{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/638fae9eebaaed00108c0d80/662ddd12a1c8cf00122ced6a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Tyrannasorus rex, the Tyrannical Hump King","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/638fae9eebaaed00108c0d80/1714281586321-1a7f3407cf3130443bd0ed2f4be7c1aa.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>(image source: <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrannasorus_rex\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrannasorus_rex</a>)</p><p><br></p><p>Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Allen Brooks discuss <em>Tyrannasorus rex</em>, a real PUNK’d of an animal by being just a plain-ass beetle named after the most fearsome dinosaur ever. Paleontologists have too much fun sometimes. Someone should rein them in. From the Miocene epoch, this 1-inch beetle was, well, a beetle. You ever seen a beetle? Then you’ve seen <em>Tyrannasorus rex</em>. They’re all the same. You don’t make up over half of all species in the biosphere of the planet by being distinctive.</p><p><br></p><p>Want to further support the show? Sign up to our Patreon for exclusive bonus content at <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/matthewdonald?fan_landing=true\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Patreon.com/MatthewDonald</a>. Also, you can get links to follow Matthew Donald and purchase his books at <a href=\"https://linktr.ee/matthewdonald\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://linktr.ee/matthewdonald</a>.</p>","author_name":"Matthew Donald"}