Hominins and feathered dinosaurs get all the publicity, but what even is a non-mammalian synapsid? They are some of the weirdest and coolest fossils in the fossil record, and they get almost no attention! Join Todd and Paul as they chat with paleontologist Matt McLain about these weird fossils. Do they really prove mammal evolution, or is there much more to the story? Find out on this episode of Let's Talk Creation!

Episodes mentioned in this episode

Episode 8

Where is My Missing Link?

https://youtu.be/KlHuBactLEE

Episode 42

Why are Horse Fossils Important to Creationists?

https://youtu.be/ZtDvd7mcAQg

Playlist of Paleoanthropology

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOzn-NecEi8EQEPL-CsmVZRo--osOXXFf

Materials Mentioned in this Episode

The origin and evolution of mammals

TS Kemp https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-origin-and-evolution-of-mammals-9780198507611?cc=us&lang=en&

von Baer, Karl Ernst. Über Entwickelungsgeschichte der Thiere. Beobachtung und reflexion. [On the Developmental History of the Animals. Observations and Reflections]. Königsberg: 1828. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/28306

Written in German

Biography on von Baer.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Karl-Ernst-Ritter-von-Baer-Edler-von-Huthorn

Kemp, TS. 2009. Phylogenetic interrelationships and pattern of evolution of the therapsides: testing for polytomy

https://www.tskempoxford.com/_files/ugd/0c689e_1b3b7fcb16b4447e848ad84a1362b1f6.pdf

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