Newt’s World – Episode 421: The Rise of Mammals

Newt talks with Dr. Steve Brusatte about his new book, “The Rise and Reign of the Mammals” and the new film, “Jurassic World: Dominion”.

How did mammals survive the massive asteroid strike 66 million years ago that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs?  Newt is joined by “one of the stars of modern paleontology” according to National Geographic and he is also the Paleontology Advisor on the new film “Jurassic World: Dominion” in theaters now. Newt’s guest is Dr. Steve Brusatte, his new book, “The Rise and Reign of the Mammals” vividly imagines lost worlds, and introduces us to a sweeping and revelatory new history of mammals.


Guest: Dr. Steve Brusatte 

Dr. Steve Brusatte
Dr. Steve Brusatte
The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us
The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us

Articles:

How Mammals Conquered the World after the Asteroid Apocalypse – Scientific American

Fossil biomolecules reveal an avian metabolism in the ancestral dinosaur – Nature

Dinosaurs Started Out Hot, Then Some of Them Turned Cold – New York Times


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