What is the Oldest Fossil on Earth?

[@riobafelix3496]

I love how you create hypotheses which you go on to prove or reject them. That is so scientific, you are just on a class of your own. You use science and explain it in the most vivid detail. I love this channel so much.

[@justinmorgan2126]

Every hypothesis or theory you hear is one that already exists. Nothing here is new or "created"m he proves nothing and rejects nothing, This is simply a reading set to randomly relevant video clips. Sometimes the video clips are wrong too. Really this is no better than a power point presentation. I suggest you read "A short history of Everything" by Bill Bryson if you are interested in the subject.

[@prafooldev786]

@@justinmorgan2126 I don't see you doing it if its that simple? May be its wrong but at least its out there thanks to the story telling skills. Where is your content Mr. First Snow ?

[@resileaf9501]

Another documentary would have just said "Here is the oldest fossil known on Earth, and how it was found, etc.". This channel makes a tale of its subjects. A story spanning eons upon eons. This is what makes it so amazing.

[@thomasolson2806]

True about an unfolding story, but it also puts together the bits and pieces which (for me) were individual discoveries into an evolving "tale".

[@glenmiles4242]

@@vhawk1951kl i bet you kill at scrabble

[@Benya1997]

Exactly why I didn’t watch more than 1 minute of this video. I don’t want a narrative I want information =_=

[@guyfaux900]

Amazing if it's educational clickbait if it isn't.

[@guyfaux900]

@@vhawk1951kl depressing being smart isn't it?

[@bliblivion]

your videos have a degre a quality on par with the best documentaries i have seen on tv. Grate job to you and everyone involved.

[@g3heathen209]

The crossection of the zircon at 28:00 looks like a stained glass window.

[@johnwhitworth2675]

Spell check

[@bliblivion]

@@johnwhitworth2675 ?

[@auroracane5450]

Great*

[@bliblivion]

@@auroracane5450 thanks, English is not my first language, i often makes errors without noticing them.

[@g3heathen209]

The quality of this series is excellent, like old school pbs nova good.

[@teenagestacker6063]

My thoughts exactly 👍

[@kevinhayes6933]

G3 Heathen there was a Rv series in the 1980s called planet earth which was very good,from what I rember

[@teenagestacker6063]

@@kevinhayes6933 It sort of has some Cosmos vibes as well

[@canooples5134]

I like cheesecake too

[@jameshuggins8820]

Imagine someone disliking this video

[@chironOwlglass]

I'm so glad I found this after I had watched all the PBS Eons episodes! I was taught creationism in school, and i LOVE how much learning about deep time has transformed my understanding of the planet and all life in general. I think it's far more magical to understand that all of this was not magically created in an instant, but that it instead took billions and billions of years of trial and error, innovation, catastrophe, cooperation, and failure to get here.

[@curbroadshow]

You were taught creationism in school? Wow that’s mental. How did they explain dinosaurs?

[@Brakiri]

God tries to confuse or test us or somethin. These knuckleheads will find some bollocks explanation that is no explanation at all and when you challenge them on this they just fall back to "God works in mysterious ways" which translates into: we are content in not understanding and having faith in some invisible beard in the sky that everything will be ok. How creationism can be tought in schools, is beyond me. I suppose this is only possible in the US, land of the free, where you can do anything you want even if it's harmful or just straight up stupid.

[@rodthelimey]

"I was taught creationism in school" - not in the US, I presume. Isn't that unconstitutional?

[@markmitchell450]

But without what you call catastrophic events things would likely be very different

[@paulbriggs3072]

Except that science teaches in the big bang theory that it WAS all created in an instant....

[@gmanrock445kolos]

Here, where I live in Minnesota, there are rocks billions of years old. I touch them. Squeeze my eyes close for a moment, and attempt to grasp the eons of deep time. The humility I embrace brings tears to my soul. It's wonderful... Thank you for enhancing my understanding.

[@shep9231]

For a moment, you were able to reach out and touch the face of time, itself.... :) we should all be so fortunate.

[@shep9231]

@Stellvia Hoenheim I'm... Im sorry... I must need statement translate.... english no?

