Way back when forests first evolved on Earth... they might have triggered one of the biggest mass extinctions in the history of the planet. (Originally aired in 2024)

Guests: <a href="https://nysm.nysed.gov/research-collections/geology/devonian-geology/dr-charles-ver-straeten">Charles Ver Straeten</a>, curator of sedimentary rocks at the New York State Museum; <a href="https://nysm.nysed.gov/research-collections/paleontology/invertebrate-paleontology/dr-lisa-amati">Lisa Amati</a>, curator of invertebrate paleontology at the New York State Museum; <a href="https://researchdirectory.uc.edu/p/algeot">Thomas Algeo</a>, professor of geochemistry at the University of Cincinnati

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