Episode 153 - Armadillos

The Common Descent Podcast

Common Descent

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

4.8 • 764 Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2022

⏱️ 109 minutes

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Summary

Built-in body armor is common among reptiles and rare among mammals, but armadillos are the major exception. Equipped with a full set of segmented armor over their heads, backs, and tails, armadillos have been waddling around well-protected for tens of millions of years, and their ancient relatives include some of the most famous and preposterous of extinct mammals. This episode, we discuss the unique features and fascinating history of armadillos, glyptodonts, and their other ancient cousins. In the news: roots and extinction, new croc-like reptiles, early cooking, and giant turtles. Time markers:Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00News: 00:04:00Main discussion, Part 1: 00:31:30Main discussion, Part 2: 01:05:30Patron question: 01:39:30 Check out our blog for bonus info and pictures:http://commondescentpodcast.wordpress.com/ The 2022 End of the Year Q&A Form is LIVE! Submit your question now!https://forms.gle/GTgew75GmVxAKejt6 Follow this link for a 30-day free trial to Audible!www.audibletrial.com/CommonDescent 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 Join the Common Descent Discord server! https://discord.gg/CwPBxdh9Ev 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.
0:19.3	Hello, David.
0:20.4	Hello, Will. And hello, everyone. Welcome to episode 150, David. Hello, Will.
0:21.5	And hello, everyone.
0:23.0	Welcome to episode 153 of the Common Descent podcast.
0:28.1	In this episode, we will be discussing Armadillo's.
0:31.5	That's a fun topic.
0:32.8	Yeah, this one was just delightful to research.
0:36.2	Like, Armadillos are delightful.
0:37.2	They're delightful. They're delightful.
0:38.3	They're great.
0:39.3	So we will be discussing this interesting group of creatures.
0:43.0	Many of you probably are familiar.
0:44.7	These are the armored, typically small-ish.
0:48.2	Animals known from South America and some here in North America.
0:52.0	They are a bizarre group when compared to mammals today.
0:57.4	They have many unique features.
0:59.0	We'll be discussing what makes an armadillo,
1:01.1	but also the other members that are in this group
1:04.7	that we don't see around today.
1:06.6	Because this group used to be, as is often the case,
1:09.8	much more diverse and even weirder than just the selection we have today,
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