The MeatEater Podcast — Ep. 871: Are Birds Actually Dinosaurs?

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Ep. 871: Are Birds Actually Dinosaurs?

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Steven Rinella talks with paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and author, Steve Brusatte. Topics discussed: The Story of Birds is out now!; Steve's other best selling books on The Rise and Reign of Mammals and The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs; why birds are dinosaurs; the odds of something becoming a fossil; the…

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