Paleontologists estimate that around 380 million years ago, there were fish with pectoral fins that already had finger-like bones. And from those, the limbs of vertebrates evolved. The skeleton of these limbs follows the same basic blueprint: Authors: ZDF/3sat/Marco Polo Film AG/Herbert Ostwald/Hol
Around 500 million years ago, where the Atlantic is today, the Iapetus Ocean existed, a vast primordial sea dividing the continents of the time. In these waters, an evolutionary explosion unfolded. Authors: ZDF/Terra X/O. Gurr/L. Bockius/E. Jesse/KawomGbR/K22/M. Heß Translation and dubbing: alugha
66 million years ago, a devastating asteroid impact triggered a mass extinction, wiping out most species on Earth. However, mammals survived and thrived thanks to their adaptability. Authors: ZDF/Terra X/O. Gurr/L. Bockius/E. Jesse/Kawom GbR/K22/M. Heß Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here t
Fossils are the preserved remains of an animal or plant in a rock. Many of the fossils discovered so far are the ancestors of organisms that are alive today. The study of fossils is called paleontology. Much of what we understand about evolution comes from studying fossils. When organisms die, t
