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It\u2019s no secret we love paleontology; it\u2019s a fascinating field of study. But sometimes our favorite subject is polluted and perverted by fraud. In this episode, we\u2019re talking about fake fossils: why they happen, how they happen, and what effect they have on the paleontological community as a whole. And then it\u2019s story time, where we review some of history\u2019s most famous fossil fakes.\nIn the news: an early long-neck, tiny footprints, a huge dicynodont surprise, and the marsupial lion.\nTime markers: Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00News: 00:03:00Main discussion, Part 1: 00:31:00Main discussion, Part 2: 01:08:30\nCheck out our blog for bonus info and pictures: http://commondescentpodcast.wordpress.com/\nDon't forget to submit your question for our End of the Year Q&A:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZjgAw5vghNPOYJ7e1rKJnqMA-QUn2WgYjM5F4Oj336O49gQ/viewform?usp=sf_link\xa0\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/