Introduction to Paleontology. Episode 13, Devonian Death and the Spread of Forests.
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Stuart Sutherland
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2016.
Today, we look at forests as a sign of a healthy biosphere. But is it possible that the earliest forestation of our planet (as plants became larger; developed seeds, roots, and wood; and expanded away from the shoreline) could be responsible for mass extinction towards the end of the Devonian period?