On The River Of History

The story of life concludes with the Cenozoic Era from the Paleocene to the Pliocene epoch 66 to 258 Million Years Ago We follow the survivors of the great Cretaceous Extinction Event as they adapt to a rapidly changing world including the mammals Special topics include the the PaleoceneEocene Thermal Maximum the Rise of the Himalayas the Spread of the Grasslands the Crisis of the Mediterranean and the Great American Interchange Transcript httpsriverofhistorytumblrcompost183188061451episode6theageofmammalsLinks and References MentionedPlacentals Didnt Displace North American Marsupials httpswwwzorauzhchideprint7148910ZORANL71489pdfHow Neornithine Birds Survived httpsdoiorg101016jcub201804062Geology of the Pacific Islands httpswwwncbinlmnihgovpmcarticlesPMC2607379 Evolution of Baleen Whales httpswwwcellcomcurrentbiologyfulltextS0960982218314143