Dino Sails in the Sunset and Oils ain't Oils
From Lost in Science by Chris Lassig, Stuart Burns, Claire Farrugia and Linden Ashcroft.
April 1, 2026
About this episode
The episode explores the misclassification of the Dimetrodon and discusses the realities of Australia's oil reserves.
This week we go from fossils to fossil fuels, as Chris looks into the misclassification of the Dimetrodon and wonders why they didn't get bigger via giant spiders, and Stu drills down into the realities of Australia's oil reserves, and why our supply isn't what some people think it is.
People in this episode
Hosts: Chris, Stu
Topics covered
- fossils
- fossil fuels
- oil reserves
- Dimetrodon
- giant spiders
Keywords
- misclassification
- Australia
- supply
Mentioned in this episode
Products: oil
Places: Dimetrodon, Australia
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