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To figure out how Thrinaxodon and Broomistega became entombed together, scientists looked at the burrow itself, along with their fossilized bones. And it looks like their luck ran out, when a behavior that usually would’ve helped them survive just didn’t work.
Special thanks to Julio Lacerda () for the excellent Thrinaxodon and Broomistega illustrations for this episode!
And thanks to Fabrizio de Rossi () for the Thrinaxodon illustration that originally appeared in our episode on synapsids:
Here is the study we primarily discuss in this episode:
Fernandez V, Abdala F, Carlson KJ, Cook DC, Rubidge BS, Yates A, et al. (2013) Synchrotron Reveals Early Triassic Odd Couple: Injured Amphibian and Aestivating Therapsid Share Burrow. PLoS ONE 8(6): e64978.
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