Seahorses are one of the ocean's worst swimmers but their origin story is great.

How Plate Tectonics Gave Us Seahorses Eons

Premiered November 08, 2022
How Plate Tectonics Gave Us Seahorses

How did seahorses — one of the ocean’s worst swimmers — spread around the globe? And where did they come from in the first place?

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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