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From the Cambrian Explosion to the Great Dying | Eons

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Published August 3, 2023 at 5:00 AM CDT

The first era of our current eon, the Paleozoic Era, is probably the most deceptively fascinating time in Earth’s history. With near-constant revolutions in life, punctuated by catastrophic extinctions, it is also one of the most chaotic.

Correction! At 9:19, we erroneously refer to Dimetrodon as an herbivore. It was definitely a carnivore. Thanks to everyone who pointed out our error!