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This episode discusses prehistoric marine giants that once inhabited the Salish Sea, featuring insights from Dr. Brian Sidlauskas.

"Here there be monsters" isn't a phrase typically applied to the Salish Sea. Did you know, though, that millions of years ago an eight foot long salmon with 2 inch long spiked teeth jutting out of it once called these waters home? It is called the spiked-toothed salmon (Oncorhynchus rastrosus). How about our own local version of the Loch Ness monster -a 40-foot-long Plesiosaur species (Traskasaura sandrae)? Today's episode features a riveting discussion with Dr. Brian Sidlauskas, Professor, a...

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