Episode 8 - Conservation Paleontology

Published: May 7, 2017, 5:34 a.m.

b'This episode topic comes from a fan request! We\\u2019re discussing how lessons from our planet\\u2019s prehistoric record can guide our efforts to preserve modern ecosystems: this is the field of conservation paleontology.\\nIn the news: sword-tailed sea scorpions, finding ancient DNA without fossils, climate change during the end-Pleistocene extinction, and (maybe) the oldest humans in North America!\\nTime markers: Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00News: 00:04:30Main discussion: 00:31:00\\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=2 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/common-descent/the-common-descent-podcast\\nThe Podcast music is \\u201cOn the Origin of Species\\u201d by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org.'