What On Earth Were The Conodonts?

Some marvellously weird animals have lived on our planet throughout the history of life. One such example of a truly bizarre lineage of animals are the Conodonts, a mysterious group of organisms with an extensive fossil record. Yet, we didn’t even know what they looked like, or indeed what sorts of animals they were, until the 1980s.

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0:00 - Intro
0:46 - The Mystery Begins
2:59 - Older Ideas About Conodonts
11:16 - The Conodont Animal is Discovered
18:04 - Biology of Conodonts
20:13 - Outro and BORIS