Paleo Bites

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Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Stephen Curro discuss Archaeoindris, the lemurs’ answer to Gigantopithecus, if that makes a lick of sense. From the Late Pleistocene, this 6-foot paleopropithecid lived its merry lemur life until roughly 2,000 years ago, dying around the same time as Christ Himself. Where’s the Archaeoindris religion then, huh? Who’s to say this lemur didn’t die for our sins?! Ugh, I’m going to Hell for sure.

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Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Laura Owsley discuss Giraffatitan, an African longneck that paleontologists previously confused with Brachiosaurus, which is odd, as its name clearly says it’s a titanic giraffe. From the Late Jurassic, this 70-foot sauropod lays claim to the tallest mounted skeleton in the world, thanks to its display in the Berlin Museum. Wow, that truly is a big giraffe. Titanic, one might say.

(Apologies about the bad audio quality. There was a temporary issue with our recording that day that will also affect the next episode with Laura)

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Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Natasha Krech discuss Ichthyostega, one of the first vertebrates to crawl onto land, so if you hate modern things like war, taxes, or reality shows, you can blame this guy. From the Late Devonian, this 5-foot stegocephalian inadvertently paved the path forward for all land vertebrates including humanity. Kind of like that time in 1918 a Private had a limping soldier in his sights and refused to shoot him, but then that soldier turned out to be Hitler. True story. Point is, someone should have pushed Ichthyostega back into the water.

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Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Lexi Ryan discuss Pendraig, a little Welsh dinosaur that’s a bit small and ordinary for a creature named after the legendary King Arthur bloodline, but good on it for having ambition. From the Late Triassic, this 3-foot coelophysid was merely the predecessor of all the great dinosaurs to come, meaning this thing was probably named more after Arthur’s father Uther. You know, the guy who banned magic from his kingdom and really made things worse for everybody? I dunno, I only watched the BBC show. 

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Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Stephen Curro discuss Bos primigenius, the ancestral cattle and progenitor to all those burgers and milkshakes you love, unless you’re vegetarian or lactose intolerant. From the Late Pleistocene to Early Holocene, this 7-foot bovine roamed the Ice Age prairies and survived beyond its mammoth and wooly rhino companions, only to immediately get roped into human agriculture and butchered en masse for meat. Maybe the mammoths had the better deal.

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Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Ben O’Regan discuss Dravidosaurus, a controversial fossil that’s either a stegosaur or a plesiosaur; you know, those two basically identical animals. From the Late Cretaceous, this 10-foot reptile has gone back and forth between identities so much it’s basically a superhero. And like a good superhero, which one’s the mask, and which one’s the true identity? I’m deep, guys.

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(image source: https://bit.ly/34JG3sD)   Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Natasha Krech discuss Postosuchus, the top predator of its habitat that loved to munch on early dinosaurs before its morning coffee. From the Late Triassic, this 20-foot rauisuchian was one of those crocodylomorph archosaurs that ruled before the dinosaurian archosaurs took over after the Triassic-Jurassic extinction. Boy, this must be all Greek to non-dino fans, huh? And dino fans too, since “morph” and “archo” are actual Greek terms.   Want to further support the show? Sign up to our Patreon for exclusive bonus content at Patreon.com/MatthewDonald. Also, you can purchase Matthew Donald's dinosaur book "Megazoic" on Amazon by clicking here, its sequel "Megazoic: The Primeval Power" by clicking here, its third installment "Megazoic: The Hunted Ones" by clicking here, or its final installment "Megazoic: An Era's End" by clicking here.

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Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Lexi Ryan discuss Therizinosaurus, a dinosaur that looked like a house-sized goose with claws bigger than your torso, AKA the most terrifying animal ever. From the Late Cretaceous, this 35-foot maniraptoran theropod was initially identified as a giant turtle, because paleontologists are silly sometimes. Then again, imagine one of the ninja turtles with claws like these. That’d be pretty scary. He’d definitely take over Raphael’s role as the bad boy. 

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Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Stephen Curro discuss Chasmosaurus, a big-headed horned dinosaur with an even bigger head than most other horned dinosaurs; seriously, look at that big head, look at it! From the Late Cretaceous, this 16-foot ceratopsian had a really, really big head. Not like Torosaurus or Pentaceratops big, but bigger than Triceratops or Styracosaurus for sure. Ugh boy, if you’re not into dinosaurs, this show must be absolute nonsense. Or even if you are into dinosaurs. 

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Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Lawrence Mack discuss Khaan, a bizarre feathered dinosaur that, much like an aardvark or the Scarlet Letter, has an extra “A” that it really shouldn’t; that was an English major joke, folks. From the Late Cretaceous, this 5-foot oviraptorosaur was found with another individual alongside it, and thus the holotype is informally known as Romeo and Juliet. Awww. They probably killed themselves after thinking or seeing the other one was dead. That’s another English major joke. Boy, I’m killing it!

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