[@gmanrock445kolos]

@@shep9231 All of us who are able to understand the incomprehensible depth of deep time are fortunate. Thank you for your comment.

[@DivePlane13]

Where are these rocks at?

[@REDWHITEBLUEFULLTHRU]

You sure that ain't your peener

[@TL8311-j6x]

I'm dealing with a lot of family stress and these videos help me relax, take my mind off everything and lift the anxiety of life temporarily. Thank you.

[@Just.A.T-Rex]

Hey David. Keep your head up, I hope things work out in your families favor. If you need someone to chat with shoot me a message!

[@peterfitzgerald7327]

@@Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper I've just seen your comment, I think I know how you feel,things always get better, please don't try again..there are always people who care.

[@fender3003]

@ Coffeeisnecessarynow I hope you’re okay

[@XtremeChiliPepper]

@@Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper You seriously need to stop looking for attention. Just understand life is life, and if you were actually going to commit suicide, you wouldn't prolong your self-torture by posting on a science channel over the course of months. That means 1) you don't want to die and are just confused, or 2) you're a troll living in your mom's basement looking for attention you never got as a kid. Welcome to reality.

[@jase4270]

@@XtremeChiliPepper I like it good advice

[@magoobaguy]

I love how the narrator dramatically says "this is kangaroo territory"...like as if kangaroos aren't eating the grass of my suburban front yard right now, or bouncing around our football oval.

[@Ostinat0]

They eat your grass to remind you that you're in their territory now and that just like the grass, your lives are forfeit

[@UMadUCauseBad]

You mean you're living in the middle of their grass

[@VskatemanV]

They’re luring you into a false sense of security so they can sucker punch you in the mouth

[@adamoht]

just eat moar vegamite 🤓

[@rodmra]

13:11

[@amymack1954]

Kudos to Ms. Battison for a wonderful job of research and writing. Thank you for making complex science accessible to us laypeople without dumbing it down in the process.

[@cristianvillanueva8782]

Fall of Civilizations sent me here. Instant sub as soon as I hear this voice. Easily one of my favorite narrators

[@ManicPandaz]

Another great channel 👍

[@brianswelding]

Ditto

[@solanceDarkMOW]

Ditto

[@brettvv7475]

Same.

[@kigut7443]

i thought this was a documentary that was uploaded to youtube, the production quality is incredible!

[@nunyabusiness8538]

Just found this channel today and very glad I did. Your passion for this history isn't just apparent, it's contagious. Love it

[@cmacdhon]

The oldest fossil on earth is Keith Richards! Seriously, this is an absolutely brilliant video, and channel. One of the very best channels on KZbin.

[@Lucyorangejuicy]

lmao

[@vivekanand9333]

Kudos to Leila Battison for a rivetingly lyrical account of the history of life on Earth! Your choice of visuals matches the narration perfectly. Encore!

[@kristinaootjers8800]

Stop with your lies fool

[@xtembo3877]

One of my favourite finds on KZbin... The sheer quality of this series is incredible... I'm surprised that BBC, PBS or Discovery haven't snapped this up already.

[@morskojvolk]

(Edit: I realized that my comment didn't acknowledge the fantastic quality of this amazing video. Bravo. You are raising the standard for content on KZbin several orders of magnitude.) Although, certainly, Mary Anning's gender played a significant role in her exclusion from the scientific community, greater impediments were her extreme poverty and her religious beliefs. As a Dissenter, she was automatically excluded from almost _any_ education or scientific society.

[@aimeevanhekken6839]

I watched this yesterday and wanted to say: I sooooo love your videos!!! They are so informative and relaxing to watch. I cannot wait to see the next one.

[@anthonydahl5454]

Man the narrator is spot on. Texts are so good and well written. Love it ! Knowledge never tasted so good ! Thanks !

[@CyhAnide]

This series gives me the same wonderment I felt when I was a little kid borrowing Nova documentaries from the local library. What a brilliant undertaking!

