How a Supervolcano Made the Cenozoic’s Coolest Fossils

Yellowstone contains some of North America's most amazing fossil deposits.

How a Supervolcano Made the Cenozoic’s Coolest Fossils Eons

Premiered August 28, 2018
How a Supervolcano Made the Cenozoic’s Coolest Fossils

One of the most dynamic, transformative, and potentially dangerous features in North America is also responsible for some of the continent’s most amazing fossil deposits. It’s a supervolcano we now call Yellowstone.

About the Program

Eons

Join hosts Michelle Barboza-Ramirez, Kallie Moore, and Blake de Pastino as they take you on a journey through the history of life on Earth. From the dawn of life in the Archaean Eon through the Mesozoic Era — the so-called “Age of Dinosaurs” -- right up to the end of the most recent Ice Age.

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