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Episode 236 - Chalicotheres
· 2 h 02 min · Episode 357
Episode Episode 236 - Chalicotheres
The Cenozoic Era was home to many unusual ancient mammals, but few so strange as the “gorilla-horses,” the ungulates that swapped their hooves for claws, chalicotheres. This episode, we discuss the features that make these animals distinct and which confused paleontologists for decades, and we go over what is known – and still unknown – about their evolution and lifestyles.
In the news: Let’s Botanize, Prototaxites identity, and giant kangaroos.
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Time markers: Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00 News: 00:07:30 Main discussion, Part 1: 00:50:20 Main discussion, Part 2: 01:28:50 Patron question: 01:53:20
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The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org
Musical Interludes are "Professor Umlaut" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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