Five Billion Years

Uses animation to describe the evolution of life on earth. Goes from the gaseous beginnings of the planet through the origin and reproduction of single and multi-cellular organisms, the appearance of animal life, the Ice Age, and the eventual dominance of man. Emphasizes how life began in the primordial sea and moved to land, and describes why some species survived and others did not.

Credits

Directed by
Joyce Borenstein

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