https://extinctatlas.com/films/paleozoic https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/dunkleosteus.webp Paleozoic · Armor and giant limbs From Dunkleosteus jaw plates to Arthropleura in the Carboniferous forest. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/paleozoic.mp4 15 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/mesozoic https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/tyrannosaurus.webp Mesozoic · Dinosaurs, sea and sky Ten Mesozoic lives unfold across land, ocean and open air. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/mesozoic.mp4 18 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/cenozoic https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/megatherium.webp Cenozoic · Afterglow of giants Megalodon, ground sloths and Ice Age giants witness changing climates and food webs. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/cenozoic.mp4 17 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/recent https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/thylacine.webp Recent · The final sightings From the great auk to the thylacine, extinction enters recorded human memory. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/recent-extinctions.mp4 17 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/deep-oceans https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/anomalocaris.webp Ancient oceans · Strange beginnings From Cambrian Anomalocaris to Permian Helicoprion, follow early experiments in marine predation. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/deep-oceans.mp4 17 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/dinosaur-world https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/allosaurus.webp Dinosaur world · Land, sea and air Giant sauropods, feathered microraptors and marine reptiles take the Mesozoic stage. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/dinosaur-world.mp4 18 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/giants-of-cenozoic https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/paraceratherium.webp Cenozoic · Rise of the giants Hornless giant rhinos, immense snakes and predatory whales fill the spaces left by dinosaurs. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/giants-of-cenozoic.mp4 18 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/last-witnesses https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/quagga.webp Final sightings · Human time Quagga, aurochs and huia bring extinction into an age of photographs and written records. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/last-witnesses.mp4 17 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/paleozoic-pioneers https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/tiktaalik.webp Paleozoic · New body plans From Pikaia muscle blocks to Tiktaalik wrist-like fins, trace five evolutionary turning points. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/paleozoic-pioneers.mp4 11 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/mesozoic-new-frontiers https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/hatzegopteryx.webp Mesozoic · New frontiers Early dinosaurs, marine reptiles and giant pterosaurs open a three-part archive of land, sea and sky. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/mesozoic-new-frontiers.mp4 15 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/giants-and-final-records https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/chinese-paddlefish.webp Giants and final records From Chalicotherium and Megalania to the human-witnessed losses of paddlefish and sea lions. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/giants-and-final-records.mp4 19 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/paleozoic-shores https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/ichthyostega.webp Paleozoic · From water to land From Eurypterus paddles to Hylonomus and reproduction independent of open water. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/paleozoic-shores.mp4 11 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/mesozoic-titans https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/argentinosaurus.webp Mesozoic · Titans and oddities Argentinosaurus, Deinocheirus and Sarcosuchus reveal very different Cretaceous lives. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/mesozoic-titans.mp4 11 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/cenozoic-strange-worlds https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/sivatherium.webp Cenozoic · Strange mammal worlds Megacerops, Sivatherium and Homotherium restore vanished mammal communities. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/cenozoic-strange-worlds.mp4 13 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/recent-final-echoes https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/golden-toad.webp Recent · Final echoes From Lonesome George to a bat's final 2009 signal, four losses unfold in recorded time. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/recent-final-echoes.mp4 9 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/plants-first-land https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/lepidodendron.webp Plants · The first steps on land From centimeter-tall Cooksonia to the Lepidodendron and Calamites forests that formed coal. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/plants-first-land.mp4 13 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/plants-seeds-and-forests https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/glossopteris.webp Plants · Experiments in seeds and forests Glossopteris, bennettitaleans and early flowers trace long experiments in leaves and reproduction. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/plants-seeds-and-forests.mp4 13 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/plants-last-blooms https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/cry-violet.webp Plants · The last flowering Four recent plant extinctions record island logging, quarrying and introduced animals. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/plants-last-blooms.mp4 9 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/strange-lives-six https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/tullimonstrum.webp Strange lives · Wonders of sea and land Tullimonstrum, Estemmenosuchus, Shonisaurus and Arsinoitherium span 300 million years. