The Complete History of the Earth: Carboniferous Period

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    Intro 0:00
    The Carboniferous Globe 1:44
    Sharks Claim the Sea 4:58
    Swamp Monsters and Giant Bugs 7:41
    Breaking Ties to the Water 13:45
    Carboniferous Rainforest Collapse 16:55
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    Moving forward through time, we now come to a very important and interesting chapter in the history of life. The Carboniferous is a time when the land was truly fully populated for the first time with plants and animals. As a global rainforest spread across the world and our tetrapod ancestors had to contend with massive bugs super charged by the high oxygen atmosphere.
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  • @MisterDutch93
    @MisterDutch93 Рік тому +580

    I think I also read somewhere that during the Carboniferous, certain molds and bacteria that are able to digest plant matter/detritus didn't exist yet. So in other words, plants and trees would eventually die and get replaced, but the plant matter that they left behind didn't decompose because there were no organisms (yet) to take advantage of it. This is also why the carbon remained locked in the trees even after they died. It's such a weird thing to think about. There were endless forests but no rotting leaves on the ground.

    • @christosmani
      @christosmani Рік тому +65

      Only thing I'd be scared of is the crunch factor with all these beasts (especially insects) and the fires, but damn me if I didn't run around like a dumb kid playing with the leaves until I was eaten alive 😂

    • @tylerbennett2123
      @tylerbennett2123 Рік тому +73

      Yes! So rainforests today don't make soil carbon storage the same way they did back then. The coal and oil we got in the Carboniferous is the only supply we've got

    • @stefanostokatlidis4861
      @stefanostokatlidis4861 Рік тому +55

      This has been disputed.
      It was chiefly the depositional of environment. There were many more lowlands and swamps at this time.

    • @aidenmartin6674
      @aidenmartin6674 Рік тому +20

      With lots of debris lying around, forest fires would be crazy intense.

    • @DrAhzek
      @DrAhzek Рік тому +35

      @@aidenmartin6674 Debris? Oxygen levels were the true risk there. Even a small fire would be extremely hazardous. Just imagine, being in an environment that is on constant risk of "explosion".

  • @sundoga4961
    @sundoga4961 Рік тому +411

    One of the most interesting periods of earth's history. They must have had some insane fire seasons with that much atmospheric oxy!

    • @Whateverhasbeenmynameforyears
      @Whateverhasbeenmynameforyears Рік тому +30

      The plants had higher H2O content to try to combat the fire risk. :)

    • @kennethsatria6607
      @kennethsatria6607 Рік тому +15

      Wonder if anything tried becoming fireproof

    • @sundoga4961
      @sundoga4961 Рік тому +37

      @@kennethsatria6607 Could be. Many Australian plants are fire-adapted, resistant to fire or spreading fire resistant seeds.

    • @andrewgan557
      @andrewgan557 Рік тому +5

      This is what most young earth creationist think what the atmosphere during the age of the dinosaurs is like. However it's the wrong era!

    • @andrewgan557
      @andrewgan557 Рік тому +4

      @@careypridgeon that's also what young earth creationist also think

  • @gabe20244
    @gabe20244 Рік тому +97

    It doesn't need to be said, except to feed the almighty algorithm, but this is one of the best series on UA-cam right now. Keep up the amazing work and educating the world of our past.

  • @karldubhe8619
    @karldubhe8619 Рік тому +35

    I did love the line "did you think that's going to stop now that we're on land?" 00:51

  • @messhairwoman
    @messhairwoman Рік тому +78

    this is my favourite series on UA-cam, can’t tell you how excited I was for this episode!

  • @RutraNickers
    @RutraNickers Рік тому +108

    This series is everything I ever wanted about Paleo content, mate. I'm really glad I found your channel.

  • @b.h.abbott-motley2427
    @b.h.abbott-motley2427 Рік тому +53

    It's not necessarily confirmed that higher oxygen levels are the primary reason certain arthropods reached large sizes in this period. Mark P. Witton, for instance, writes that Pulmonoscorpius may be able to do fine at current oxygen levels if its respiratory system functioned as well as a coconut crab's.

    • @perrynn7173
      @perrynn7173 Рік тому +1

      Valid point. Good comment.

    • @UnwantedGhost1
      @UnwantedGhost1 Рік тому +4

      There's always many factors into the evolutionary size of animals. These prehistoric arthropods had a ton of space to be temporarily dominant.

    • @YaBoiDREX
      @YaBoiDREX 11 місяців тому +7

      Also keep in mind there there weren’t very many vertebrate megafauna so insects took up the role. Like how giant tortoises took the role of grazers in the Galapagos.

  • @sunsolar2138
    @sunsolar2138 Рік тому +30

    Tiktaalik was our high school meme. We felt so sorry for him. His eyes in all the pictures were so sad, as if he understood everything and was disappointed in everything.

    • @zackakai5173
      @zackakai5173 Рік тому +9

      Tiktaalik had seen enough enough shit. It was time for him to leave.

