The Expansion of the Earth's Ego Systems

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Dinosaurs had been ruling the world for over a hundred and 50 million years, and then bam. This horrible, unexpected, completely unpredictable, random act of space violence happens. Triserotops was there, as were mammals, the small mammals, they're all there looking over the gagn o ss going on. Because they would have no idea, you know, e would have had no clue. But we had ancestors that stared down that asteroid. And this is worth just repeating and thinking about. Three out of every four species that were alive the day the asteroid hit are gone. That's when mammals, finely, finely, started to get bigger. They took over for the

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.