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/strange-lives-six.mp4 9 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/plants-dawn-systems https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/aglaophyton.webp Plants · Dawn of transport systems From Aglaophyton to Zosterophyllum, six early land plants experiment with water transport, branching and spore dispersal. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/plants-dawn-systems.mp4 13 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/plants-coal-canopy https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/sigillaria.webp Plants · Layers of the coal forest Sigillaria, Neuropteris, Cordaites and Sphenophyllum build the layered Carboniferous forest. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/plants-coal-canopy.mp4 9 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/plants-seed-worlds https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/cycadeoidea.webp Plants · Seed worlds unfold Pentoxylon, Cycadeoidea, Ginkgo cranei and Araucaria mirabilis restore diverse Mesozoic seed-plant canopies. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/plants-seed-worlds.mp4 11 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/plants-lost-islands https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/adams-mistletoe.webp Plants · The last island flowering Five recent plant extinctions connect the island crises of Saint Helena, Hawaiʻi and New Zealand. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/plants-lost-islands.mp4 11 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/ediacaran-first-shapes https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/dickinsonia.webp Ediacaran · Shapes before modern animals Dickinsonia, Spriggina, Charnia and Kimberella preserve seafloor experiments before Cambrian food webs. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/ediacaran-first-shapes.mp4 9 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/paleozoic-small-worlds https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/marrella.webp Paleozoic · Small worlds, giant changes From two-centimeter Marrella to Hyneria in Devonian rivers and Cotylorhynchus on Permian plains. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/paleozoic-small-worlds.mp4 11 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/mesozoic-specialists https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/tanystropheus.webp Mesozoic · Specialist bodies Long necks, single claws, tail vanes and filter-feeding mouths push six body plans toward different extremes. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/mesozoic-specialists.mp4 13 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/cenozoic-changing-shores https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/ambulocetus.webp Cenozoic · Coasts and continents in motion Ambulocetus and Desmostylus bridge land and sea, while three giants restore vanished continental ecosystems. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/cenozoic-changing-shores.mp4 11 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/insects-carboniferous-skies https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/meganeuropsis.webp Insects · Giant wings above the coal swamps From one of the earliest patterned wings to a 71-centimeter griffinfly, follow Paleozoic experiments in flight. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/insects-carboniferous-skies.mp4 13 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/insects-jurassic-signals https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/juracimbrophlebia.webp Insects · Jurassic signals and disguises A katydid's pure tone, kalligrammatid eyespots and ginkgo mimicry restore a lost world of signals. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/insects-jurassic-signals.mp4 11 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/insects-cretaceous-relationships https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/cretoparacucujus.webp Insects · Cretaceous parasites and pollinators Flea-like ectoparasites, an early mantis and a cycad-pollen beetle connect insects with hosts and plants. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/insects-cretaceous-relationships.mp4 9 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/insects-cenozoic-echoes https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/eophyllium.webp Insects · Echoes of Cenozoic forests A giant ant, butterfly, wasp, leaf insect and amber bee restore flight and disguise in Eocene forests. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/insects-cenozoic-echoes.mp4 11 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/origins-before-jaws https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/ernietta.webp Origins · From quilted seafloors to armored fish Ediacaran bodies, Cambrian arthropods and the earliest armored vertebrates meet in one sequence. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/origins-before-jaws.mp4 21 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/water-to-permian-land https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/acanthostega.webp Paleozoic · From aquatic limbs to Permian land Eight digits, boomerang skulls and burrowing dicynodonts show that the move onto land was no straight line. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/water-to-permian-land.mp4 21 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/dinosaurs-crests-and-armor https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/kosmoceratops.webp Dinosaurs · Crests, horns and long necks From Staurikosaurus to Mamenchisaurus, ten dinosaurs answer the challenges of movement, display, defense and feeding. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/dinosaurs-crests-and-armor.mp4 21 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/mesozoic-feathers-and-seas https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/confuciusornis.webp Mesozoic · Feathers, membranes and seas Feathered dinosaurs, early birds, pterosaurs and marine reptiles open an archive of Mesozoic sea and sky. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/mesozoic-feathers-and-seas.mp4 21 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/cenozoic-unfamiliar-giants https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/deinotherium.webp Cenozoic · Proboscidean branches and unfamiliar giants Four-tusked proboscideans, bear-dogs, marine sloths and giant rodents restore a mammal world without modern equivalents. