What Was The First Complex Life on Earth?
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Published 2021-11-30
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Thumbnail Art by Ettore Mazza
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S003…
irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/637946 - Justin Tweet
L. Miao, M. Moczydłowska, S. Zhu, M. Zhu, New record of organic-walled, morphologically distinct microfossils from the late Paleoproterozoic Changcheng Group in the Yanshan Range, North China, Precambrian Research (2018), doi: doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2018.11.019
Evidence for eukaryotic diversification in the ∼1800 million-year-old Changzhougou Formation, North China
D.M. Lamba,∗, S.M. Awramika, D.J. Chapmanb, S. Zhuc
Organic-walled microfossils in 3.2-billion-year-old shallow-marine siliciclastic depositsEmmanuelle J. Javaux1, Craig P. Marshall2 & Andrey Bekker3
Bangiomorpha pubescens n. gen., n. sp.: implications for the evolution of sex, multicellularity, and the Mesoproterozoic/Neoproterozoic radiation of eukaryotes
Author(s): Nicholas J. Butterfield
Bicellum Brassieri -Paul K. Strother, Martin D. Brasier, David Wacey, Leslie Timpe,Martin Saunders, Charles H. Wellman
Dictyosphaera-
Heda Agić, Małgorzata Moczydłowska and Lei-Ming Yin
A Morphological and Geochemical Investigation of Grypania spiralis: Implications for Early Earth Evolution
Miles Anthony Henderson
Zachary R. Adam1,2, Mark L. Skidmore1, David W. Mogk1, and Nicholas J. Butterfield3
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All Comments (21)
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Holy cow, took me awhile to realize this is a YouTube creator, and not a network produced documentary that was uploaded by someone. I don't know if I've seen this sort of quality before... well done chaps!!!
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4:40 "either by the bones or the stones they left behind" bravo, sir
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Your videos are my go to for when I'm panicked or stressed, just listening to your voice explaining topics that make me think. Gets my mind off whatever it is and calms me down.
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My father & myself both love these documentaries so much! My dad is a retired science teacher, and I'm a doctor, and we've always been fascinated with the topics you cover on this channel and the History of the Universe sister channel. We are blown away by the quality, especially the depth of research, not to mention the scripts, the editing, the clip selection, the soundtrack - it's all phenomenal. Your videos remind me of the high quality science documentaries I used to watch on the BBC when I was a bit younger, only they were the result of an entire film studio and countless experts, writers, cinematographers etc.. To have these for free on Youtube is mind-blowing! Thank you SO much!
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- i name thee: SCROTUM HUMANUM ! - pardon? - balls, my lord. balls
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My favorite part was at 31:37, when the research assistant fumbled the microscope and destroyed a priceless specimen.
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19 months and well over 200,000 subscribers already. You'll have 1,000,000 subs in no time if you can keep up with this type of consistent quality. Thank you for the free access. Much appreciated 🙏.
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I (as a geologist) was highly critical of your inferior stock footage of lab microscopy, but at 31:38 when the slide broke, that was just hilarious!
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The stones and bones was an absolutely brilliant quip, and the delivery really makes it. It is so subtle and understated that it almost slips by unnoticed. Well done. Well done, indeed.
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Leila Battison....is one hell of an impressive writer and researcher. And having the Kelly brothers in the project brings it even closer to perfection. There is no video on this channel and History of The Universe that doesn't leave me in awe. Thank you, as always, for the incredible (and free!) content.
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Best, by far, documentary channel on you tube. Great narration, scripting, all of it. Love these vids and channel, amazing
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Absolutely fascinating! I wish more people would watch intelligent programmes like this.
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How can this channel possibly have only 277k subscribers? This is top tier stuff.
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In 2 words: Thank you! Social media like youtube can be used to share knowledge and to make people understand the wonders of our world. Videos like this one make me grateful and glad. Again, thank you!
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Professional tier documentary.. for free on YouTube. Bro is a saint
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The longest story ever told... the 'History of the Earth'! Sincerest thanks to everyone involved in this Channel... astounding work!
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15:49 - This is the Yellowstone River (not the Colorado), flowing though the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (not the Grand Canyon), in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. (even so, I've been enjoying your excellent series of videos! :-) )
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This is my go-to video for when insomnia kicks my ass and I need to relax. Whenever I read things out loud I find myself trying to mimic this narration style XD not too good at it though. I’ll leave it to the pros
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When regarding skeletal remains, I love how the Cyclops mythology came about after people saw elephant skulls, assuming the large nasal passage was an eye socket. I can only imagine what else was cooked up when people saw strange skeletons and bizarre fossils. Dragons no doubt, sea monsters, too.
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Your videos are absorbing, calming, and educational. Thank you to the whole team who produced these.
