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Planet Earth is a world in flux. No two chapters of its history have been quite the same, and the species that lived and died in ancient ecosystems will never come again.

The very spot you find yourself in right now may have been at various times over the

last 4.5 billion years, a scorching desert, a frozen tundra, a lush and teeming rainforest, or a desolate

wasteland. And the little patch of our planet that you call home has also been home to

countless life forms before you, some

more strange and awe-inspiring than it's possible to easily imagine.

And many that you're very lucky you don't have to share your environment with today.

Change is the only constant in natural history, but the draw of deep time is strong.

And we're innately curious to understand what those ancient days were like,

to smell their air, to drink their water, to explore their land, to encounter their species,

and to face their challenges.

In our visits to those long-lost worlds so far,

we've done just that and learned a lot about both our planet and ourselves in the process.

But on this episode of Eon's surviving deep time, we'll be taking on some things that you've

been curious about by answering questions submitted

by our audience.

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