Episode 15 - The End-Triassic Extinction

This episode, we’re talking mass extinction again! Last time, we touched on the event that ended the Age of Dinosaurs, but this time – by listener request! – we’re discussing the event that started it: patterns and potential causes of the end-Triassic mass extinction.

In the news: a colorful armored giant; a surprise apex predator; epigenetics and variation; and some fast-evolving big-headed geckos!

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Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00
News: 00:05:50
Main discussion: 00:34:50

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