    • @stevepalpatine2828
      @stevepalpatine2828 3 місяці тому +1

      Some of the ones I've seen have a big dopey grin though, it's not all bad for Mr Tiktaalik.

  • @kai_plays_khomus
    @kai_plays_khomus Рік тому +18

    Contrary to what some might infer from the context it got presented in the "coconut crab" Birgus latro (@09:56) isn't breathing through trachea - instead it spends its plantonic larvae stadia and its early life as a more developed young crayfish breathing through gills (and carries an empty shell on its back as all hermit crabs are known for but will eventually grow too big to find shells and will further carry its abdomen bend under its carapax) until it switches to a terrestrial lifestyle. It now will breath with something one could call "pseudo lungs" - one can clearly recognize the pair of bulbs its shell forms on its back to create the cavities for B. latro's lung analogs in the provided image.

  • @caseyleichter2309
    @caseyleichter2309 Рік тому +67

    A global rain forest! With no predators big enough to eat me, the Carboniferous sounds like a perfect tourist destination - if only the high oxygen level didn't cause my internal organs to spontaneously combust! Oh, and congrats on your and TimTim's latest evolutionary advance :)

    • @DaytonaRoadster
      @DaytonaRoadster Рік тому +19

      Giant bugs...giant...bugs...bugs..no thanks

    • @josephjohnson6849
      @josephjohnson6849 Рік тому +1

      I don't need that I can eat Chipotle for that

    • @YaBoiDREX
      @YaBoiDREX 11 місяців тому +7

      As long as you like dog sized Scorpions and eagle sized Dragonfly’s.

    • @gary4934
      @gary4934 10 місяців тому +7

      The high amount (10%) of CO2 would be even more dangerous than the O2. It would kill you in minutes, not in hours.

    • @toawing
      @toawing 8 місяців тому +3

      I think you missed the three meter long predatory amphibians.
      Be careful of the waters edge

  • @readingking1421
    @readingking1421 Рік тому +6

    I misheard you talking about Pulmonoscorpius and had to do a double take at the 77 meter long scorpion. Such a relief knowing that didn't happen.

    • @smburr1
      @smburr1 Рік тому +1

      Same here🤭

  • @Lycan3303
    @Lycan3303 Рік тому +312

    learned more history from a legged fish than 4years of highschool

    • @karldubhe8619
      @karldubhe8619 Рік тому +13

      Isn't highschool supposed to be three years? :) (don't ask me how long I took....)

    • @Local_yokels_monsters_myths
      @Local_yokels_monsters_myths Рік тому +19

      It is not in the best interest of the Government to have you peons gettin’ all educatered!!!

    • @Lycan3303
      @Lycan3303 Рік тому +14

      @@karldubhe8619 it's 4 in USA but 3 sounds good to me

    • @Lycan3303
      @Lycan3303 Рік тому +10

      @@Local_yokels_monsters_myths and that's why only 66% think the world is round

    • @ambam64
      @ambam64 Рік тому +10

      Same. The most I got out of high school on that note was an episode of Walking with Dinosaurs.

  • @gingermcgingin4106
    @gingermcgingin4106 Рік тому +15

    Actually, whilst large amounts of 02 no doubt helped, many palaeontologist believe that the major reason for all the giant arthropods was due to a lack of competition with vertebrates, in particular ammonites. Due to not needing to molt an exoskeleton, we could grow to megafaunal size much faster & with much less energy expenditure.

    • @griffinhunter3206
      @griffinhunter3206 Рік тому +4

      The millipedes evolved before the carboniferous oxygen spike and the griffonflies survived well after.

    • @lhfirex
      @lhfirex Рік тому +2

      "We"? Now I'm just impressed that this comment exists at all. Doesn't seem like human typing instruments would fit arthropods well under any circumstances.

    • @gingermcgingin4106
      @gingermcgingin4106 Рік тому +1

      @Todd Crabtree
      You completely misread/misunderstood what I said.

    • @martijn9568
      @martijn9568 3 місяці тому

      I suspect you mean amniotes instead of the invertebrate ammonites😅

    • @gingermcgingin4106
      @gingermcgingin4106 3 місяці тому

      @@martijn9568 I blame autocorrect

  • @troo_6656
    @troo_6656 Рік тому +24

    I was very much looking forward to this part. You hear about all the things like big bugs and amphibians, all about the forests but almost never why it all collapsed. Certainly I am glad you're making these videos

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    @BilbyFM Рік тому +12

    I literally just found this series a few hours ago and now I get more?? Amazing!

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    @ambam64 Рік тому +2

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    @tylerbennett2123 Рік тому +7

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    Love this series so much

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    @largent45 Рік тому +10

    Another thoroughly engaging episode. Thank you for making our education about these time periods, fun and exciting. You do a wonderful job!

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    @TheSmart-CasualGamer Рік тому +4

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    @SadisticSenpai61 Рік тому +4

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    @littlecrawley1991 Рік тому +3

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  • @kalebk9595
    @kalebk9595 Рік тому +3

    It's finally here! One of my favorite periods, I've been looking forward to this episode.

