C. M. Kosemen: What If the Permian Extinction Never Happened?

At long last, another podcast! In this episode I go over the Permian Extinction; the greatest mass-dying that occurred our planet. Which animal groups were affected? How would they evolve if the extinction hadn't happened? I also dwell in speculative questions: Could this event be the the result of a lost, intelligent species? What are the parallels between the Permian Extinction, and today's bout of mass death, caused by humanity? And how will our species react, if hit by a similar cataclysm? More on http://www.cmkosemen.com More on the Permian Extinction: http://palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk/PTB/ Land vertebrates before and after the event: http://palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk/Russia/R... Documentary on the Permian Extinction:    • Video   We may be approaching another similar event: http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/... Suminia, pre-extinction climbing repto-mammal: http://scienceblogs.com/laelaps/2009/... Lystrosaurus, very common herbivore at extinction boundary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lystros... Archosaurus, primitive ruling reptile: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archosa...