The Complete History of the Earth: Proterozoic Eon
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- 0:00 Intro
1:26 Oxygen Crisis
4:35 Snowball Earth
6:33 The Boring Billion
9:02 The First True Animal
10:39 From Cryostasis to the First Ecosystem
12:16 Outro
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This week I move forward with the history of the Earth and enter the turbulent time known as the Proterozoic Eon. This is going to cover everything else left in the time that is considered the "Pre-Cambrian" and will take us through the rise and fall of empires (of Cyanobacteria) as well as several times when the Earth literally froze over! However, during a quiet time in Earth's history known by scientists as "The Boring Billion" a new bunch of lifeforms would evolve that would forever change life on this planet.
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I’m strangely invested in this storyline
You should be...you're part of it.
I hope it ends well...
It's the story of you
Me too, I love this nerdy shit
The story line of our existence? Yeah makes sense
Deep time is just insane, so much time has passed with "not much" happening, while it all helped to turn life into what we have today.
Im Westen, nichts neues.
I think this is just an excuse for Earth to be a lazy git. What if you lived for 100 years and spent half that time doing nothing but getting bullied by the rest of the town (solar system) while cool planets like Saturn developed rings and Jupiter improved its moon-collection?
I wish I was born on Titan, Titan is cool >:)
So interesting to think that the oxygen that keeps us alive was what annihilated other life. It makes complete sense from an evolutionary standpoint, but it's something I hadn't known about or considered before.
It's pretty cool that you learned some stuff yourself in doing the research for this video. I don't think humans as a whole will ever be finished learning about Earth's history, which is as much a blessing as it is a curse.
Oxygen is what keeps us alive but also what slowly kills us
The boring billion is what I call the 5 years I spent with my ex. Keep up making these awesome videos, man!
I had a boring billion that was the same way. mine lasted 8 years.
Your ex is TimTim?
You read my mind, buddy!
I always thought it was odd that in science fiction movies the heros would often land on planets with no visible plant or animal life and there would somehow be an oxygen rich breathable atmosphere.
Turns out that’s how earth was for a good chunk of its existence
Man this is quite entertaining, what a way to make history fun!
This is great! Laugh and learn--works for me!
Always thought history was fun, but I guess I'll stand in the weirdo section of the room.
I agree history to Me is fun as well, but my kids...not so much lol
This should be shown in schools!
@@nurturingcompassion Oh if I was a teacher I definitely would. Along with Kurzgesagt, "Timelapse of the Future" by melodysheep, "the history of the entire world I guess" by Bill Wurtz (which already does have a non-swearing version specifically FOR classrooms) and the "History of the Earth/Universe" TH-cam channels.
I'm so happy to be alive in a time where awesome educational stuff like this is not only made, but freely available to most people who have an internet connection. If I had kids, there's now like the modern equivalent of "Cosmos" X 100 to pop them in front of, so they could have THEIR minds blown at a young age by science and the world, the same way mine was.
This channel is so underrated
Yay! Love this series!
Love the life form that keeps evolving and the other life forms he has to deal with. Great series thus far! Just subscribed!
When you brought up sponges, I knew a SpongeBob joke was gonna eventually turn up!
Just discovered the channel and I'm binge-watching this playlist, the fist eons of our natural history are my favourite TBH and I'm pretty excited that next to this episode come two of my most preferred geological periods
It's so good! By the way, if you like the early eras of Earth's history, have you seen the "History of the Earth" series (also here on TH-cam)? They do more detail on the really early, usually passed-over eras than ANY OTHER DOCUMENTARY SERIES I'VE EVER SEEN. Like, entire episodes about how did abiogenesis happen in the first place, the Boring Billion, and the ancient superOCEANS. Great. Stuff.
@@robinchesterfield42 thanks for the recommendation I wasn’t aware of that channel!
Life after the First Great Dying: "I'm sure this won't become a pattern"
3:40 The great oxidation event didn't kill off the cyanobacteria, or any aerobic bacteria. It killed off anaerobes that resided in open areas. Methanogenic bacteria were particularly effected, resulting in a colour change in the seas from pinkish/purple to what it is today.
noooo. pink oceans?
