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Common Descent Podcast

Join Will, David, and the Bask and Coil for a podcast about paleontology, evolution, and the history of life on Earth!

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Amphibians Anatomy Behavior & Lifestyle Birds Climate Crocs & Snakes Dinosaurs Earth History Earth Science Evolution Extinction Fish Fossils Fossil Sites Fungi Growth & Reproduction Guest Episodes Historical Figures Invertebrates Mammals Ocean Life Plants Reptiles Science Methods Space World Regions

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