The largest animals in the history of the world are mammals. Is there some something different about the temperature or the flora or fauna that would mean a reptile, a dinosaur, would have an easier ime being large than a mammal? Or maybe it was just a game of chance and contingency and timing. Maybe the dinosaurs just got bigger first, and then they seized those ecological niches and they kept them.
In times of turmoil, it can be useful to take a longer view of history. Like, a LOT longer. Paleontologist and author of “The Rise and Reign of the Mammals” Stephen Brusatte joins Adam to explain how mammals took over the Earth hundreds of millions of years ago, and why we survived and achieve sentience when dinosaurs died out. Stephen goes on to discuss why taking a deep look at our history can help prepare us for the crises of the near future. You can purchase Stephen’s book at http://factuallypod.com/books
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