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Contents:
0:00 Original Episode
8:11 Addenda
8:55 Synapsids & Sauropsids
9:34 Gait & Activity
10:32 Size Variation
10:55 Mouth & Teeth
12:25 Neck (or lack thereof)
13:22 Nose, suppose
14:20 Hearing
15:50 Tail Uncertainty
17:54 Hip & Ankle
18:59 "Spinescence"
20:31 Sail Shape
23:31 Posture
24:38 Scales?
25:45 Conclusion
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