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b'Marsupials are like alternate-reality mammals. Everything about them, from their skeletons to their reproductive strategies, is just a bit strange \\u2013 from the perspective of us placental mammals, that is! But you can\\u2019t argue with results, and marsupials include some of the most fascinating mammals of the past and present. In this episode, we track the long evolutionary journey that gave the modern world its kangaroos, koalas, possums, opossums, and more.\\nIn the news: air-breathing sea scorpions, fish bone evolution, mastodon migrations, and burrowing dinosaurs.\\nTime markers: Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00News: 00:04:30Main discussion, Part 1: 00:37:30Main discussion, Part 2: 01:12:00Patron question: 01:59:00\\nCheck out our blog for bonus info and pictures:http://commondescentpodcast.wordpress.com/\\nIf you missed our DragonCon presentations, find them here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDlI6lJgRsU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC-oSa9OMm8\\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/'