Shaman Training Cave, Uranus's New Moon, And A Bright Orange Shark

About this episode

This episode discusses ancient rock tracks, Neanderthal evidence, a unique shark, a new moon around Uranus, and interpretations of fossils.

This week on Break It Down: Tracks left in ancient rock suggest fish crawled out of the seas 10 million years earlier than we thought, a 140,000-year-old child’s skull is the earliest evidence Neanderthals and Homo sapiens got it on yet, a bright orange nurse shark makes history as the first example of xanthism in this species and in the Caribbean Sea, JWST spots a new moon around Uranus, bringing its total up to 29, cave paintings from the French Pyrenees suggest a dangerous “shaman training cave”, and what did ancient people think when they discovered fossils? Griffins, cyclops, or something else entirely? So, sit back, relax, and let’s Break It Down… Fossil trackways Neanderthals and Homo sapiens Only surviving human species Bright orange shark Orange crocs Uranus’ new moon Shaman Training Cave Finding fossils We Have Questions Podcast Northern white rhinos Giraffes are now four species

People in this episode

Host: Griffin

Topics covered

• ancient rock tracks
• Neanderthals and Homo sapiens
• xanthism in sharks
• new moon discovery
• shaman training cave
• fossil interpretation

Keywords

• fossil trackways
• Neanderthals
• Homo sapiens
• bright orange shark
• Uranus new moon
• shaman training cave
• finding fossils

Mentioned in this episode

Products: nurse shark

Books & works: cave paintings

Places: Uranus, Caribbean Sea

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