Episode 171 - The Tethys Sea

The Common Descent Podcast

Common Descent

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

4.8 • 764 Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2023

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Summary

Throughout Earth history, tectonic forces have changed the shape of the continents – and the oceans! You might be familiar with the Tethys Sea as an ancient ocean nestled against Pangaea, home to marine reptiles and more, but there’s actually a whole series of ancient bodies of water that bear this name. In this episode, we explore the various iterations of the Tethys, discuss how geologists study them, and examine how these ancient oceans shaped the world as we know it today. In the news: crocodile conservation, fighting fossils, whale evolution, and bird tracks. Time markers:Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00News: 00:05:40Main discussion, Part 1: 00:43:15Main discussion, Part 2: 01:06:15Patron question: 01:30:45 Check out our blog for bonus info and pictures:http://commondescentpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Got a topic you want to hear about? Submit your episode request here:https://commondescentpodcast.com/request-a-topic/ We’re an Audible Affiliate Partner! Use this link for a 30-day free trial to Audible: https://www.audibletrial.com/CommonDescent 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: https://www.instagram.com/commondescentpodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCePRXHEnZmTGum2r1l2mduwPodBean: https://commondescentpodcast.podbean.com/ 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, Will. Hello, David.
0:21.1	Hello, everybody out in the world.
0:23.0	And welcome to the Common Descent podcast, where we talk about paleontology, evolution, earth
0:27.2	history, and so on.
0:28.7	This is episode 171.
0:31.7	And today's topic is the Tethys C.
0:35.0	What's the Tethys C?
0:36.3	The Teth.
0:36.6	Well, if you're a fan of paleontology, there's a good chance you have heard of the Tethys
0:40.5	C.
0:41.4	I remember hearing about it when I was a kid, especially in regard to dinosaurs and stuff.
0:46.2	We've mentioned it on the podcast a handful of times.
0:49.2	It came up during Snake Month when we were talking about ancient sea snakes.
0:53.5	The Tethyst Sea is an ancient ocean that no longer exists as the Tethyst Sea today.
1:01.3	This is not the first time we've done an episode about an ancient body of water.
1:04.8	We did the Western Interior Seaway exactly 100 episodes ago.
1:09.3	We will talk in this episode about what it is, where it came from, what lived in it,
1:14.7	all that sort of typical stuff.
1:16.5	But this discussion is going to be a whole lot more about what is the Tethys C, because
1:23.7	there have been many versions of the Tethys C.
1:27.2	This isn't a single body of water.
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