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b'Monitor lizards are charismatic, surprisingly diverse, full of surprising biological features, and on top of all that, they include the largest terrestrial lizards in history. Also, they\\u2019re closely related to snakes (it is Snake Month, after all). That\\u2019s a cool group of lizards! In this episode, we discuss what makes these lizards so unique and fascinating, and we dive into their long but often mysterious fossil record to address some major questions about monitor evolution.\\nIn the news: vampire squids, dinosaur eggs, octopus intelligence, and pickled snakes.\\nTime markers:Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00News: 00:06:45Main discussion, Part 1: 00:38:00Main discussion, Part 2: 01:19:30Patron question: 01:57:00\\nIT\\u2019S SNAKE MONTH! Check out our Snake Month activities on our social media, Discord, and Patreon!\\nLinks to the organizations we mentioned in the Intro:National Network of Abortion Funds: https://abortionfunds.org/about/Answer: https://answer.rutgers.edu/page/aboutusintro\\nCheck out our blog for bonus info and pictures:http://commondescentpodcast.wordpress.com/\\nJoin us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast\\xa0\\nOr make a one-time donation via PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/4c68u4hp\\nFind merch at the Common Descent Store! http://zazzle.com/common_descent\\nJoin the Common Descent Discord server! https://discord.gg/CwPBxdh9Ev\\nFollow 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\\nYou 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\\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/'