The End-Ordovician Extinction was the first of the so-called ‘Big Five’ mass extinctions in the history of life on Earth - more than 80% of species in the oceans died out. But could you survive its aftermath?--Eons is a production of Complexly for PBS Digital Studios.If you'd like to support the show, head over to <a href="https://www.patreon.com/eons">Patreon</a> and pledge for some cool rewards!Want to follow Eons elsewhere on the internet? <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EonsPBS/">Facebook</a> <a href="https://youtube.com/Eons">YouTube</a> <a href="https://x.com/EonsShow">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/eonsshow/?hl=en">Instagram </a>

Could You Survive The Carboniferous?

Season 2 of the Eons podcast will be a longform exploration of a question we’re often asked in the comments section of our YouTube videos: how long could a human survive if they were dropped into a particular period of the geologic past? 