A new doc from Toronto’s Red Trillium Films, takes us back to the Cambrian Explosion through newly-discovered fossils that tell us about our origins.
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“What were your top three moments...”
One was the field trip I organized for the World Orthopterists’ Conference, in Canmore. People from a dozen nations were in awe of the site and the paleoecology. On another trip my daughters found new trilobites. Thank you to the Foundation.
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“Why do we have the animals as we know them today?” asks Jean-Bernard Caron. “And that relates to an even deeper question, which is, where do we come from?”
Explore these questions with
@FirstAnimalsDoc, now available for streaming on CBC Gem! cbc.ca/natureofthings/episod…
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Earth’s very first animals were strange, alien-like creatures that eventually evolved into all animals, including us. Now streaming: bit.ly/2Wk0nIv @FirstAnimalsDoc @ParksCanada @ROMToronto
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We were honoured to host the premiere screening of @FirstAnimalsDoc by @CBCdocs, followed by a panel discussion featuring ROM palaeontologist Dr. Jean-Bernard Caron, host Maydianne Andrade, and director/producer Andrew Gregg.
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They discussed the challenges of shooting in the Rockies. In addition to transporting equipment, water is ltd- they used tarps to collect it for things like dish-washing.
Forest fires also affected visibility: "It was so smoky, we were saying it was like flying into Mordor."
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"The very first eyes, the first mouths, the first claws and teeth." Uncovering Mother Nature’s crazy experimental phase over half a billion years ago: bit.ly/2W95ifd @firstanimalsdoc @ROMToronto
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Tomorrow at 3:00 pm, join us a screening of
@FirstAnimalsDoc and hear from Dr. Jean-Bernard Caron from the ROM about the making of this documentary and from Dr. Duncan McIlroy of MUN to learn about our part in these new discoveries.
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Our very own Prof. Maydianne Andrade @widoweb hosts tonight’s ‘First Animals’ episode of the legendary 'The Nature of Things' on CBC.
Watch it now streaming: bit.ly/2Bezk7K
@FirstAnimalsDoc @ROMToronto @ParksCanada
@UTSCBiology @UTSC @UTSCresearch @eebtoronto
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Half billion years ago – KABOOM! – life suddenly appeared. And these strange animals, evolved into us.
Watch 'First Animals' now streaming: bit.ly/2Bezk7K @FirstAnimalsDoc @ROMToronto @ParksCanada
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Listen to Duncan McIlroy of @MemorialU on St John's Morning Show with Krissy Holmes - Oct. 25, 2019: Cambrian Explosion via @CBCNL
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And watch him and ROMtoronto on #TheNatureofThings tonight
cbc.ca/natureofthings/episod…
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When @UofT & @ROMtoronto paleontologists uncovered a fossil they named “the spaceship,” it was the latest in a long line of discoveries of animals from more than 500 million years ago. See some familiar faces on @FirstAnimalsDoc tonight at 9pm.
Details: cbc.ca/natureofthings/episod…
ALT A promotional image of a turtle-like fossil with the words "First Animals" overlaid.
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Can’t wait to watch this! Starring @WidowWeb, an incredible scientist whom I admire and want to be when I grow up #rolemodel #WomenInSTEM
First Animals broadcasts this FRIDAY October 25 at 9pm on @cbcdocs #CBCTNoT - take a trip back in time 500 million years ago and witness this amazing journey and discovery at @KootenayNP buff.ly/2MGTrAL
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This #FossilFriday, why not find out what all of the Rocky Mountain critters have been chattering about? The Nature of Things @FirstAnimalsDoc is tonight at 9pm EST featuring the amazing landscapes, fossils, and stories of the #BurgessShale...you won't want to miss this.
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Did you know that faculty members, Dr. Dufour (Biology) & Dr. McIlroy (Earth Sciences), in addition to being awesome educators and researchers, are also TV stars?
Join Jean-Bernard Caron of @ROMtoronto for a screening of Nature of Things @FirstAnimalsDoc at the @TheRooms_NL.
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@cbcdocs and @FirstAnimalsDoc visited Mistaken Point #ediacaran fossils.
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Getting good feedback on our Beothukis poster at #IMECT2019. Alternate interpretations of fossils are good for generating discussion, it seems. #ediacaran @WhereLifeGotBig @NLtweets
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First Animals - A documentry film about the earliest lifeforms on earth.
cbc.ca/natureofthings/episod… via @CBC
@ParksCanada | @YohoNP | @ExploreCanada | @FirstAnimalsDoc | @ROMtoronto
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pleased Andy is joining me live after the 5pm est News to discuss his latest Doc for
@cbcdocs
about The 1st Animals. Hidden in the great Western Shale Fields discovering our earliest ancestors. Today. Oct 15th join US won't you?
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CBC TV. All the info is here:
cbc.ca/natureofthings/episod…