Episode 128 - The Deep Sea

The Common Descent Podcast

Common Descent

Science, Education, Earth Sciences, Natural Sciences, Science:natural Sciences

4.8 • 764 Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2021

⏱️ 131 minutes

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Summary

Far below the ocean surface is a vast environment of cold, darkness, very scarce food, and surprisingly diverse life. Deep sea life is quite mysterious, in part because of their unusual adaptations for surviving in such tough habitats, and also because it’s very difficult to study organisms of the deep, modern or fossil. In this episode, we discuss what is known about the adaptations, evolutionary history, and diversity of life in the deep sea. In the news: blade-tailed ankylosaurs, ostrich-like dinosaurs, shrimps in clams, and carnivorous ichthyosaurs. Time markers:Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00News: 00:04:00Main discussion, Part 1: 00:35:00Main discussion, Part 2: 01:25:30Patron question: 02:01:30 Check out our blog for bonus info and pictures:http://commondescentpodcast.wordpress.com/ We're now taking questions for our End of the Year Q&A! Submit your question here: https://forms.gle/Q3jHtLSp5CdFuAuL9 Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Or make a one-time donation via PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/4c68u4hp Find merch at the Common Descent Store! http://zazzle.com/common_descent Follow and Support us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommonDescentPCFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/commondescentpodcastInstagram: @commondescentpodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCePRXHEnZmTGum2r1l2mduwPodBean: https://commondescentpodcast.podbean.com/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-common-descent-podcast/id1207586509?mt=2 You can email us at commondescentpodcast(at)gmail.comOr send us physical mail at:The Common Descent Podcast1735 W State of Franklin Rd. Ste 5 #165Johnson City, TN 37604 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 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Common Descent Podcast.
0:19.0	Hello, David. Hello, Will.
0:21.3	And hello listeners.
0:22.9	Welcome to episode 128 of the Common Ascent podcast.
0:26.6	Today we are discussing the deep sea.
0:28.9	The deep.
0:30.3	Yeah, this is an interesting topic because there's a bunch of stuff to discuss with the deep sea.
0:35.8	We have the things that live down there.
0:38.3	Sure.
0:39.0	What conditions they have to live under all that water.
0:43.2	Yeah.
0:45.4	And the history, you know, fossil history and how things got to be the way they are down there,
0:51.5	how the organisms got to be the way they are down there.
0:53.5	Yeah, yeah.
0:54.1	Well, this is also just the deep sea, and that's sort of the broad term, is one of the most expansive habitats on the planet.
1:02.2	Exactly. Part of the reason there's so much to cover in this topic is just because it is the largest expanse of our planet of varying habitats.
1:11.6	Not as densely habitated as other places necessarily, but wide and diverse.
1:18.7	There's a lot of different, interesting, and wholly unique habitats in the deep sea.
1:23.5	Can't wait to hear about it.
1:24.8	Now, as usual, we are discussing this topic because it was requested.
1:29.2	This episode was requested by Kieran, Hobart's Obsession, Alejo, and Joshua, a couple of which
1:36.1	who suggested some of the habitats will be discussing.
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