Eons — Season 1, Episode 16: 'Living Fossils' Aren't Really a Thing

Episode synopsis

Crocodiles, horseshoe crabs and tuatara are animals that have persisted for millions of years, said to have gone unchanged since the days of the dinosaurs. But even the most ancient-looking organisms show us that evolution is always at work.

About Eons

Join hosts Hank Green, 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. The evolutionary history of mammals including humans and other modern species is explored with these amazing paleontology experts.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Trouble With Trilobites
• E2When Did the First Flower Bloom?
• E3The Tully Monster & Other Problematic Creatures
• E4Stegosaurs: Tiny Brains & Thagomizers
• E5What Colors Were Dinosaurs?
• E6The Story of Saberteeth
• E7That Time Oxygen Almost Killed Everything
• E8The Biggest Thing That Ever Flew
• E9Dimetrodon: Our Most Unlikely Ancestor
• E10The Extinction That Never Happened
• E11The Strange Case of the Buzzsaw Jaws
• E12The Age of Giant Insects