In our modern world, there are three major groups of mammals: placentals (that’s most of us), marsupials, and the rare and bizarre monotremes. Today’s monotremes – that’s echidnas and platypuses – are famous for their seemingly “un-mammalian” features: they lack external ears, they deliver milk without nipples, and they even lay eggs! This episode, we discuss what makes monotremes unique, the many questions still unanswered about their ancient history, and whether or not they are truly good representatives of early mammal evolution.
In the news: weird mosasaur teeth, Tibetan sabertooths, marsupial growth, and giant pliosaurs.
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Main discussion, Part 2: 01:11:40
Patron question: 02:01:10
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Episode 71 - The Western Interior Seaway
Spook-E - Harpies
Episode 70 - Convergent Evolution
Episode 69 - Ankylosaurs
Episode 68 - Evolution of Eyes
Voices of La Brea - Bonus Episode
Episode 67 - The La Brea Tar Pits
Episode 66 - Elephants
Episode 65 - The Late Devonian Extinction(s)
Episode 64 - Paleoart
Silver Screen Science – Godzilla (2014) and Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
Silver Screen Science – King Kong (2005) and Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Episode 63 - Sexual Selection
Silver Screen Science – Kaiju Concepts
Silver Screen Science - Gojira (1954)
Episode 62 – Amber
Silver Screen Science - King Kong (1933)
Episode 61 - Behavior in the Fossil Record
Episode 60 - Turtles
Episode 59 - Bats
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