[@Krystalmyth]

Just saw your subscriber count jump from 54k to 70.2 in a few days. You guys are going to be big. Honestly I don't think KZbin deserves this... lol , how is this a KZbin channel? It's just... thank you. Really.

[@necrosunderground]

"Here is the story of how archaeology has grown since the early days when fossils were recovered, only to sold as curiosities to bring in some much-needed money." "Oh, and here's where an old tongue twister came from. You're welcome!" Loving the content, keep 'em coming!

[@amirpatel1934]

So happy i found this channel when you released your first video. Every video has been incredible and informative. I look forward to every episode now.

[@sandy666ification]

Never thought seeing She sells sea shells by the sea shore evoke a feeling of badassery...kudos sir...kudos!

[@Lizard6376]

This channel has incredible potential... leaving this comment here to prove I was watching before they had a million+ subscribers 😁

[@HistoryoftheEarth]

Thanks for watching. We really appreciate it

[@kitamashi3368]

same

[@karlcolt]

LOL!!!! I've been to Lyme Regis and I could not get enough of the town. Good pubs excellent food, friendly people, and collecting 180 million-year-old fossils on the beach. Mary Anning, the patron of "ALL" fossil hunters throughout the world.😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@fgtrhwu2]

I just binge watched everything up to now. Really good quality, can't wait for the next one.

[@Zorro9129]

"Amateur" channels easily beat out the bigshots. There is such a trove of knowledge made possible by people who lack backing but deeply research a topic anyway!

[@seajaye9540]

This is the first of your videos I have seen and I immediately subscribed. Very well done, I thought it was professional and I'm highly impressed.

[@vulcanfeline]

i've watched 100s of hours of documentaries on palaeontology, geology, evolution, ... and still i'm amazed at the simple concepts that have eluded me until watching videos in this series 12:00 the answer to why fossils are only found in certain locations! thanks for this series :)

[@anthonymolloy3357]

Above and beyond the fascinating story told in this series, the writing alone is beautiful (a word chosen thoughtfully). Thank you.

[@NecroLiquor.]

I'm so impatient for such intent discoveries to be made under the chronic ice conditions of antarctica. Awesome collection!

[@abitoffcenter383]

Excellent video!!! It's amazing what we are finding out about the earth deep past. I really enjoyed this one, as well as the others. Thanks to everyone for your time and efforts! It's greatly appreciated!

[@Maliique]

Love all the stuff you make. The storytellings, the topics, the voice, the pace. Great work! Didn't expect anything about the ISUA-rock. Wohoo, go Greenland, my country.

[@simonf8902]

As a Doctor your documentaries are a wonderful refresher for me. I can recollect and add to all the information I learnt many years ago. Thank you.

[@BeckBeckGo]

Geology PhD?

[@paulbreiter9921]

Thank you for doing this, we love it. It is simply brilliant and I will recommend it whenever I can.

[@OneDullMan]

Nice to see the recognition for Mary Anning as the fossil hunter. Too much of her work was lost to those who 'borrowed' her work and got the glory. Thanks for that!!

[@joannedeal3418]

John BEE I totally agree!

[@Vicus_of_Utrecht]

Oh please you're revisioning history. She was recognized... until "she wasn't recognized" because of Suffragist propaganda.

[@Syntax.error.]

This lady can be found in the video game Red Dead Redemption 2. I had no idea it was based on a real women. You can do her side quest by collection fossils for her.

[@dougg1075]

This is the most beautifully done series. Bravo

[@D_Marrenalv]

Your documentaries are so complete, so well presented and narrated. Beautiful!

[@chrisrace744]

This channel is criminally underrated. You deserve way more subs

[@nOtJack1886]

really loving this series please keep aty it!

[@xain86k70]

"this is Kangaroo territory…" felt like a really really strong warning.

[@ThePuppywolf]

Kangaroos are known to attack unwary humans if they wander too close, their kicks can be fatal

[@thirstfast1025]

I talked to this video almost the whole time. That means I really found it engaging. Excellent content!

[@SlingTrue]

Amazing stuff here. So well explained and told like a story. thank you for your efforts. These are the presentations the world needs.

