Old News Episode 1: Oversized Proto-Mammals and Underwater Ichthyosaurs

Dicynodonts are prehistoric proto-mammals and one of Dr. Kammerer's research specialties! Meet an exceptional dicynodont, Lisowicia bojani, which lived with dinosaurs and grew to the size of an elephant. In part two of this episode, we dive underwater to learn about fat reptiles and zombie snot worms!

Check out the research articles below to learn more about this episode's findings:
(1) Sulej, T., Niedźwiedzki, G. An elephant-sized synapsid from the Late Triassic with erect limbs. Science 363, 78-80 (2019). DOI: 10.1126/science.aal4853
(2) Lindgren, J., Sjövall, P., Thiel, V. et al. Soft tissue evidence for homeothermy and crypsy in a Jurassic ichthyosaur. Nature 564, 359-365 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-018-0775-x

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