BROADCASTS.com

b'You\\u2019re probably familiar with frogs and salamanders, but there is a third group of modern amphibians, the strangest of them all: the worm-like caecilians. In this episode, we\\u2019ll explore the many bizarre anatomical features of caecilians, from their tentacled faces to their abrupt hind ends. Then we\\u2019ll explore the entire caecilian fossil record (it won\\u2019t take long) and tackle the much-discussed mystery of how this fascinating lineage of amphibians got started.\\nIn the news: weird marsupial eyes, long dinosaur necks, and kangaroo rats. Also a retraction!\\nTime markers: Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00 News: 00:05:00Main discussion, Part 1: 00:43:30Main discussion, Part 2: 01:22:30 Patron question: 01:59:30\\nHUGE THANKS to our News guests, Sabrina and Garret! Check out I Know Dino: https://iknowdino.com/ And they have a Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino\\nCheck out our blog for bonus info and pictures: http://commondescentpodcast.com/\\nJoin us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast\\nFollow this link for a 30-day free trial to Audible! www.audibletrial.com/CommonDescent\\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/CommonDescentPC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/commondescentpodcast Instagram: @commondescentpodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCePRXHEnZmTGum2r1l2mduw PodBean: 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.com Or send us physical mail at: The Common Descent Podcast 1735 W State of Franklin Rd. Ste 5 #165 Johnson 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/'