@@Dosadniste2000 Yep, you can still find pink lakes in certain parts of the world where the water is particularly anaerobic, though it will usually be somewhat below the water surface.
@@seeriktus oh!
I think this series of videos is a good way to introduce middle school kids to paleontology, and is pretty entertaining for adults, too. 🙂
always enjoy watching these videos of your to star off my weekend
This series just makes you more endearing, you’ve gained another subscriber. I love your ironic take on Earth’s history.
These videos are great! Please, take your time and have fun with the next videos. The more videos we get the better.
9:52 What a twist!!
Really dig the Star Wars & Pokémon references.
Is Tim Tim the best?
Dude, I just found your channel and I’m obsessed. Finally some good video on eras other than the Jurassic and Cretaceous. You’ve got a subscriber.
Finally, a channel to stimulate my geologist brain
Brain massage
There are some minor errors here. Fossils of multicellular life have been found in Ghana that date to about 2 billion years ago. Modern eukaryotes seem to have evolved about 1.8 billion years ago. There are error bars around both of these dates.
The Ghana fossils appear unlike anything else so far found in the fossil record. It has been suggested that they represent a multicellular line that didnt make it. Assuming this is correct - as seems likely at the time of writing - multicellular life evolved not once but twice in a relatively short period of time.
The Great Oxidation Event was circa 2.3 billion. Mitochondria are thought to have evolved 2.1 billion years ago. The Ghana fossils are 2 billion. The 2.1 to 2.0 with error bars seems to have been a critical period but we know little about the grochemistry of this time
I don’t understand why this series isn’t as popular as your other videos! I love this series!
im watching this because i have a presentation for tomorrow and i have to say.... this saved me big time! it was presented interestingly and very clearly, i understood and memorized everything and i thank you for the amazing video! i can definetly see the effort put into it and im sure as well as me many other people appreciate what you are doing for us!
Let us observe a moment of silence for poor Tim-Tim...
Having been in crowded elevators before, I can well understand how suffocating those oxygen farts can be...
These videos come off as a bit dumb and dumber, but even for someone with deep knowledge on a lot of the topics you cover, it's not only entertaining, but they are actually quite on point and educational. To distill complex topics into a format this simple and silly must require a lot of prep. Do not let the "Windows paperclip" animations fool you - this is top notch science communication! I really hope your channel blows up so you can improve your YT income stream and post more frequent - you deserve more views and recognition. I'm already subscribed and look forward to the journey forward through your own YT ages!
Totally agree!
This seems like an incredibly backhanded compliment and kind of rude, I don’t know exactly what your intention was here. The simplicity of the animations are funny when combined with the dry sarcasm and genuinely informative content. Sorry you need something flashier for your attention span, I’m sure there’s plenty of famous TH-camrs you’d be interested in
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It was a compliment and I love those videos.
@@maxsteele3686 I think you need to reread the comment. Nowhere do I state that the research or production quality is not to a certain standard. The whole point is that the format of these videos is to create accesible content that is excellent for viewers with sometimes limited exposure to these topics. Being able to distill and communicate this information efficiently is exactly what this channel does so wonderful with the format of "Windows paperclip" animation styles and the on-point stripped down presentation of the science. To be this simple i.e. what I dubbed "dumb and dumber", the creator has to do a lot of prep because such a transfer of complex topics to simple and relatable terms require a deep understanding. So if you think it's a backhanded compliment, it's not. It's a praise of everything that is not flashy and shallow, rather simple yet profound. That is impressive and also why I support the channel in a sea of noise.
@@LudosErgoSum 'Paleontology for dummies'
Fixed it for ya.
I don't care if people say these are somehow "dumb" videos, that joke about cyanobacteria flatulence and the dramatic leadup to, "A SPONGE," followed by The Laugh... actually made me snort. Once you're 12, you're always a little bit 12.
Sheesh. Sponges truly are the definition of, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
They're not dumb at all! They're educational with a bit of a snarky meme-ish humor twist...but that doesn't at all make the facts part it's presenting any less. :)
TH-cam algorithm had you pop up on my suggested watch list. I watched, I subscribed and will continue to watch your channel. I am sharing your vids as well. Looking forward to your 10K, 20K and 100K subs videos that you'll put out when you reach those markers. Great job, so entertaining and educational To Boot!
