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b'Look at the various animals on Earth \\u2013 or rather, look just behind them \\u2013 and you\\u2019ll see a vast variety of tails! Tails and tail-like structures are often simple extensions of the body, and yet they\\u2019ve been adapted and modified into many shapes with many functions, and because they\\u2019re often so important to an animal\\u2019s lifestyle, they can be especially useful for paleontologists trying to understand ancient animals. In this episode, we\\u2019ll discuss definitions, diversity, functions, and fossils of tails.\\nIn the news: drought fossils, early fish jaws, early fish fins, and paleontology video games.\\nTime markers:Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00News: 00:04:00Main discussion, Part 1: 00:33:00Main discussion, Part 2: 01:18:30Patron question: 01:53:30\\nCheck out our blog for bonus info and pictures:http://commondescentpodcast.wordpress.com/\\nFollow this link for a 30-day free trial to Audible! www.audibletrial.com/CommonDescent\\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/'