{"podcast":{"title":"Palaeo After Dark","slug":"palaeo-after-dark-316599","podcast_index_feed_id":316599,"rss_url":"https://palaeoafterdark.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.palaeoafterdark.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/d/c/1/f/dc1f53b641cc09ec/Palaeo_After_Dark_Logo.jpg","author":"Palaeo After Dark","episode_count":352,"summary":"A group of scientists have biweekly informal discussions about evolutionary biology and palaeontology... over beer.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/palaeo-after-dark-316599"},"episode":{"title":"Podcast 238 - Fins for Days","slug":"podcast-238-fins-for-days","published_at":"2026-03-22T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/palaeo-after-dark-316599/podcast-238-fins-for-days","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/palaeo-after-dark-316599","url":"https://palaeoafterdark.libsyn.com/podcast-238-fins-for-days","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/palaeoafterdark/Podcast_328_-_Fins_for_Days.mp3?dest-id=133170","summary":"The gang discusses two papers that are united by a fin. The first paper uses a computer algorithms to infer the shape of mosasaur tail fins, and the second paper looks at a new species of Spinosaurus with a crest. Meanwhile, James tastes flavor, Amanda tastes drink, and Curt tastes indifference. Up-Goer Five - SERVER NOT FOUND! HELP! References: Song, Yang, and Johan Lindgren. \"Convergence in aquatic locomotion: reconstructing mosasaurian (Squamata: Mosasauria) tail fins from osteological correlates and covariation with extant sharks.\" Paleobiology 52.1 (2026): 121-130. Sereno, Paul C., et al. \"Scimitar-crested Spinosaurus species from the Sahara caps stepwise spinosaurid radiation.\" Science 391.6787 (2026): eadx5486.","meta_description":"The gang discusses two papers that are united by a fin. The first paper uses a computer algorithms to infer the shape of mosasaur tail fins, and the secon…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6726,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/palaeo-after-dark-316599/episodes/podcast-238-fins-for-days/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/palaeo-after-dark-316599/podcast-238-fins-for-days.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}