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Eons•Season 1•Episode 15

When The Earth Was Purple

7.0/10 · 5 votesOct 9, 201710 min

Ranked #14 of 16 in Season 1•−0.5 vs season avg

Besides the blue of the oceans, the dominant color of our planet, as we know it, is green. But imagine a time when the Earth looked a little … purple.

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Seasons6

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Season 1 Episodes24

The Trouble With Trilobites

When Did the First Flower Bloom?

The Tully Monster & Other Problematic Creatures

Stegosaurs: Tiny Brains & Thagomizers

What Colors Were Dinosaurs?

The Story of Saberteeth

That Time Oxygen Almost Killed Everything

The Biggest Thing That Ever Flew

Dimetrodon: Our Most Unlikely Ancestor

The Extinction That Never Happened

The Strange Case of the Buzzsaw Jaws

The Age of Giant Insects

History's Most Powerful Plants

How Did Dinosaurs Get So Huge?

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When The Earth Was Purple

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When Whales Walked

An Illustrated History of Dinosaurs

A Brief History of Geologic Time

The Search for the Earliest Life

The Facts About Dinosaurs & Feathers

The Last Time the Globe Warmed

What Happened to the World's Greatest Ape?

When Giant Fungi Ruled

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Kallie Moore

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Blake de Pastino

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Hank Green

Hank Green

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Episode Summary

"When The Earth Was Purple" is episode 15 of Eons season 1. It scored 7.0/10 from 5 votes, ranking #14 of 16 episodes this season (season average 7.5). It aired on October 9, 2017.

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