[@Saukko31]

Absolutely fantastic series. When I am watching Indy Neidell's The Great War and World War II series, I am waiting that we reach certain events, like Battle of Jutland or Midway. Here I am waiting for things like first vertebrates and Tiktaalik.

[@ChromeStrand]

So glad i found this channel, a proper quality documentary!

[@logansmith2703]

Minor quibble: In the jurassic the Dinosaurs didn't rule either air or sea. Those were ruled by separate reptile groups.

[@marioduddu471]

This is a beautiful, interesting and not too technical scientific presentation for a layman, someone like me to comprehend.

[@sjorsberends6393]

Awesome documentary, very informative and well narrated.

[@briant2140]

Very well done. So inspirational that I am not embarrassed to say that it almost brought me to tears. I guess I missed my calling. I love this stuff! How can an amateur like myself (who is not independently wealthy), make a difference, and contribute to the body of knowledge?

[@wendychavez5348]

I've heard the story of Mary Anning before--last time was, I believe, from you--though I appreciate that you used it here as an intro to the topic of fossils. How I wish you had been my history teacher 3 or 4 decades ago!

[@Josh-mh3kl]

Mary Anning was gay.

[@wendychavez5348]

And it matters not a whit.

[@javahead8]

An excellent doco. Clearly stated and pitched at an appropriate level for the interested amateur

[@RealBelisariusCawl]

This. THIS is what educational television should be. If you could get some of the academic experts on and pick their brains for some interviews, this would *unquestionably* be award-winning documentary material. It's *already* good enough that I'd vote for it. The narration is poetic but not full of itself. ... and this is all provided to me for free? Maybe 2020 isn't COMPLETELY terrible after all.

[@pastlife960]

As a palaeontology nerd, I had to make a couple of corrections. The rocks around Lyme Regis, where Mary Anning did her fossil-hunting, are late Jurassic in age, making them more like 150 million years old rather than 200. Also, it's pronounced 'plesiosaur', not 'pleosaur'. Great video nonetheless!

[@samarkand1585]

Nerd

[@Bilbo-qq6ei]

@Mike Nunyabizness nerd

[@bradenhoefert2109]

I believe he was referring to pliosaurs, which are related to plesiosaurs but with short necks. Usually pronounced PLY-OH-SAUR.

[@samarkand1585]

@Mike Nunyabizness nerd

[@pastlife960]

Tom's Ghost Plesiosaurs have long necks, pliosaurs have short necks. He showed a plesiosaur skeleton, but said pliosaur. My point still stands. If he had shown a pliosaur skeleton and says plesiosaur, then that would’ve been fine, as pliosaurs are a subset of plesiosaurs. But he didn’t. You should also know that neither term refers to a species. Each group had dozens of species in it. I know my stuff, I bloody well should as I am reading Palaeontology at uni atm. There’s no need for any name calling.

[@mellowmonsoon278]

Supper glad to have found this channel.

[@HistoryoftheEarth]

Welcome

[@harishvyas107]

It's just fantastic how you divided the video in various parts that makes it easier to understand. Didn't know that life started to appear so early on Earth. It's feels so good to know the history of entire planet. Looking forward to next video please upload soon and I think u have forgotten my video request about ICE BALL PERIOD OF EARTH. But it doesn't matter to me now loving your all videos. I'm sure you will cover it up. Your next video about Earth's magnetic field. It will be interesting to know more about it. Bye for now Thanks And Take care.🙏🙏👍👍👍

[@kinoeye8730]

Wholesome

[@marleybedford8628]

Are you aware how rare it is to see a documentary discussion incorporating Australia? In many documentaries Australia is not mentioned or even documented on discussion maps. North and South America, north and south Africa, and the European-Middle Eastern-Sino-Asian continents are regular areas for documentary topics. To see Australia mentioned in documentaries not intentionally and solely focused on for the discussion is very exciting for me. Sincere thanks.

[@Wolvieonepunch]

I learn about Australia all the time in documentaries bud, love aussies

[@davidpotash7256]

Thank you for this and every other video you do. It’s so important to have well produced, enjoyable documentaries on the real science and history of the world in this day of AI. 👍

[@mrniceguy7168]

Australia has some seriously otherworldly landscapes.