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/cenozoic-unfamiliar-giants.mp4 21 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/paleozoic-armored-waters https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/olenoides.webp Paleozoic · Armored seafloors and freshwater hunters From Burgess Shale arthropods to xenacanth sharks, ten lives connect seafloor, estuary and freshwater ecosystems. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/paleozoic-armored-waters.mp4 21 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/synapsids-and-triassic-survivors https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/thrinaxodon.webp Permian to Triassic · Synapsids and survivors Early synapsids, therapsids and Triassic archosaur relatives trace terrestrial change across the great extinction. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/synapsids-and-triassic-survivors.mp4 21 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/dinosaurs-crests-and-armor-two https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/pachyrhinosaurus.webp Dinosaurs · Crests, armor and giant hunters Ceratosaurus, hadrosaurs, ankylosaurs and armored sauropods reveal Mesozoic experiments in form. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/dinosaurs-crests-and-armor-two.mp4 21 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/pterosaurs-and-marine-reptiles https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/nyctosaurus.webp Mesozoic sea and sky · Pterosaurs and marine reptiles Filter-feeding pterosaurs, oceanic fliers, sea crocodiles, pliosaurs, ichthyosaurs and giant turtles share the water column. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/pterosaurs-and-marine-reptiles.mp4 21 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/cenozoic-paths-and-giants https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/gastornis.webp Cenozoic · Evolutionary paths and lost giants Early whales, odd-toed giants, short-legged rhinos and ground sloths restore unfamiliar mammalian branches. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/cenozoic-paths-and-giants.mp4 21 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/precambrian-hidden-worlds https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/fractofusus.webp Precambrian · Hidden life and early communities Ribbon-like life, possible fungi, algae and quilted Ediacaran organisms open the prehistory of macroscopic ecosystems. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/precambrian-hidden-worlds.mp4 10 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/paleozoic-reefs-and-filters https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/heliophyllum.webp Paleozoic seafloors · Corals, brachiopods and filters Chain corals, horn corals, blastoids and brachiopods restore ancient shallow-water filtering communities. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/paleozoic-reefs-and-filters.mp4 10 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/cretaceous-inland-seas https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/xiphactinus.webp Cretaceous seas · Straight shells, fangs and saws Heteromorph ammonites, giant bony fish, armored fishes and shell-crushing sharks connect marine food webs. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/cretaceous-inland-seas.mp4 10 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/triassic-waterside-experiments https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/atopodentatus.webp Triassic waters · Giant amphibians and marine experiments Flat-headed amphibians, shell-crushing placodonts and a hammer-snouted herbivore reveal repeated experiments between land and sea. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/triassic-waterside-experiments.mp4 10 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/lost-islands-and-open-plains https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/sylviornis.webp Lost islands and plains · Final worlds of birds and mammals Flightless island birds, climbing marsupials, dwarf elephants and historical extinctions reveal fragile ecosystems. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/lost-islands-and-open-plains.mp4 10 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/amphibians-origins-and-branches https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/triadobatrachus.webp Amphibians · Origins and living branches From Pederpes on land to the origins of frogs, salamanders and caecilians. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/amphibians-origins-and-branches.mp4 21 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/amphibians-river-giants https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/koolasuchus.webp Amphibians · Giants of the rivers Giant temnospondyls once guarded rivers, lakes and polar waterways as major freshwater predators. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/amphibians-river-giants.mp4 21 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/amphibians-hidden-forms https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/eocaecilia.webp Amphibians · Hidden body experiments Elongation, burrowing, armor and retained juvenile traits reveal diverse wetland experiments among early tetrapods. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/amphibians-hidden-forms.mp4 17 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/insects-amber-weapons https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/ceratomyrmex.webp Insects · Weapons in amber Cretaceous amber preserves unusual jaws, grasping legs and parasitic structures from lost insect experiments. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/insects-amber-weapons.mp4 21 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/insects-wings-through-time https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/erasipteron.webp Insects · Wings through deep time From Paleozoic giants to Mesozoic pollinators, flight repeatedly reshaped terrestrial ecosystems. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/insects-wings-through-time.mp4 21 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/fungi-forest-archives https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/palaeoagaracites.webp Fungi · Archives of the forest recyclers Amber and petrified tissues preserve hyphae, fruiting bodies and parasitic relationships from ancient forests. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/fungi-forest-archives.mp4 21 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/algae-deep-time https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/proterocladus.webp Algae · Photosynthesis through deep time From Proterozoic filaments to Paleozoic calcified communities, algae wrote photosynthesis into rock. