It’s the first episode of the Common Descent Podcast! Episode One’s discussion topic is the field of paleontology, our own experiences, and the kinds of things we’ll end up talking about in future episodes. In the news: pterosaurs, sunspots, trilobites, and ghost sharks! Time markers: Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00News: 00:03:00Main discussion: 00:32:00 Check out the blog for bonus stuff: https://commondescentpodcast.wordpress.com/  Follow us on:Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommonDescentPC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/commondescentpodcast/  The Podcast music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org/