  • @EvilSnips
    @EvilSnips Рік тому +2

    One of my favorite time periods!! Thanks for the extra-long video!

  • @Doctor_Sex_Ass
    @Doctor_Sex_Ass Рік тому +4

    My favorite time period EVER!

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    @arc7375 Рік тому +3

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  • @TristanLaguz
    @TristanLaguz Рік тому +6

    A great video teaching us about a fascinating period 👍
    Just two points.
    1. Early synapsids had some upsides over early sauropsids, but ðe same is true ðe oðer way round. For example, sauropsids have tough beta-pleated horn proteins while we only have alpha-helical horn-proteins.
    2. Not all sauropsids had two openings behind each eye; ðe diapsids did, but many basal sauropsids ("anapsids") didn’t.
    I’d love you to make a video about a spellbinding group of reptiles (= amniotes) from ðis spellbinding period, who pioneered parental care (Dendromaia, Heleosaurus), have been definitively shown to possess squamate-like scales (Ascendonanus), and have ðe first known two-legger in ðeir ranks (Cabarzia): the varanopids.

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      ð = th right?

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    @laurachapple6795 Рік тому +5

    I'm honestly looking really forward to finding out what TimTim's final form will be. We all know (or at least hope) you're going to evolve back into Steve... TimTim always seems to be something closely related but not identical. Maybe he'll be a chimp. But I'm personally hoping for a ruffed lemur.

    • @hogwartswhovian
      @hogwartswhovian Рік тому +1

      I am too, I love that Tim Tim has become our little buddy on this journey through time. I hope he still makes appearances in videos after this series is over 👾

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  • @exomake_mehorololo
    @exomake_mehorololo Рік тому +2

    I love the Carboniferous period!! It's my fav with the Ordovician and Silurian. They're all severely underrated

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  • @MesmerizingEyesXOXO
    @MesmerizingEyesXOXO Рік тому +3

    The Carboniferous period is my favorite geographical period! 😍 I just find it so fascinating!

  • @TheShootist
    @TheShootist Рік тому +1

    This was provided by the algorithm. I watched the intro and stopped, went back and watch all the previous videos first. Now I'm back.
    You do splendid work. Thank you.

  • @thommyneter168
    @thommyneter168 Рік тому +1

    Very good episode!

  • @alfalfa2155
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    Yaaaay Carboniferous video!! Thanks for all your great content!

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    Great episode!!

  • @TheRagnarokknight
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    Opening up UA-cam today to see this pop up first thing made my day.

  • @bencake28
    @bencake28 Рік тому +3

    Amazing Video! Impossible to stuck this period in a short Video and explain everything correctly! False, you dit it quite well! 🖖🤓
    Interesting to so how the tiny guys evoled 🙃 I am very excited to see where this journey will take us! 😅😉
    However, one thing has to be added to this video. One thing must not forget... how much food there was on land. An oversupply. And almost no serious competition for these resources. These were further factors why the arthropods could reach and maintain such an immense size. Oxygen levels alone are not the only factor. There were times when there was a similarly high level of oxygen, but the arthropods never reached that size again. 😉 And this is the reason why, IMO.

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    Dude I love your vids so much I saw you uploaded a new history vid and literally gasped

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    @renaissanceman4054 Рік тому +1

    cool vid, I like this series a lot

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    I finally found the best time to watch this great channel. I get in bed were it is nice and quiet and relaxing and can fully enjoy this fantastic presentation of our past. Thank you.

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    @scottammon8395 Рік тому

    Thank you for a very interesting videos. I enjoyed watching and learning. Look forward to the next video

  • @InATreeOrInTheSea
    @InATreeOrInTheSea Рік тому

    Thank you so much for these videos. You sir, are a legend in my book and what you're doing here is incredibly important.

  • @pridelander06
    @pridelander06 Рік тому

    Fantastic as always, can't wait for the Permian discussion. Hope y'all are doing alright after the hurricane 🙌

  • @fernwebber4829
    @fernwebber4829 Рік тому

    This is awesome! Can't wait for the Permian and Triassic - those are some of my favorites!

  • @takenname8053
    @takenname8053 Рік тому

    Very NICE
    Got to be one of my favorite periods!

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    @Vampshroom420 Рік тому

    You have a really good way of speaking and giving information that makes it very enjoyable. Thanks :)

  • @KippiExplainsStuff
    @KippiExplainsStuff Рік тому

    great stuff!

  • @wangouthangout
    @wangouthangout Рік тому

    Well that was bloody fascinating

  • @Renpet516
    @Renpet516 Рік тому +1

    I think we need merch of Tim-Tim talking about goo 😂

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    @Amaya6Korai Рік тому

    Another great video! Looking forward to the next one as well!

  • @senorsuave
    @senorsuave Рік тому +2

    Caught this so early multicellular life hadn't even formed yet

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    Ah Yes another Great video from Paleo Analysis love History of the earth series keep it up and god i love Tim Tim He might be my favourite;)

  • @donhillsmanii5906
    @donhillsmanii5906 Рік тому +2

    Can you imagine a wildfire in the Carboniferous era?? It would be INSANE

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