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Bonus Content and Downloads
▲ Full episode with available download
▲ Early teachers: High school through undergraduate
▲ Influence of Andrew Hill at Yale, pt. 1
▲ Influence of Andrew Hill, pt. 2
▲ Influence of Gunter Wagner on interdisciplinary research
▲ Influence of Jacques Gauthier on lizard anatomy
▲ Tim Rowe, Jacques Gauthier, and The Cladistic Revolution
▲ Influence of Tim Rowe on use of CT scanning for 3D rendering
▲ Influence of Arkhat Abzhanov on avian head research
▲ Making inferences from living things to their ancestors
▲ Other differences between Ichthyornis and modern birds
▲ On avian tooth loss
▲ Discovery of new Ichthyornis specimen
▲ Location of the bony cage in Ichthyornis skull in Extended Data Fig. 4
▲ On the future of imaging technologies
▲ Making inferences from soft tissue
▲ Vertebrates evolved ability to fly three times
▲ Lack of transitional fossils among pterosaurs and bats
▲ The fragility and rarity of fossilized bones
▲ Transporting specimens by car and air
▲ Influence of Kevin Padian
▲ Transformation of Ichthyornis’ beak, jaw, and teeth
▲ The Bone Wars and influence of O.C. Marsh
▲ Notable Yale paleontology alums