[@mikeyd946]

First time I’ve ever heard of rocks being “cooked”. Great documentary! Well done 👍🏻

[@jonathansturm4163]

Geologists are pretty down to earth folks ;-)

[@fluffskunk]

3:56 Dinosaurs did not conquer air or sea during the Jurassic. Pterosaurs and their airborne relatives were a form of archosaur, as were dinosaurs. But in the seas and oceans, it was other forms of reptiles that dominated: Sauropterygia and ichthyopterygia, two clades which are nested directly under reptiles, not part of any other reptilian lineage. And then in the Cretaceous, you got mosasaurs, which are squamates, close relatives of the extant reptiles, particularly monitor lizards.

[@SP_33333]

Zircons. Yes. Antarctica is still hidden... You have a fantastic talent for communicating the most important information in such a light handed, gorgeous way. Thank you.

[@robdead4550]

Another absolute winner. It's so good to be able to learn things without having to put up with overly dramatic music and jarring cut-aways.

[@KeepEmCommin]

I love Lyme Regis so much. My grandmother lived there for many years and they were my favourite holidays. Seeing so many little fossils on the beaches

[@andybeans5790]

Hey Pete and Dave, could you tell me what the tune with the female wailing vocal on your title sequence is called? It's used at 05:17, I've heard it elsewhere (e.g. the videogame Crysis 2) and really want to use it in a D&B tune

[@jeffagain7516]

Excellent vid once more Folks, thanks very much! Finding the oldest fossils that may still exist is a fascinating endeavour and I'm very happy to hear there are some dedicating their time and efforts to tracking them down. I'm thinking that the long buried rocks in Antarctica may prove to be a worthwhile study, since so much of that ice buried land escaped a lot of weathering activity suffered by so much of the globe. Now, whether or not the massive weight and pressure of the ice that has buried them has also affected their composition and/or preservation, is something that needs to be taken into account but I suspect this is but one of many discoveries that enormous continent is hiding. :)

[@Jupitor108]

Thank you very much for bringing such an informed and fascinating scientific video that is so well done. It is gripping and interesting like a thriller. :-)

[@dwighthawkins5955]

I'm a rockhound. I venture to Ne, Wy, Mt etc for agates and rock beauty. Paleo always disrupts me. Once a 360 full egg with baby inside, another a baby dino skull where a Raptor plucked him out of his nest, and an ammonite in central Wy. All is sidebar. No matter how hard you try paleo just won't go away. This is a very nice video. Oh, by the way... I was after Fairburns and this very very old paleo bone stuck out of the dirt....... and.... and ...

[@deanbuss1678]

Man this is interesting ! Narration making it even more intriguing.👍👌

[@FredPilcher]

Another superb addition to this wonderful series!

[@dennisnicholson952]

The carbon tubes and globular structures, which have been found in the Australian Apex Cherts, remind me of the structures present in the Martian meteorites found in the Antarctic. If these are not fossils of microbial life, could a similar natural process be at work?

[@Boogaboioringale]

The Martian meteorites represents fossils. The structures and tubes are smaller than earth microfossils because they’re on Mars (with lower gravity) and , quite naturally, not hydrated.

[@Aegis23]

This I such an underrated channel. A true gem.

[@johnweber4029]

Hey bro you have created something really cool with this channel ! It's well narrated and informative . I am a Christian and I know that some of them have an issue with evolution but not for me. I don't believe evolution disproves the existence of God at all. Anyway thanks for all the hard work that you are doing to create this channel and for sticking with the scientific facts ! 👍😎

[@themplar]

Even the Vatican doesnt deny evolution anymore. Good for you you atleast have the ability to reason and accept reality despite of the religion you subscribe too.

[@ernestimken6969]

The Creator said that all He made was very good. How does that agree with death and disease, tooth and claw for millions of years?

