
Could You Survive The Ordovician Period?
Season 2 Episode 3 | 50m 45s
Could you survive the first of the ‘Big Five’ mass extinctions?
The End-Ordovician Extinction was the first of the so-called ‘Big Five’ mass extinctions in the history of life on Earth - more than 80% of species in the oceans died out. But could you survive its aftermath?
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Could You Survive The Ordovician Period?
Season 2 Episode 3 | 50m 45s
The End-Ordovician Extinction was the first of the so-called ‘Big Five’ mass extinctions in the history of life on Earth - more than 80% of species in the oceans died out. But could you survive its aftermath?
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