The oceans of the Mesozoic were home to a lot of fascinating sea predators, but perhaps none weirder than the plesiosaurs. Four giant flippers, tiny tails, and heads that ranged from enormous death traps to tiny noggins atop ridiculously long necks; there’s truly nothing like them in the world today, which makes them quite the prehistoric puzzle. In this episode, we’ll discuss what we know about them and what questions remain unanswered.
In the news: sauropod beaks, croc snouts, the last mammoths, and mold pigs!
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News: 00:04:00
Main discussion, Part 1: 00:34:00
Main discussion, Part 2: 01:03:00
Patron question: 01:35:30
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Episode 37 - Evolution of Birds
Silver Screen Science - Jurassic Park III (3/5)
Silver Screen Science - The Lost World: Jurassic Park (2/5)
Episode 36 - Reefs
Silver Screen Science - Jurassic Park (1/5)
Episode 35 - De-extinction
Episode 34 - Ancient DNA
Crocs vs Snakes - The Poll Returns
Survey Response and Q&A
Episode 33 - Ontogeny
Episode 32 - Naracoorte Caves, Australia
Episode 31 - The Ediacaran Biota
Episode 30 - Prehistoric Poop
Episode 29 - Placoderms, The Armored Fish
Episode 28 - Charles Darwin
Episode 27 - Domestication
Episode 26 - Astrobiology
Episode 25 - The Pleistocene Megafaunal Extinction
Episode 24 - Sloths
Episode 23 - Jurassic Park
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