[@johnweber4029]

@@ernestimken6969 , I was addressing the creator of this channel with my comment. I'm not a Christian apologist therefore there no way that I'm going to waste my time debating the existence of God with an atheist. You are probably an intelligent person so I would recommend that you read the bible because almost every question that you have can be found in it's pages 😎

[@goodman4093]

@@themplar evolution is total hogwash. To say monkey evolve to man is stupid thing !. While don't we have monkeys evolved today. The ancient cell that became man deviated from the original first cells. It was already programmed to become man. It might have passed through several stage but it ultimately became man. Not that after millions of years man will evolve into angels Or elephant will turn into flying dinosaur.

[@goodman4093]

Scientific facts that will be obsolete in few years. Believe science at your peril. Science cannot replace God because it is full of trial and error. Science is only a human tool to figure how to live nothing more. It doesn't hold absolute truth

[@rodthelimey]

I just discovered this channel. Thanks so much!

[@ExplosiveBrohoof]

As much as I enjoy these videos, I feel compelled to share a gripe I have with the background music. It's constantly changing, every 10-15 seconds at times, and it makes the narration feel like it can't hold an idea for longer than a few seconds without getting distracted. I would prefer if each background track played out for at least a couple of minutes, while the main idea at that particular time plays out.

[@ceeohjay_]

As someone that is very sensitive to different sounds and lights, I totally agree you, I guess it's to keep people engaged? But yeah a re-upload or maybe a compilation/playlist of videos with no music would be amazing, other than that all these videos and the multiple channels are my favourite on yt. ❤

[@druidriley3163]

Amazing. The deep time is so difficult to comprehend. To see with our own eyes, rocks being *bent* and *twisted* just boggles. Time, so much time.

[@friedpancakes266]

This channel is one of the few bastions left in this world. There are no politics, no agenda to push. This is just history, the greatest of all stories

[@kevinhayes6933]

You just keep getting better and better

[@ulincsys]

3:50 Ichthyosaurs, Plesiosaurs and Mosasaurs are specifically *NOT* Dinosaurs. Additionally, members of the Pterosauria were also not Dinosaurs. The vast majority of Dinosaur Species were terrestrial (land dwellers), and to date, the only Dinosaurs thought to be aquatic were the Spinosaurs. Finally, Avian Dinosaurs (such as Archaeopteryx) did not appear until the late Jurassic, and thus I would not consider them to be "dominant" at this time.

[@Tallenn]

That's why, at around 2:18, he states "ichthyosaurs and pliosaurs, contemporaries of the dinosaurs..."

[@FingerBrokenBranches]

Watching this channel before bed has become a nightly ritual for me

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

As a female geologist, I resent that Miss Anning was never mentioned in my university courses. I learned about after decades of working as a geologist. She was the best paleontologist of her time, but the Big University Men who benefited from her extensive work never gave her any credit, but touted her finds and knowledge as if they were their own. There were other non-degreed geologists who did wonderful work in that era, but they got the respect they deserved because they were men. Things are better now.

[@canadious6933]

Definitely was the toughest in the 19th century/Victorian era for women. Where many fields were elitist, sexist, racist and extremely closed minded. Despite calling themselves the "enlightened" era. Though I am glad to see a lot more people being credited today by the general population

[@NorthForkFisherman]

Working in STEM, I still get men and women deferring to me automatically because I'm the old(er) white guy in my lab rather than my supervisor. My boss is a woman twenty years my junior and the best boss I've had in my career. The bias is still there and still very pervasive. Things are better now, but they are a long way from equal.

[@27GX76R]

Alas, women are perfect for this field (digging up old shit.)

[@themiddleagedgamer3503]

Seems like she was a major contributor.

[@BeckBeckGo]

@@27GX76R can’t let her have her success without tossing in an insult, can you? Have some dignity.

[@NealaKuro-ow7su]

Omg my new favorite channel and your voice is perfect thank u

[@harrietharlow9929]

I love your videos. I learn something new every time I watch....this time I learned that a woman made the first paleontological discovery.

