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b'Dogs are among the most diverse and successful mammalian predators on the planet, from widespread wild predators like wolves to the most iconic domestic species of all time in our own homes. This episode, we look at what makes dogs unique, where they got their start, what their fossil history has looked like, and finally how one species ended up being among the most widespread species on Earth.\\nIn the news: hell ants, weird reptiles, dinosaur cancer, and \\u201csuper-crocs\\u201d\\nTime markers: Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00News: 00:05:30Main discussion, Part 1: 00:37:00Main discussion, Part 2: 01:05:30Patron question: 01:51:30\\nListen to our guest appearance on Ask a Scientist! Thanks to Victoria for inviting us! https://askascientistpod.com/\\nCheck out our blog for bonus info and pictures:http://commondescentpodcast.wordpress.com/\\nNew merch at the Common Descent Store! http://zazzle.com/common_descentFeaturing art by Rob Soto! https://www.rob-soto.com/\\nFollow and Support us on: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommonDescentPCFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/commondescentpodcastInstagram: @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.\\nMusical Interludes are "Professor Umlaut" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/'