Join hosts Kallie Moore, Michelle Barboza-Ramirez, Gabriel-Philip Santos, 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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When Dinosaurs Threw Up A Mystery
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Special | 9m 15s | How dino stomachs are revealing a mystery. (9m 15s)
Did Dinosaurs' Extinction Give Us Fruit?
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Special | 10m 47s | One of the most surprising effects of the cascade of changes was...fruit? (10m 47s)
Why Paleontologists Can’t Stop Fighting About Spinosaurus
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Special | 8m 37s | What does it mean to be a “semi-aquatic” dinosaur? (8m 37s)
The Dinosaurs Too Big To Be Dinosaurs
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Special | 12m 22s | How did sauropods, uniquely large land animals, actually live, with their anatomy and physiology pus (12m 22s)
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About the Hosts
Kallie Moore is an enthusiastic paleontologist and science communicator. Since 2008, she has been the Collections Manager, or ‘Fossil Librarian’, of the paleontology collection at the University of Montana. She started as a co-host and content consultant on PBS Eons with its launch in 2017. Her debut children's book, Tales of the Prehistoric World, was released in the fall of 2022. In 2024, Kallie became an Executive Producer on the doc Why Dinosaurs? about dinosaurs & the people that love them.
Gabriel-Philip Santos is a paleontologist, educator, and storyteller. Originally focusing his work on the study of fossil marine mammals, he has since switched to science education. He is currently Director of Education and Visitor Engagement at the Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology in Los Angeles. In his spare time, Gabriel is also the co-founder of the Cosplay for Science Initiative, bringing science education into comic cons and other pop-culture events. For his work, Gabriel was named a 2021 Grosvenor Teacher Fellow with National Geographic and Lindblad Expeditions. Gabriel joined the PBS Eons team in 2023 and is excited to be able to share even more stories from deep time!
Blake de Pastino is a science communicator with a background in journalism. He was one of the founding editors of National Geographic News before joining Hank Green to co-create some of the most watched and respected educational channels on YouTube, including PBS Eons, SciShow, and Crash Course. For ten years, he also ran the blog Western Digs, which chronicled research about the paleontology and archaeology of the American West. He currently works as a disability rights advocate, educational content creator, and actor in Montana.
Michelle Barboza-Ramirez (they/them) is a queer latinx naturalist and geoscience educator. In their work life, they teach people about rocks and fossils… and in their off time they totally do that too! Michelle’s past projects include working in the education departments of the National Park Service and Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, as well as the paleontology departments of the Florida Museum of Natural History and John D. Cooper Center. Michelle currently splits their time between teaching in higher ed and co-hosting on PBS Eons.
Welcome to 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.
Michelle Barboza-Ramirez and Blake de Pastino examining a bear statue on-location at the La Brea Tar Pits.
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Hosts Kallie Moore, Michelle Barboza-Ramirez, and Gabriel Santos admiring a mastodon at the Museum of Natural History at the University of Michigan
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Hosts Kallie Moore, Michelle Barboza-Ramirez, Gabriel Santos, and Blake de Pastino together.
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Michelle Barboza-Ramirez and Blake de Pastino examining fossils on-location at the La Brea Tar Pits.
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Behind the scenes of Michelle Barboza-Ramirez and Blake de Pastino shooting a scene on-location at the La Brea Tar Pits.
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