Eons: When Ichthyosaurs Led a Revolution in the Seas

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The marine reptiles Ichthyosaurs arose after the Great Dying, which wiped out at least 90 percent of life in the oceans. This event changed the seas forever and triggered a new evolutionary arms race between predator and prey. Part of the “Eons” series.

Media Details

Runtime: 9 minutes 38 seconds

Topic: History, Science
Subtopic: Ancient History, Earth Sciences, Prehistoric Life
Grade/Interest Level: 10 - 12
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Release Year: 2019
Producer/Distributor: PBS Digital Studios
Series: Eons

A Wooly Rhino is grazing on the slope of a mountain.

A group of four legged terrestrial creatures. Caption: Synapsids.

A pair of Ichthyosaurs hunting prey in the sea.

A giant deer roams a grassland.

An illustration depicts the dinosaur, Coelophysis, with new born Coelophysis in between its beak.

A painting depicts scientists comparing Piltdown Man's remains to other species. Charles Dawson and Sir Arthur Smith Woodward are seen standing together.

An illustration depicts a pair of dinosaurs fighting each other.

An illustration depicts a bat flying in sky.

An illustration depicts a pair of reptile like dinosaurs running in a desert. Image credit: Ceri Thomas.

An illustration depicts an extinct animal, the Giant Lemur.