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Podcast: The Common Descent Podcast
Episode: Episode 204 - The Messinian Salinity Crisis
Description: Around six million years ago, the Mediterranean Sea dried up, wreaking havoc with local marine life and leaving a dramatic legacy in the geologic record in the form of massive salt deposits. This episode, we’ll explore the evidence for this event, why it happened, how it ended, and the impact it left in the fossil record.
In the news: marine crocs, giant cicadas, giant tadpoles, and drowning bats.
Time markers:
Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00
News: 00:04:25
Main discussion, Part 1: 00:42:35
Main discussion, Part 2: 01:09:35
Patron question: 02:02:15
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