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b'This episode marks the end of our extinction series, but on the bright side, Aly\\u2019s here!\\nMost of the extinction events we discuss are very animal-focused, but the end of the Carboniferous Period featured one of history\\u2019s worst plant extinctions. This event wiped out the famous ecosystems of the Carboniferous, reshuffled ecosystems, and ushered in a more familiar world of plants. In this episode, as usual, we discuss what happened, why, and how it impacted the world.\\nIn the news: a croc-bitten sloth, a dinosaur embryo, dinosaur dimorphism, and ancient hibernation.\\nTime markers: Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00News: 00:09:00Main discussion, Part 1: 00:46:30Main discussion, Part 2: 01:21:00Patron question: 01:55:30\\nFollow Aly on Twitter (@kyrietree) or Instagram (@paleolorax)\\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/'