The Day The Earth Nearly Died

Some 250 million years ago, all but five per cent of life on Earth was wiped out in the greatest disaster our planet has ever experienced, yet the cause of this event has long remained a mystery. Palaeontologists in Greenland explain the answers..

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Overview

Some 250 million years ago, all but five per cent of life on Earth was wiped out in the greatest disaster our planet has ever experienced, yet the cause of this event has long remained a mystery. Palaeontologists in Greenland explain the answers.

Cast

Jack Fortune
Jack Fortune
Narrator
Adrian Jones
Adrian Jones
Self
Vincent Courtillot
Vincent Courtillot
Self
Gregory Retallack
Gregory Retallack
Self
Peter Ward
Peter Ward
Self
Paul Wignall
Paul Wignall
Self
Michael Benton
Michael Benton
Self
Michael R. Rampino
Michael R. Rampino
Self