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b'Check the fingers and toes of your favorite vertebrate animals and you\\u2019re likely to find claws or something similar at the ends. These digit-caps come in a variety of shapes \\u2013 claws, nails, even hooves \\u2013 for a variety of functions. In this episode, we discuss the close relationship between claw form and function, how we study claws in the fossil record, and the intriguing questions of how claws came to be as we know them today.\\nIn the news: swimming temnospondyls, ants and plants, Troodon eggs, and cooked snails.\\nTime markers:Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00News: 00:05:30Main discussion, Part 1: 00:38:15Main discussion, Part 2: 01:17:45Patron question: 01:45:45\\nListen to us on I Know Dino! https://iknowdino.com/sinotyrannus-episode-437/\\nWill was a guest on Sprites of Life!https://open.spotify.com/episode/7KmiNQcKWgpT6Nn0FRrMMp\\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/CommonDescentPCFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/commondescentpodcastInstagram: @commondescentpodcastYouTube: 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/'