Secrets of Early Life: How the Cambrian REALLY Changed the World | Earth History Documentary

🌍 When, and above all how, did life evolve on our planet? This existential question, which we all ask ourselves at one time or another, animates scientific communities the world over. To answer it, paleontologists have no choice but to uncover fossils and study them at length, in order to date them and exploit the extensive data collected. While certain periods in the history of our distant past are beginning to provide some clues, one in particular stands out from all the rest, so exceptional does it seem. We’re going to take a very close look at one of the most famous and important eras in the history of the Earth, and of life in particular. This is the Cambrian period. This phase of history marks the appearance of the first ancestors of the plant world, but above all, represents the dawn of the Paleozoic era, with the appearance of living beings that still exist today. Transported more than 500 million years into the past, our journey through time takes us to a time when the land