This is not only interesting and educational, but entertaining, as well - great job!
Here I am again sharing coffee with my husband watching how this brilliant teacher is able to teach so much in such a memorable way in so little time!!!
This time on our walking tour of Earth's history, the eon of blood seas and ice. Where between vast periods of desolate frost, the Old Empire of Green Goo gives way not only to the New Empire of Green Goo, but also the Eukaryote Kingdoms of Grower, Decayer, and Hunter.
DAMNNNNNNN BRUH YOU JUST GOT EVOLVED INTO A SPRIGGINA 😯
You do be lookin kinda fresh doe 😎
The Huronian Glaciation just made me think about how water as a solid expands instead of contracts, unlike every single other non-metal known. I wonder if even though the Earth had an ice crust, the liquid water underneath kept warm by volcanism kept life seeds aka cyanobacteria going. Thank you water!
What a gift "an education"...kinda the original gift that just keeps giving.
To do it with some style and in such an entertaining manner a real talent.
What can I say, that doesn't come up short...other than thanks...thanks a lot.
youtube recommended me your channel recently and im so happy it did! ive been enjoying your videos so much, i love how you explain things, its so entertaining and im learning so much
! i cant wait to info dump everything ive learned on my friends and family soon
"Yo, Life, why did it take you 3 billion years to become anything more than green goo?"
"I had to terraform the Earth first."
I'm loving learning this timeline! Thanks for making it soo interesting!!!
Fantastic. I've been looking for exactly what your doing for a long time.
Very good explained. Very well done. Thank you.
Great series. I know a lot about the Earth's formation and the Devonian and later, but this middle area I know nothing about, so this is great.
These are great! So glad you got suggested to me
I remember being introduced to this channel through this video, amazing how it’s grown!
Fascinating vids! I love the humour, too!
love this video, very helpful and entertaining!!!
Man, I love these videos.
I love these quirky, funny vids from Paleo Analysis
Love these vids, they are great supplemental vids for my class
You make it tastefully entertaining and informative! Thank you for your brain and your research!
top notch sir! Very fun
First time watching this series and it’s so charming and accessible thanks for this
I just wrote 3 pages for school over the Proterozoic eon. My topic was Earth Early years and I talked over the Hadean, Archean, and Proterozoic eon. Great video, and it was a good watch. I actually found it fun to learn.
Another great video!
This is a fine series.
For guy who doesn't have a traditional education in historical geology you do a really good job
Love this series
Excellent.
love your vids
This is so weirdly charming. I'd been wondering if someone could make a story with a compelling cyanobacteria protagonist. Now I know you can! 😎👍🏻
I have become very much interested in following your videos. As opposed to the person who backhandedly slighted you, I am very familiar with these topics I keep learning each and every video! Keep up the great work 👍👏 👍👏
Animations are on point G
Thanks!
Brilliant vedio to teach both children and adults!!!
Lately I’ve been finding myself more and more interested in the Proterozoic eon. I know for a while we used to think multicellular life didn’t exist before the Cambrian but now we’re finding that not only did it exist before then but long before then. And the Ediacaran even had its own explosion of life called the Avalon explosion. We’ve even found evidence now of possible animals going back close to a billion years. There maybe have been entirely different kingdoms of multicellular life at this time as we’ve found evidence of creature tracks on rocks over a billion years old (though it is disputed if that is what it is). There’s a lot we don’t know about this time and I’m sure a lot we will never know, but I have a feeling so much more was going on before the Cambrian than we could imagine.
Hehe - I'm strangely happy to see Tim Tim again!
5:58 "Look at me Morty, I'm a pickle"!
That was my first thought. 😄
I’m amazed how you can get even preschoolers wanting to watch your videos again and again 👍
Nice series
you saved me and my science project
Cheers, Great series, my favorite is the Carboniferous : Pennsylvania Peroid. Cheers
Proterozoic is my all time favorite eon.
