b'Welcome to the world of Pok\\xe9mon Paleontology! In this digression \\u2013 by popular demand \\u2013 we explore how the fictional world of Pok\\xe9mon draws inspiration from real world science, particularly in regard to fossils and evolution. We\\u2019ll name our favorite fossil Pok\\xe9mon, discuss Pok\\xe9mon evolution, and point out where the Pok\\xe9-science gets wonky.\\nWhat\\u2019s your favorite bit of Pok\\xe9mon science?\\nWe\'re doing another End of the Year Q&A! Submit your question here: https://forms.gle/E398RmMhGvaYHpz6A\\nThe Common Descent Store is open! Get merch! http://zazzle.com/common_descent\\nFollow and Support us on: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommonDescentPC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/commondescentpodcast/PodBean: https://commondescentpodcast.podbean.com/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-common-descent-podcast/id1207586509?mt=2YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCePRXHEnZmTGum2r1l2mduw\\nThe Intro and Outro music is \\u201cOn the Origin of Species\\u201d by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org.\\nMusical Interludes are "Professor Umlaut" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/'