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The Age of Mutant Plants

Around 252 million years ago, as the Permian Period transitioned into the Triassic, there wasn't much life on Earth left. Landscapes had been torched an entire ecosystems had collapsed. But the fossil record is full of something else, too -- mutant plants -- found worldwide and spanning thousands of years. But what was it about the Great Dying that caused a global age of mutant plants?
Season 9 Episode 10 Length 11:06 Premiere: 09/15/26

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Season 9 Episodes

The Age of Mutant Plants
S9 E10 Length 11:06 Premiere Date 09/15/26

When Sails Were All the Rage
S9 E9 Length 07:54 Premiere Date 09/15/26

How Tetrapods Took to the Trees
S9 E8 Length 10:44 Premiere Date 09/15/26

How Earth’s Smallest Life Caused its Biggest Death
S9 E7 Length 09:29 Premiere Date 08/11/26

That Time Almost Everything Died | Life and Death on Pangea
S9 E5 Length 25:37 Premiere Date 08/19/26

A Tale of Tusks and Saber Teeth | Life and Death on Pangea
S9 E4 Length 25:37 Premiere Date 08/12/26

The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Reef | Life and Death on Pangea
S9 E3 Length 25:37 Premiere Date 08/05/26

How Eating Plants Shaped Life on Land | Life and Death on Pangea
S9 E2 Length 25:37 Premiere Date 07/29/26

How The Formation of Pangea Changed The World | Life and Death on Pangea
S9 E1 Length 25:37 Premiere Date 07/29/26

Eons: Life and Death in Pangea Official Trailer
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 07/28/26

Eons: Life and Death on Pangea Official Trailer
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 07/17/26

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