9 Million Years Ago - Early Eocene — Germany

Depicts the warm Eocene, 16 million years after the extinction of the dinosaurs. It takes place in a tropical environment and shows a world in which birds rule the earth, and most mammals are still very small. Sudden bulk escapes of volcanic carbon dioxide are a hazard. The episode is centered around on a family of Leptictidium (small shrew-like animals). The setting is near the Messel Pit.