In this fossil-fueled episode of The Non-Prophets, the hosts unpack a new discovery: lizard-like footprints in Australia that could rewrite the timeline of tetrapod evolution by 40 million years. From the science of peer review to the philosophical weight of evidence, the panel dives into how science self-corrects, why tentative claims aren't failures, and how our distant past continues to shape our future. Also: religion, dinosaurs, road durability, and… Silurians?

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Popular Mechanics, “395-Million-Year-Old Footprints Push Humanity’s Timeline”

By Elizabeth Rayne, May 19, 2025

The Non-Prophets 24.22.3 with Eli, Cynthia, Rob, and Friends

We All Came from… Something Like a Lizard 🦎
Tetrapod Tracks Rewrite Evolution's Timeline 🦖
Footprints Older Than History Itself 👣
Before the Dinosaurs: Who Walked Here First? 🕵️
New Fossils Might Reboot the Textbooks 📚
What If Science Got the Timeline Wrong? 🧐
Ancient Lizard Prints Raise Big Questions ⏳
Science Evolves—Literally and Figuratively 🔬
How Peer Review Saves Science from Itself 🧠
The First Land Animals? Maybe Even Earlier! 🐾
We Walk on Ground Once Owned by Lizards 😮
Scientific Truth Is Always Under Construction 🚧
This Fossil Discovery Blew Our Minds 💥
Proof That Science Doesn’t Fear Being Wrong 🔁
Footprints, Fossils, and Falling Gods 🙃

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