The Age of Reptiles in Three Acts

Reptiles emerged from the Paleozoic as humble creatures, but in time, they grew to become some of the largest forms of life ever to stomp, swim, and soar across the planet. This Age of Reptiles was a spectacular prehistoric epic, and it all took place in a single era: the Mesozoic.

This episode (as well as most episodes of Eons) features beautful paleoart from Studio 252mya. We dare you to try to not spend hours looking at their work: http://252mya.com

And thanks as always to Nobumichi Tamura for allowing us to use his wonderful paleoart: http://spinops.blogspot.com/

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References:
http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/05/28/lystrosaurus-the-most-humble-badass-of-the-triassic/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982213015182
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