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/algae-deep-time.mp4 21 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/lost-floras-and-insect-skies https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/wattieza.webp Lost floras and insect skies · Early land ecosystems Six vanished plants and four fossil insects connect forest structure, seasonal vegetation and early terrestrial fliers. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/lost-floras-and-insect-skies.mp4 21 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/cambrian-and-ancient-seas https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/aegirocassis.webp Cambrian and ancient seas · Shells, filters and giant cephalopods Radiodont relatives, hurdiids, trilobites, ammonites and sea scorpions reveal ancient marine body plans. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/cambrian-and-ancient-seas.mp4 21 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/fishes-amphibians-and-reptiles https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/stethacanthus.webp Fishes, amphibians and early reptiles · At the water's edge Long-snouted fishes, anvil-finned sharks and flat-headed amphibians trace vertebrate change across the shoreline. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/fishes-amphibians-and-reptiles.mp4 21 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/reptile-gliders-and-dinosaurs https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/sharovipteryx.webp Gliding reptiles and dinosaurs · Mesozoic body experiments Hindlimb membranes, spined necks, filamentous feathers and polar tyrannosaurs reveal Mesozoic experiments in form. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/reptile-gliders-and-dinosaurs.mp4 21 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/giant-birds-and-island-lives https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/dromornis.webp Giant birds and island lives · Lost flightless worlds Terror birds, giant penguins, island pigeons and slow-moving mammals restore lives shaped by isolation. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/giant-birds-and-island-lives.mp4 21 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/mammals-fungi-and-early-eukaryotes https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/simbakubwa.webp Mammals, fungi and early eukaryotes · Edges of deep time Cenozoic megafauna and Proterozoic-to-Paleozoic microfossils bridge visible life and microscopic archives. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/mammals-fungi-and-early-eukaryotes.mp4 21 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/final-fossil-floras-and-cambrian-bodies https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/noeggerathia.webp Forests, insects and Cambrian bodies · Toward five hundred Lost floras, ancient insects, Cambrian soft bodies and Devonian armored fishes complete the early-life path to archive five hundred. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/final-fossil-floras-and-cambrian-bodies.mp4 23 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/water-land-and-cenozoic-giants https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/sinomegaceros.webp Waterside hunters and Cenozoic giants · Archive five hundred Amphibians, waterside reptiles, dinosaurs, giant birds and odd-toed mammals carry the archive from Paleozoic shores to Pleistocene forests. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/water-land-and-cenozoic-giants.mp4 23 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/coal-forests-and-ancient-wings https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/lepidophloios.webp Coal forests and ancient wings · Land ecosystems expand Coal-swamp trees, early conifers and primitive winged insects reveal changing terrestrial ecosystems around the Permian. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/coal-forests-and-ancient-wings.mp4 21 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/cambrian-armored-experiments https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/orthrozanclus.webp Cambrian armored experiments · Seafloor body plans Sclerites, bivalved shields, grasping appendages and swimming flaps record early experiments around the arthropod lineage. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/cambrian-armored-experiments.mp4 21 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/armored-fishes-and-waterland-hunters https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/doryaspis.webp Armored fishes and waterside hunters · River-sea boundaries Jawless armored fishes, unusual cartilaginous fishes and long-snouted temnospondyls connect aquatic hunters across deep time. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/armored-fishes-and-waterland-hunters.mp4 21 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/reptiles-and-cretaceous-giants https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/mapusaurus.webp Gliding reptiles and Cretaceous giants · Mesozoic lands Tree-gliding reptiles, armored herbivores and giant theropods show the breadth of Mesozoic terrestrial form. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/reptiles-and-cretaceous-giants.mp4 21 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/terror-birds-and-archaic-mammals https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/paraphysornis.webp Terror birds and archaic mammals · Cenozoic paths Large terrestrial birds, early ungulates, archaic proboscideans and pantodonts restore divergent Cenozoic paths. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/terror-birds-and-archaic-mammals.mp4 21 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/enigmatic-plants-and-devonian-waters https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/pachypteris.webp Enigmatic plants and Devonian waters · Roots, wings and early fishes Seed ferns, cycad-like plants, enigmatic ground cover, early winged insects and Devonian fishes connect changing land and water ecosystems. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/enigmatic-plants-and-devonian-waters.mp4 21 2026-09-02 yes https://extinctatlas.com/films/triassic-climbers-to-eocene-giants https://extinctatlas.com/media/thumbs/drepanosaurus.webp Triassic climbers to Eocene giants · New paths on land Arboreal reptiles, dinosaurs, giant penguins and archaic perissodactyls reveal divergent terrestrial paths from the Mesozoic into the Cenozoic. https://extinctatlas.com/media/films/triassic-climbers-to-eocene-giants.mp4 21 2026-09-02 yes