The History of Climate Cycles (and the Woolly Rhino) Explained
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Published 2019-05-30
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Throughout the Pleistocene Epoch, the range of the woolly rhino grew and shrank in sync with global climate. So what caused the climate -- and the range of the woolly rhino -- to cycle back and forth between such extremes?
Thanks to Julio Lacerda and Studio 252mya for the excellent Woolly Rhino illustration. You can find more of Julio's work here: 252mya.com/gallery/julio-lacerda
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Hi Eons viewers! As some of you have pointed out, I mistakenly cropped out Mars in the image we show when we mention that Milankovic was obsessed with ice ages on both Earth and Mars. Sorry to all of you (and the planet Mars) for the error! -Seth
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That must be some kind of record for the most information ever packed into 14 minutes 35 seconds...
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Wow! That's a LOT of climate science crammed into 15 minutes!
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Would love to see a video on how the platypus evolved!!
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Do you think you guys could do something about the evolution of bats?
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Thanks for the best content on this platform.
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Awesome! This is great. Not just learning about woolly rhinos, also learning about space and climate change.
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This is the best and most simple explanation I've ever seen for Ice Ages, axial tilt, season length variation, and the reasons for various periods of extinction that I've even seen. Thank you for your spot-on uploads. Tom
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Kallie Moore needs a raise. Another great instructional video.
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I have a request for a video on creodonts and entelodonts. Maybe separate videos of them.
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