Eocene Evolution

Join us, the Naturally Selected, on our journey through the Eocene, around 50 million years ago. This was a time of incredible climate change, with searingly hot temperatures experienced during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum [PETM]. All of this drastic global change had a profound effect on the evolution of mammals on land - which we explore in this short documentary film.

Made by The Naturally Selected, five intrepid final year History of Life students at University of Galway:

Chloe Walsh: Music composition, Screenwriter, Animator
Cathal Heffernan: Narrator, Editor, Screenwriter, Animator
Oisin Leonard: Sound effects, Screenwriter, Animator
Michelle Quigley: Illustrator, Screenwriter, Animator
Rebecca O’Neill: Screenwriter, Animator

Thanks to Dr. John Murray (Earth and Ocean Science, University of Galway) for the opportunity to create and share this short film.

All music featured in this film is original and was specially composed for this production.

The accompanying illustrations are mostly original work.

Some images and sound effects are taken from https://pixabay.com/

Learn MORE about the Eocene with some of the resources we researched:

Prothero, D.R. (2009) Evolutionary transitions in the fossil record of terrestrial hoofed mammals. Evo Edu Outreach 2, 289–302.

NO PENGUINS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS FILM!!!


We hope you enjoy watching!