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A prehistoric arachnid with incredible spiny legs has been found in Illinois! Also, a new species of Siberian dinosaur has been discovered, the cellular structure of fossilised dinosaur skin has been described, and much more!
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Sources:
Yersinia pestis transmitted through lice as well:
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002625
sciencenews.org/article/lice-bites-spread-plague
britannica.com/event/plague-of-Justinian
britannica.com/event/Black-Death
Smaller town than before:
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0278416524000047?via%3Dihub
sciencenews.org/article/earliest-farming-villages-housed-people
Bella the Beluga whale:
theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/20/free-bella-campaigners-fight-to-save-lonely-beluga-whale-from-seoul-mall
New Siberian ceratosaur species Kiyacursor longipes:
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2024.0537
New abelisaurid dinosaur Koleken inakayali from Patagonia:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cla.12583
New species of prehistoric arachnid Douglassarachne:
cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-paleontology/article/remarkable-spiny-arachnid-from-the-pennsylvanian-mazon-creek-lagerstatte-illinois/0E1B32BAFCAEA067018EF9BF349F8B81
The origin of bird warm-bloodedness and dinosaur metabolic rates:
cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(24)00525-6
Cellular structure of dinosaur scales:
nature.com/articles/s41467-024-48400-3
0:00 - Introduction
0:27 - How did the plague spread?
2:13 - Ancient towns were actually smaller than we thought
3:53 - Bella the Beluga Whale
5:30 - New Siberian dinosaur species discovered
7:14 - New abelisaur dinosaur species found
8:30 - New species of prehistoric arachnid with spiked legs
9:53 - Evolution of dinosaur warm-bloodedness
11:12 - Cellular structure of dinosaur scales
12:34 - Outro & Bloopers
A prehistoric arachnid with incredible spiny legs has been found in Illinois! Also, a new species of Siberian dinosaur has been discovered, the cellular structure of fossilised dinosaur skin has been described, and much more!
Become a Member: youtube.com/channel/UCDSzwZqgtJEnUzacq3ddoOQ/join
Join our Discord server: discord.gg/jTsGYtRBHZ
Follow us on Instagram: bit.ly/1PIEagv
Follow us on TikTok: tiktok.com/@bengthomas
Music by Matt D Holloway: goo.gl/9wX4ht
Cool Vibes - Film Noire by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100863
Artist: incompetech.com
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Social Media:
►Instagram: bit.ly/1PIEagv
►TikTok: tiktok.com/@bengthomas
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Sources:
Yersinia pestis transmitted through lice as well:
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002625
sciencenews.org/article/lice-bites-spread-plague
britannica.com/event/plague-of-Justinian
britannica.com/event/Black-Death
Smaller town than before:
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0278416524000047?via%3Dihub
sciencenews.org/article/earliest-farming-villages-housed-people
Bella the Beluga whale:
theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/20/free-bella-campaigners-fight-to-save-lonely-beluga-whale-from-seoul-mall
New Siberian ceratosaur species Kiyacursor longipes:
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2024.0537
New abelisaurid dinosaur Koleken inakayali from Patagonia:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cla.12583
New species of prehistoric arachnid Douglassarachne:
cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-paleontology/article/remarkable-spiny-arachnid-from-the-pennsylvanian-mazon-creek-lagerstatte-illinois/0E1B32BAFCAEA067018EF9BF349F8B81
The origin of bird warm-bloodedness and dinosaur metabolic rates:
cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(24)00525-6
Cellular structure of dinosaur scales:
nature.com/articles/s41467-024-48400-3
0:00 - Introduction
0:27 - How did the plague spread?
2:13 - Ancient towns were actually smaller than we thought
3:53 - Bella the Beluga Whale
5:30 - New Siberian dinosaur species discovered
7:14 - New abelisaur dinosaur species found
8:30 - New species of prehistoric arachnid with spiked legs
9:53 - Evolution of dinosaur warm-bloodedness
11:12 - Cellular structure of dinosaur scales
12:34 - Outro & Bloopers
