Documentaries - History of Earth
*List in progress (started 1/22/23)* A comprehensive documentary list of Earth's history from its creation (~4.6 billion years ago) until present. Documentary topics include everything from geology, biology, paleontology; eventually, anthropology and many more!
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- StarsCorey JohnsonJonathan KeebleTony PraveThe natural wonders of the world are being explained.General Earth history (geology, topography?, geography?)
- DirectorYavar AbbasStarsReg E. CatheyPaul EssiembreAnimated film showing the making of Planet Earth from rocks and dust to our current home, beginning 4.5 billion years ago. Explains the clash with planet Thea, creation of oxygen, initial life underwater and stromatolites. Initial plate tectonics, Snowball earth and the first continents of Rhodinia and Gondwana.Hadean (-4.5bil) to Present day
- StarsGerry AsmusThis trilogy consists of 3 x 30 HD episodes that cover the history of our planet and the most ancient life on it during the Hadean, Archean and Proterozoic eons (from 4.6 billion years ago until 500 million years ago). 1.Hadean Eon: Takes us 4.6 billion years back and tells the story of our planet's formation, appearance of the Moon, atmosphere, and water. 2. Archean Eon: Tells about the earliest life on Earth, its ancient continents, and how bacteria transformed our planet's atmosphere. 3. Proterozoic Eon: Covers catastrophic global glaciations known as the Snowball Earth, the appearance of eukaryotes, as well as first plants and animals. It also tells about mysterious organisms from the Ediacaran period.1. Hadean(-4.6bil) 2. Archean(-4bil to -2.5bil) 3. Proterozoic (-2.5bil to -541mil)
- DirectorLuke EllisStarsRobert HazenNeil deGrasse TysonMarcelo GleiserWas life triggered by some event, like lightning hitting a pond full of amino acids? Earth was teeming with life billions of years before the dinosaurs existed. Single celled organisms inundated the oceans, and the soil swarmed with living creatures. Where did it all come from and how do you go from a single-celled organism to a trillion-celled organism like man?Proterozoic (-2.5bil)
- StarsDavid AttenboroughJustin MarshallJean-Bernard CaronDavid Attenborough goes back in time to investigate the origins of life.Paleozoic (-500mil)
- StarsSalvatore VecchioSarah CarmichaelMichael RampinoThis original CuriosityStream 3-part documentary series features stunning animations in Ultra HD 4K quality and sheds light on the kind of life that existed in the Permian, Triassic and Cretaceous periods beginning 250 million years ago.Paleozoic (Permian, Triassic, and Cretaceous) (-310mil to -66mil)
- StarsDavid AttenboroughTravel back 66 million years to when majestic dinosaurs and extraordinary creatures roamed the lands, seas, and skies.Cenozoic (-66mil) (Cretaceous/Paleocene)
- StarsHugh QuarshieIngrid KvaleMartin DohrnThe Great Rift Valley in Africa was created when the African and Arabian tectonic plates separated about 35 million years ago. This series investigates the forces that created the rift and focuses on the landscape and wildlife.~Eocene (-35mil)