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Happy Darwin Day!\nBaron Franz Nopcsa was a paleontologist around the start of the 20th Century, remembered today for his innovative fossil research, his (in)famous personality, and his fantastic adventures across Eastern Europe. In this episode, we\u2019ll discuss how this aristocrat became a paleontologist and how he contributed to our modern understanding of dinosaurs, and we\u2019ll share some of the incredible and bizarre stories that surround him.\nIn the news: Parasaurolophus crests, sand striker burrows, dogs in Siberia, and life on Pinatubo.\nTime markers: Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00News: 00:04:30Main discussion, Part 1: 00:42:00Main discussion, Part 2: 01:12:00Patron question: 01:46:00\nCheck out our blog for bonus info and pictures:http://commondescentpodcast.wordpress.com/\nFind merch at the Common Descent Store! http://zazzle.com/common_descent\nFollow and Support us on: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommonDescentPCFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/commondescentpodcastInstagram: @commondescentpodcast PodBean: https://commondescentpodcast.podbean.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCePRXHEnZmTGum2r1l2mduwiTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-common-descent-podcast/id1207586509?mt=2\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/