Episode 40 - Madagascar

Published: July 29, 2018, 5:02 a.m.

b'The island of Madagascar, isolated from all other landmasses on Earth, hosts one of the planet\\u2019s most unique ecosystems. But it\\u2019s not just an interesting place today \\u2013 the geologic and fossil history of this land is equally fascinating! In this episode, we take a tour through time, stopping off at some of Madagascar\\u2019s most magical moments to marvel at some truly unique and incredible assortments of life.\\nIn the news: an early giant dinosaur, more on human origins, ancient fish appendages, and a baby snake in amber!\\nTime markers: Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00News: 00:06:00Main discussion, Part 1: 00:37:30Main discussion, Part 2: 01:07:00\\nCheck out our blog for bonus info and pictures: http://commondescentpodcast.wordpress.com/\\nFollow and Support us on: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommonDescentPCFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/commondescentpodcast/PodBean: https://commondescentpodcast.podbean.com/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-common-descent-podcast/id1207586509?mt=2YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCePRXHEnZmTGum2r1l2mduw\\nThe Intro and Outro music is \\u201cOn the Origin of Species\\u201d by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org.\\nMuscial Interludes are "Professor Umlaut" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/'