Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This week Ben talks about the smallest ever basilosaurid, Ben talks about a new Triassic marine reptile, and Ben is also in Seattle.

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Sources:
Smallest basilosaurid Tutcetus rayanensis:
nature.com/articles/s42003-023-04986-w

New Triassic armoured marine reptile:
elifesciences.org/articles/83163
https://www.sci.news/paleontology/prosaurosphargis-yingzishanensis-12178.html

0:00 - Intro
0:45 - Smallest ever basilosaurid found
2:49 - Armoured Triassic marine reptile
3:51 - Outro