{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/638fae9eebaaed00108c0d80/63c107a43d134f0010836223?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Tullimonstrum, the Monster of Francis Tully","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/638fae9eebaaed00108c0d80/1673594701897-9e660f1cc2d47d5d85785561c490e062.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>(image source: <a href=\"http://bit.ly/3QDvTx7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://bit.ly/3QDvTx7</a>) </p><p><br></p><p>Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Natasha Krech discuss <em>Tullimonstrum</em>, an anomaly and enigma in every sense of the word and proof that evolution has a twisted sense of humor. From the Late Carboniferous, this 1-foot… thing has been suggested to be from a multitude of different lineages. Personally, I think it was an alien. Some sort of terrible extraterrestrial race invaded Earth in the Late Carboniferous and this was the result. They didn’t take over the planet though because… well, look at them! </p><p><br></p><p>Want to further support the show? Sign up to our Patreon for exclusive bonus content at&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/matthewdonald?fan_landing=true\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Patreon.com/MatthewDonald</a>. Also, you can purchase Matthew Donald's dinosaur book \"Megazoic\" on Amazon by clicking&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Megazoic-1-Matthew-Donald/dp/0692871969/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1494005672&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Megazoic\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>, its sequel \"Megazoic: The Primeval Power\" by clicking&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/0692060952/ref=la_B074RB1ZM8_1_2?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1518456238&amp;sr=1-2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>, its third installment \"Megazoic: The Hunted Ones\" by clicking&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0692187847/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>, or its final installment \"Megazoic: An Era's End\" by clicking&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578487667/ref=sr_1_3?crid=YTD66B8SC18I&amp;keywords=megazoic&amp;qid=1562286586&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=Megazoic%2Cdigital-text%2C162&amp;sr=1-3-catcorr\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>, as well as his non-dinosaur-related book \"Teslanauts\" by clicking&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6XRZF2N/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?crid=25RFZ5ALIKJCT&amp;keywords=teslanauts+matthew+donald&amp;qid=1658257763&amp;sprefix=teslanau%2Caps%2C101&amp;sr=8-4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p>","author_name":"Matthew Donald"}