[@alanthompson8515]

Harriet Harlow Sorry to disappoint. Mary Anning's story is truly remarkable but she was by no means the first. Google: Georges Cuvier, for example, or William "Strata" Smith. Smith has a story to match Mary Anning's, and it's well told in "The Map That Changed The World" by Simon Winchester. I own up to having a soft spot for Smith. I grew up in near where he did a lot of his foundational research, during the construction of the Somerset Coal Canal. I recall as a child being shown the memorial plaque on a cottage in Midford and then being told that it was on the wrong cottage! He's one of the reasons I ended up studying geology.

[@debralucas2224]

@@alanthompson8515 Thanks! :)

[@jonathansturm4163]

@@alanthompson8515 Earliest recognition of fossils probably goes to Xenophanes (570-480 BC). Several other ancient Greeks ( Herodotus , Eratosthenes, and Strabo) also wrote about them. Aristotle’s first love was marine biology though few study him for his great contribution to that science.

[@alanthompson8515]

@@jonathansturm4163 Cheers. I deliberately refrained from mentioning examples from the classical age because of the often mythical explanations proposed for their existence. Cuvier is considered the founder of palaeonotolgy, the science.

[@jonathansturm4163]

@@alanthompson8515 Mythical explanations are not solely a property of ancient Greek philosophers. I’m minded of the assumption that Aristotle’s explanation of the sex life of a particular species of sea urchin must have been entirely mythical just because Aristotle had a few things wrong even though he had so very many things correct. In the 19th C Aristotle’s description of the sex life of the sea urchin was discovered to be correct. We still seem to be using the word species in biology (after Aristotle) and nobody has successfully expanded on his three laws of rational thought.

[@prakashrao8420]

Great work guys, fantastic and informative video

[@teenagestacker6063]

I find it interesting that all of these fossils lie in some of the most inhospitable places, very fascinating!

[@alanthompson8515]

Teenage Stacker. Interesting yes, but pretty easy to explain. To a palaeontologist, soil cover is a pain. Hospitable places are that way because they DO have soil cover to hide the rocks and people whose permission is needed before you try to remove it!

[@SusanFleming-lp6kz]

Thanks so much for this channel. It's wonderful.

[@tomthumb1322]

Thank you for featuring Mary Anning and her contribution to science in the beginning of this wonderfully written piece. There have been way too many early scientists to have their contributions erased because of their culture, race, or gender. Without the curiosity of science, well I don't even want to think about how we would be treating each other now.

[@cabbagehead8]

Melodic narration and as usual, beautiful artwork

[@lexzbuddy]

Intro sounded like a typical summer day in Scotland

[@paufigueres]

brilliant channel, thanks for creating this content

[@kimba381]

This is magnificent!

[@Sanngot]

I really appreciated how you presented some of the debate in the scientific community with the possible fossils that might be older than the chert, but we don't have enough evidence yet to tell for sure. I must ask, would you consider having a something of a "earth sciences news" topic where new discoveries made since the posting of these videos are highlighted? I suppose that breakthroughs are not as frequent in this field as others, but it's not impossible. It may branch off from the overall documentary theme this channel is going for, but at the same time, it's content. Not saying it's something you should or shouldn't do, just a thought that occurred to me. On an unrelated note, as an Earth Science grad, I never before heard of Mary Anning. Thank you for bringing her and her accomplishments to my attention.

[@scheimong]

This channel sure made the most out of that stock footage subscription... Not complaining though 🤣

[@benbrown561]

This is SO good, man, THANK YOU.

[@EMERTHERofficial]

_One day we actually might get some real photos from our early earth, provided by our friends._

[@gerardoconnor4278]

What a splendid documentary. TY

[@obi-wanea9364]

Great video

[@Bangers_mostly]

this channel ROCKS!

[@voyager1977.2]

Another underrated channel that must deserve more subs

[@FloozieOne]

I would love to see those banded iron formations but even more amazing are the black and white banded rocks. They are so smooth and elegant and the one that has fallen over is like a gem on the sand. They must be a very hard rock to have lasted all that time, so what are they made of? Lava flows would never be so perfect but if they were made on the sea floor and then lifted up could they be some kind of marble and obsidian? I'd love an answer to this question.