Eons

Season 4, Episode 6

Episode Title: When the Rainforests Collapsed

Air Date: 2020-02-19

Overview:

The Carboniferous Rainforest Collapse set the stage for a takeover that would be a crucial turning point in the history of terrestrial animal life. If it weren’t for that time when the rainforests collapsed - in an extinction event that you probably haven’t heard of - our ancestors might never have made it out of the swamps.