6:42 - and that should be the all time icon for "boring" - this must be how I look like during some online meetings at work.
Hang on, what about the Avalon Explosion? I know that, as far as we know, little of any modern multicellular like descends to now from then, but you covered the freaking formation of the earth, I think that one is justified.
I can't wait to see what's going on in the present period, I bet there is all kinds of weird stuff.
Man, those blood-red oceans would've looked so...METAL.
(literally! ;))
Apparently a good chunk of the atmosphere during the "Boring Billion" was nitrous oxide. Yup. Laughing gas.
ALL HAIL THE -CYANOBACTERIA- SPONGE EMPIRE!
A bit of a side note, but the eyes, especially the eyebrows, on the animations are done very nicely and are quite expressive.
Love this stuff too better than reading a book
To arms brothers! For the sponge emperor!
Great video! Please note that the volcanic emissions helped to end the snowball events.
Another interesting video.
However, the step from cyano bacteria, to eucarets and sponges to structured animals and plants was a bit abrupt.
There is quite a lot of interesting story there, that you have glossed over, like the acquisition of the Mitochondria by the absorption of cellular parasites, There are still some bacteria around that have genetic relations to the Eucareotic Mitochondria, Most importantly about dino flagellates and their structural similarities with sponge cells.
I also remember seeing some paper about worm tunnels in algae mats at the bottom of the sea.
That was as far as I got in my reading. I have not found anything about the developments of worms during the boring billion, I guess all the potential fossils have been ground down by the repeated glaciations. The man difference between sponges and plants or animals is that sponges have only an inner and an outer cell layer, while animals and plants have a third layer of cells in between. I have so far not found any info about this critical evolutionary step.
Is there really no fossil evidence for any intermediate steps between sponges and the multilayered animals like worms or plants?
God, I love Tim Tim.
OK, so the key to our existence was the flatulence of ancient cyanobacteria....hmm...:) Actually, I love your programs.
The sea sponge invasion was terrifying 😅
The earth is pretty good at recycling itself. 🤯
Jellyfish are the like second oldest animal we know behind SPONGES? Jesus, I knew they were old but, damn.
Wow, looking this up, apparently it's debated and jellyfish might be OLDER than sponges, so, yeah, it's either first or second. Holy cow.
I like those old eons for some reason, idk why but it is interesting anyways
Would it be possible to make like 2 of those per week? Please.
Hello Mister Paleo !
Ive just read that a new mass extinction has been discovered by Virginia tech researchers
It happened at the end of the ediacaran
Maybe sometime you could share with us your lights on this topic in your fun and pleasant videos
Thanks for your great work on the history of earth
Cheers from Europe
You should talk about the Francevillian biota. The possible first multicellular life from 2.1 billion years ago in the rhyacian period of the paleoprotoerzoic.
One Cyanobacteria’s pollution is another Spriggina’s treasure!
interesting
Possibly the dumbest thing I’ve ever done is been genuinely worried for the little organisms dying off or something
What is the ambient music you use for the video
I love Tim Tim
RIP cyanobro
The boring billion was the beginning of tectonic plate activity we see today ✌️♥️🇬🇧
I get why you included the spongebob laugh, because, well... timtim's a sponge
0:10 Making baby steps... through 2/3 of Earths history!
Timewise, this is the majority of what Earth have been... but of course, although there have been a dramatic evolution of single cell organisms during 2 billion years or so already, there is little to show it in the geological record... after all, a single cell microbe is going to look pretty much like another, although the genetics have evolved in dramatic ways.
And single cell organisms doesn't fossilise well at all.
I also love ❤ prehistoric animals
Hows about a videos on the Younger Dryas?
IDK it may not be correct to say the GOE was the first mass extinction. The problem: If there was an extinction event before that, how would you know? Before event: Anaerobic goo. After event: Anaerobic goo, just maybe a lot less of it for a while. How would you detect that? In fact, the whole concept of species boundaries gets pretty sketchy when there's nothing but microbes.
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Same here.
We are the survivors for each and everyone one of us we can trace our grandmothers generation after generation until we are no longer human and back further still until we are a bacteria, that is the greatest story ever told