Five Billion Years

This superbly animated science film traces the evolution of North America from the Earths geophysical beginnings through the genesis of the first living organisms right up to the arrival of humans Radiant colours and smoothflowing animation evoke sizzling lava rivers oceans bursting with life and freezing ice ages The film provides an excellent view of the time frame within which these remarkable events took place and highlights the fact that relatively speaking we are newcomers to Planet Earth