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 22 - Micropaleontology
Episode 21 - Dinosaurs, An Introduction
Episode 20 - The Scientific Method
Diversity in Paleontology - Special Episode
Episode 19 - Women in Paleontology
Episode 18B - Human Evolution Part 2
Episode 18A - Human Evolution Part 1
Episode 17 - The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP)
Episode 16 - Cephalopods
Episode 15 - The End-Triassic Extinction
Episode 14 - The Gray Fossil Site
...But We Digress - The History of Earth
Episode 13 - The Fossil Preparation Lab
Episode 12 - The Geologic Time Scale
Episode 11 - Antarctica
...But We Digress - Tyrannosaur Skin (and Feathers?)
Episode 10 - The Tree of Life
Episode 9 - The Cambrian Explosion
Episode 8 - Conservation Paleontology
Episode 7 - Primates
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