(image source: https://a-z-animals.com/animals/paleoparadoxia/)
Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Laura Owsley discuss Paleoparadoxia, a marine mammal with a pretty on-the-nose name in that it’s a paleontological paradox. At least in the enigma sense; we don’t think there was any time travel involved. From the Miocene epoch, this 12-foot desmostylian looked like it should have been able to walk on land, but was actually completely marine-bound due to being too heavy. I can relate. To the too heavy part, not the marine-bound part. I don’t like the ocean. Too salty. And big. Like me!
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