3.5 billion years ago to the year 2223
Embark on an exceptional immersive expedition to discover history of Earth and life itself.
Running time: 43 min
Production year: 2023
Producer:
- Excurio
- Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (France)
9 paleo-landscapes and 3.5 billion years of evolution in just 43 minutes
Caught in the meanders of time, will we be able to find our way back to the present?
In this captivating space-time adventure, we follow Charlie and her robot Darwin through extinct ecosystems populated by fascinating species.
Tyrannosaurus and triceratops won’t be your only encounters…
How can we illustrate the evolution of the planet and the various life forms that have walked it through a non-exhaustive selection of species, places and periods? This is the challenge taken up by Life Chronicles.
The selection has focused on several paleo-landscapes, from the Archean period (3.5 billion years ago) to the present day, including the rise of animal life in the Cambrian (520 million years ago), the great forests of the Carboniferous (300 million years ago), the great dinosaurs of the Cretaceous (67 million years ago) and the rise of humans (between 100,000 and 60,000 years ago).
The paleo-landscapes are located in different regions of the world (chosen for their actual fossil sites), at different periods and featuring spectacular or more elusive, mysterious species that help us understand that life is everywhere, all the time, in multiple forms.
Charlie, your guide
Born in 2196, Charlie is a post-doctoral researcher at the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris. Her work, combining quantum physics and research into the evolution of species, is extremely promising.
Always accompanied by her robot Darwin, her insight and knowledge shed light on the mysteries of life and evolution.
Will she be able to get us home?