastern Lake Ontario (Canadian waters). The lake bed there is underlain by the Trenton Formation, a Middle Ordovician sequence of limestone with thin shale couplets. The shoal resembles a 1+km-wide atoll - or frying pan - with a "tail/handle" to the SW, the latter apparently caused by later Pleistocene glaciation. Subsequent field research (by others) revealed it to be a probable meteorite crater, with younger Ordovician limestone beds 'draped' over the rim, indicating its possible time of origin. It does not appear on maps showing paleocraters attributed to the Ordovician Meteor Event, but the timing looks pretty good. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_Shoal_crater

[@jayceewedmak9524]

Thank you 👍