The Common Descent Podcast19 Mai 2019

Episode 61 - Behavior in the Fossil Record

It’s easy to see how fossils can teach us what ancient animals looked like, or how they evolved. But what about the ways they moved, ate, socialized, reproduced? In this episode, we explore the innovative ways paleontologists have devised to interpret the behavior of ancient animals. From their bones, their tracks, their living relatives, and modern clever experimentation, we can come to understand more than you’d ever imagine about behavior in the fossil record.

In the news: a Denisovan jaw, a new bat-winged dinosaur, a cave of wonders, and a flapping robot.

Time markers: Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00 News: 00:05:30 Main discussion, Part 1: 00:32:30 Main discussion, Part 2: 01:07:30 Patron question: 01:41:30

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How do you become a paleontologist? A GREAT post by our friends at Time Scavengers! https://timescavengers.blog/2019/05/13/how-do-you-become-a-paleontologist/

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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.

Muscial 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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